Clarence Thomas authored the dissent, joined by Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Sandra Day O’Connor. ... Nothing in the Constitution deprives the people of each state of the power to prescribe eligibility requirements for the candidates who seek to..…

Songer also cited ongoing litigation by National Rife Association industry lobby and others which aims to demonstrate the laws violate both the amendment and the constitution. The sheriff of Ferry County agrees with Songer and is also promising not to enforce the laws. ..…

Bibi’s lawyer, Saiful Malook, who returned to Islamabad after fleeing the country amid death threats, called the decision a victory for Pakistan’s constitution and rule of law. . The three-judge Supreme Court panel had “insisted on very strict proofs of blasphemy” and found none,..…