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Category: Constitutional law

Courts and constitutions revisited

Joe Biden launches an attempt to make reform of the Supreme Court into an election issue.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Political issues, United States Leave a comment 30 July 202430 July 2024

Ukraine or Trump?

Most Republicans in Congress want to help Ukraine, but their presidential candidate doesn't. It's the sort of conflict that the American system is ill-equipped to deal with.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Party matters, Political issues, United States, War and peace 1 Comment 18 April 202418 May 2024

Trump on the ballot

Donald Trump has a win in court, although not an unexpected one. Disqualification becomes a matter for Congress, which is most unlikely to take it up.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, United States 2 Comments 5 March 20246 March 2024

Senegalese democracy fights back

Senegal's president tries to postpone the election of his successor, but it doesn't work out as he had planned.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Constitutional law, Elections 1 Comment 20 February 2024

Trump at the Supreme Court

Donald Trump looks like being on the ballot for this year's election, but his efforts to halt his criminal trials are not going well.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, United States 3 Comments 9 February 20249 February 2024

El Salvador & Guatemala

It's one step back and two steps forward in Central America with an election in El Salvador and an inauguration in Guatemala.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Latin America Leave a comment 6 February 2024

Shoring up the monarchy in Thailand

Thailand's constitutional court tries to protect the monarchy by outlawing dissent, in a move that's liable to backfire.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Political issues, South-East Asia 3 Comments 2 February 202415 April 2024

EU loses a president

The European Union is looking for a new head of state, exposing some of the strangeness of its constitutional arrangements.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Elections, Europe, Personalities 1 Comment 8 January 20248 January 2024

Israeli democracy fights back

Israel's supreme court narrowly rejects a key plank of the attack on its powers, adding to Benjamin Netanyahu's problems.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 6 Comments 4 January 20244 January 2024

Qualification in Colorado

The Colorado supreme court rules against Donald Trump's eligibility, but its decision is unlikely to survive on appeal.

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