constitutional law
4 stories related to this topic, newest first.
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Kenyan Appeals Court Overturns Ruling on Abortion as Fundamental Right
A Kenyan appeals court ruled that abortion is not a fundamental constitutional right, overturning a 2022 High Court decision. The ruling stems from a 2019 case involving a 16-year-old girl and a clinician charged with abortion-related offenses. The Center for Reproductive Rights…
washingtonian.comGeorgia Representative Introduces Bill to Reincorporate Arlington and Alexandria into DC
A Republican congressman from Georgia has proposed legislation to return Arlington County and the City of Alexandria to Washington, D.C. The bill aims to reverse an 1846 congressional action that ceded the areas to Virginia. It cites constitutional concerns and seeks to restore t…
channel4.comLaw Professors Support Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship Interpretation
A group of at least seven law professors has supported former President Donald Trump's executive order to narrow birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment. The order seeks to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants or temporary vis…
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Historical Development of Israel's Judicial System and Lessons from American Model
Israel's legal system originated without a constitution and followed British parliamentary traditions for decades, where courts interpreted statutes without overriding political branches. In recent decades, Israel adopted elements of the American model of constitutionalized judic…