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EJELS just published this paper by the eminent Jon Kåre Skiple and myself:

"Bringing Rights Back Home? How Judges Handle Multilayered Constitutional and International Human Rights Laws on the Supreme Court of Norway"
https://publicera.kb.se/ejels/article/view/55649

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🧩 How do autocrats use courts - to legitimize or coerce? Join Fiona Shen-Bayh (UMD) for a talk on Spain’s Franco-era tribunals, 12 Feb 2026, 4–5 PM CET, online. Insights from 9,000+ cases reveal shifting logics of repression. 👉 lnkd.in/dise8SeE
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Hannibal Gaddafi's financial bail has been reduced to $900,000, and his travel ban lifted, showcasing the Lebanese judicial system's adaptability in complex political cases linked to the region's history. #HannibalGaddafi #Lebanon #JudicialPolitics

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CONCURRING OPINION WRITING ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT explores how & why justices write concurrences—shaping doctrine, signaling preferences, & more.

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The Apex Court’s Dilemma: Rulemaking Alignment Under Hierarchical and Political Constraints Under what conditions do apex courts align with lower courts in constructing legal rules? Many theories have modeled how judicial hierarchies influence apex court rulemaking and how these courts adapt...

Working paper: preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/...

Will these patterns hold in other court systems? Happy to discuss the findings and methods at APSA #JudicialPolitics #ComparativePolitics #EU #ECJ #APSA2025

How Donald Trump’s election victories in 2016 and 2024 locked in a conservative Supreme Court Trump’s Supreme Court appointments and 2024 re-election likely ensure a conservative court for decades, shaping its ideological balance through judicial retirements and future presidencies.

Trump’s elections in 2016 and 2024 didn’t just shape politics, they reshaped the Supreme Court for generations.

Want to know how elections and retirements lock in judicial power?

Read it here: www.sagepub.com/explore-our-... #SCOTUS #JudicialPolitics

اگر چیف جسٹس یحییٰ آفریدی تقریب میں شریک ہوئے تو آئی ایل ایف شرکت نہیں کرے گی، قاضی انور

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Trump Criticizes Former Ally Leonard Leo After Court Blocks Tariffs | AI News Brew <p>NEW YORK - Former President Donald Trump has publicly criticized Leonard Leo, a conservative legal activist and former ally, following a recent court decision blocking Trump's sweeping tariffs [1][...

Trump Criticizes Former Ally Leonard Leo After Court Blocks Tariffs
ainewsbrew.com/article/4379

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5/10 The high-stakes race attracted over $100 million in spending, with national implications for abortion rights, union collective bargaining, and potentially redistricting that could affect Republican control of the U.S. House—explaining why Trump and Musk intervened.
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Elon Musk hands out $1m checks to voters amid Wisconsin supreme court election race Musk denied he was buying votes but said the court election outcome would be critical to Trump’s agenda and ‘the future of civilization’

8/8 The contest has shattered national spending records for a judicial election, with $81 million spent as both sides recognize the court's crucial role in shaping Wisconsin's political landscape.

Read more:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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4/9
The shift toward career judges began as Republican reaction to the Warren Court's civil rights reforms.

Conservatives believed appointing "real judges" would prevent "politicians in robes"—a strategy that has paradoxically politicized the nomination process.
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Judges backing out of retirement ahead of Trump term leave GOP senators fuming

In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 win, some federal judges have opted to make a rare move and unretire by changing their previously s...

#Trump2024 #JudicialPolitics #SenateJudiciary #PartisanJudiciary #FederalJudges