“[T]his Court has some work to do,” writes Justice Neil Gorsuch in his whiplash-inducing concurring opinion in Slaughter v. Trump, in which the Supreme Court ruled 6-3
that presidents have the constitutional authority to fire the heads of independent federal agencies at will. [...]
On July 15, the U.S. Senate will consider President Donald Trump’s nomination of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for the position permanently. Since taking over from
Pam Bondi in April, Blanche has been busy. On April 14, he moved to vacate the convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders involved in the Jan. [...]
Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR President Trump
yesterday dropped plans to collect a 20% fee on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, citing requests from allies in the Persian Gulf. [...]
On 13 July 2026, the Hungarian Parliament enacted the 17th Amendment to the Hungarian Fundamental Law on behalf of the government. According to the explanatory memorandum,
the Amendment’s primary objective is to restore the rule of law, and the measures it contains are transitional. [...]
Nun ist es bald soweit: Vom 05. – 07. Oktober 2026 wird der zweite Theoriekongress mit dem Thema „Backsliding, Resilience, Renewal? Democracy in Eras of Transformation“
in Passau stattfinden. Nachdem die Panels befüllt wurden, kann sich nun auf der Kongresswebseite angemeldet werden. [...]
In May 2026, Scottish voters once again returned the Scottish National Party (SNP) to power for the fifth successive Scottish Parliamentary election. The pro-independence SNP
will bring up twenty years in government at Edinburgh next year, a remarkable achievement both for an administration that is so long in the tooth, and for one that [...]
In T‑1078/23, the General Court upheld almost all of Meta's gatekeeper designation but annulled one clause for inadequate reasoning. The ruling shifts the pressure in DMA
designation from the numbers, which held, to the reasons, which must now keep pace with the facts. [...]
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