Tag / court
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Going Towards And Away From Democracy
On March 24, Thailand will hold its first elections since a 2014 coup made General Prayut Chan-ocha the Prime Minister. Currently, Thailand is ruled by a military junta. This isn’t the first instance of junta rule in Thailand. Since it became a constitutional monarchy in 1932, Thailand has experienced twelve coups, more than any other…
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A Ruling But Not An Answer
In the days following the release of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case, the Court’s 7-2 decision in favor of the Colorado baker, Jack Philips, was consistently found in news headlines. Philips was sued for refusing to make a wedding cake for David Mullins and Charlie Craig…
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The Trials of Dzokhar Tsarnaev’s Jurors
The Sixth Amendment guarantees a criminal defendant with U.S. citizenship the right to be tried before an “impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed.” By this amendment, a jury is meant to be representative of a cross-section of the community in which the crime in question occurred. But…
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Appeal the Repeal!
On October 12, U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips issued a legal injunction which effectively put a hold on all prior military discharges made as a result of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. If left unchallenged by a likely Department of Justice appeal, Judge Phillips would be responsible for bringing an end to the 17…
