Courts & justice articles
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Justice Campaigners Discuss Options for Establishing a War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia
Washington DC – On Wednesday, April 24,2024- a panel of justice campaigners gathered for a discussion on Focus on Liberia to address the pressing issue of establishing a War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia. The panel, consisting of Ms. Lovetta Tugbeh, Mr. Adama Dempster and Mr. Bernard Goah, engaged in a thought-provoking conversation about []
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In Supreme Court abortion arguments, Justice Alito pressed ‘unborn child’ concern
The Supreme Court heard its latest post-Dobbs abortion argument Wednesday. The case with national implications stems from Idaho’s near-total ban, which conflicts with a federal law protecting emergency medical care. The promise of that federal law, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices, is the “simple but profound” one that nobody “who comes to an emergency room in need of urgent treatment should be denied necessary stabilizing care. This case is about how that guarantee...
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Female Supreme Court justices push back most strongly on Idaho abortion ban
A divided Supreme Court seemed skeptical that Idaho’s strict abortion ban conflicts with a federal emergency care law, but there appeared to be a split by gender as well as ideology during the near