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Early results suggest rejection of Chile’s new constitution in referendum

(Corrects percentage of supporters in first paragraph) SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Voters rejecting Chile’s proposed new constitution in a referendum outnumbered supporters 62.20% versus 37.80%, according to early results on Sunday, with 72.19%…

September 5, 2022

Explainer-Is Chile about to tear up its Pinochet-era constitution?

By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chileans will head to the polls on Sunday to approve or reject a new constitution that would replace the Andean country’s current text that dates back…

September 2, 2022

Chile’s constitution vote puts Andean country at historic crossroads

By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda and Alexander Villegas SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chileans are set for a historic decision on Sunday: stick with a market-friendly constitution dating back to military dictator Augusto Pinochet…

September 2, 2022

Kansas voters reject anti-abortion state constitutional amendment

(Reuters) – Kansas voters on Tuesday rejected a state constitutional amendment that would have declared there is no right to abortion, NBC News projected, delivering a win to abortion rights advocates in…

August 2, 2022

Former Minneapolis Police Officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng Sentenced to Prison for Depriving George Floyd of His Constitutional Rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Justice Department announced today that former Minneapolis Police Officer Tou Thao, 36, was sentenced to serve 42 months in prison, and former Minneapolis Police Officer J. Alexander…

July 27, 2022

An old political prisoner warns against new Tunisian constitution

By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS – Hamma al-Hammami knows the peril Tunisia risks if it slides back into autocracy, as he and opposition parties warn it may do if President…

July 24, 2022

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Depriving George Floyd of His Constitutional Rights

St. Paul, Minn. – The Justice Department announced today that former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane, 39, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison and two years of supervised release for depriving…

July 21, 2022

Former New York State Correction Officer Pleads Guilty To Depriving An Inmate Of His Constitutional Rights

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that AARON FINN pled guilty to a deprivation of constitutional rights under color of law. FINN, formerly…

July 12, 2022

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison for Depriving George Floyd and a Minor Victim of Their Constitutional Rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Justice Department announced today that former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, 46, was sentenced today to serve 252 months in prison, with credit for time served, for…

July 7, 2022

‘No Real Legal Argument’: Here’s What The Liberal Justices’ Abortion Opinion Means For The Future Of The Constitution

‘No Real Legal Argument’: Here’s What The Liberal Justices’ Abortion Opinion Means For The Future Of The Constitution Blake Mauro on July 6, 2022 The dissenting opinion of the Dobb’s v. Jackson…

July 6, 2022

New York judge rules law allowing noncitizens to vote for mayor is unconstitutional

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK -A New York state judge struck down a recent law on Monday that gave hundreds of thousands of noncitizen residents of New York City the right to…

June 27, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ends constitutional right to abortion

By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion, a decision condemned by…

June 27, 2022

French PM Borne backs enshrining abortion rights in constitution

By Nicolas Delame and Mimosa Spencer PARIS – French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Saturday she is backing a parliamentary bill to add abortion rights to the country’s constitution. The move…

June 25, 2022

Above His Paygrade, But Phil Murphy Promises to Thwart Constitutional Conceal Carry Decision

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy openly admits the U.S. Constitution is above his pay grade, but when it comes to the rights of New Jerseyans, Murphy only supports the…

June 25, 2022

Toms River Invokes Phil Murphy Lockdown Order to Push Constitutionally Questionable Teen Curfew

TOMS RIVER, NJ – If you’ve been watching the news on television this week, you might have seen Mayor Maurice Hill touting the new teen beach curfew ordinance in Toms River, but…

July 1, 2022

Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban is not unconstitutional

By Elaine Lies TOKYO – A Japanese court ruled on Monday that a ban on same-sex marriage was not unconstitutional, dealing a setback to LGBTQ rights activists in the only Group of…

June 20, 2022

North Carolina charter school’s skirt requirement for girls unconstitutional, court rules

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A North Carolina charter school’s requirement that girls wear skirts based on the view that they are “fragile vessels” deserving of “gentle” treatment by boys is unconstitutional,…

June 14, 2022

Kazakh leader seeks political capital in constitutional reform vote

ALMATY -Kazakhstan voted on a constitutional reform on Sunday promoted by its president as a step toward liberalising the Central Asian republic, though it would still leave key powers in his hands.…

June 5, 2022

Joe Biden Now Wants to Ban All High Caliber Weapons, Say Constitution, 2A is Not Absolute

President Joe Biden suggested he wants to ban handguns and said, “there’s simply no rational basis for it,” during questions he answered while on the White House lawn. Biden said he was…

May 31, 2022

Tunisian president slams Venice Commission over report on constitutional referendum

By Tarek Amara TUNIS – Tunisian President Kais Saied threatened on Monday to suspend the country’s membership of the Venice Commission and expel its representatives, after it published a report criticising his…

May 30, 2022

Germany to change constitution to enable $110 billion defense fund

BERLIN – Germany has agreed to change its constitution to allow for a credit-based special defense fund of 100 billion euros ($107.35 billion) proposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the German finance…

May 29, 2022

Star-Ledger Editorial Says Constitution Was Written by Dirty People Who Believed in Witchcraft

NEWARK, NJ – Leave it to the liberal media to throw down against America’s Second Amendment to the Constitution by saying the document was written by a bunch of ignorant colonials who…

May 27, 2022

Canadians not preoccupied with constitutional change, PM says as Prince Charles, Camilla start tour

By Anna Mehler Paperny and Steve Scherer TORONTO – Canadians are not preoccupied with constitutional change, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters as Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla kicked off…

May 20, 2022

Bolsonaro says demonstrators expected to show support for Constitution

SAO PAULO – Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that demonstrations scheduled for Sunday are not meant as protest, but to show “the desire that everyone abides by the Constitution.” The…

April 30, 2022

Mississippi violated U.S. Constitution with unsafe prison conditions, DOJ says

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – A two-year federal probe into the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Farm has found that unsafe state prison conditions – including solitary confinement and a lack of…

April 20, 2022

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