Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly mentioned the possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act amid protests in cities such as Portland, referring to anti-ICE demonstrations as “criminal insurrection.” His remarks, along with those of his adviser Stephen Miller, have reignited public debate over a centuries-old law that grants the president authority to deploy U.S. […]
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After Monday’s High Court ruling granting the government right to press ahead with the Rwanda deportation scheme, the UK ECHR (European Convention of Human Rights) membership may come to an end next year. The PM dodged the issue when quizzed by the SNP’s Joanna Cheery. Repeatedly, Sunak refused to be drawn on whether the UK […]
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On Wednesday, Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab introduced the much-anticipated Bill of Rights in Parliament. The Tory party had promised back in 2007 under David Cameron to replace Labour’s Human Rights Act. With the proposed legislation the government is seeking to curb the influence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). […]
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