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U.S. President Donald Trump has done numerous things in his second term that have been deemed authoritarian. But there’s one line he hasn’t crossed, at least not yet. He has not wilfully, clearly, defied a court order, crossing the Rubicon into a constitutional no man’s land where there are no rules. Until now. CBC | World News
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South Korea’s constitutional court orders impeached president removed from office
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Read More »Despite constitutional limit, Trump says he’s seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential term
The 22nd Amendment, added to the U.S. Constitution in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president four times in a row, says “no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” CBC | World News
Read More »‘A descent into constitutional madness’: Legal defence of Trump’s Ukraine quid pro quo draws ire
As if the impeachment trial taking place south of the border weren’t alienating enough, with its arcane protocols, dense arguments and predictable partisanship, there is now a legal battle raging outside the Senate chamber that has the country’s leading constitutional experts taking to Twitter and the op-ed pages. CBC | World News
Read More »Lindsey Hoyle dismantles John Bercow’s ‘constitutional vandalism’ with new law
LINDSAY Hoyle has dismantled former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow’s rule to ignore the advice of Parliamentary clerks in a move to repair the “constitutional vandalism” caused by the previous leader. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Putin announces constitutional reform in possible bid to hold on to power indefinitely
Vladimir Putin has accepted the resignation of his prime minister after proposing constitutional amendments that could herald his intention to carve out a position that would let him stay at Russia’s helm after his presidency ends. CBC | World News
Read More »Is the U.S. in a constitutional crisis? Current standoff is unlike anything in American history
After a week in which the White House issued a blanket refusal to co-operate with what it describes as an ‘invalid’ impeachment inquiry, constitutional scholars are divided about whether this moment represents a constitutional crisis. CBC | World News
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