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Supreme Court of Canada (photo credit: educaloi.qc.ca)
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18 October 2021
In Canada, supreme court finds that unwritten constitutional principles like democracy cannot be used as bases for invalidating legislation
Supreme Court of the United States (photo credit: Claire Anderson / unsplash)
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3 September 2021
In the United States, supreme court declines to block Texas state's 6-week abortion ban
Constitution of United States (photo credit: CNN)
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16 August 2021
Op-Ed: United States -- will we ever amend the constitution again?
Prison labor (photo credit: blackenterpise.com)
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21 June 2021
In the United States, lawmakers introduce legislation to revise 13th amendment against forced prison labor
City of Quebec (photo credit: quebec-cite.com)
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18 June 2021
In Canada, MPs pass motion on Quebec nationhood
Flag of Canada (photo credit: Nirodesign/Getty Images)
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8 June 2021
Canada introduces legislation to change complaints process against judges
City of Quebec (photo credit: quebec-cite.com)
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19 May 2021
In Canada, federal government says Quebec province can unilaterally alter part of Canada's constitution
2010 rally for the Equal Rights Amendment (photo credit: National Organization for Women/flickr)
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18 March 2021
In the United States, House of Representatives votes to remove deadline for Equal Rights Amendment
U.S. Supreme Court (photo credit: Christina B Castro/flickr)
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7 July 2020
United States Supreme Court rules states may require electoral college representatives to honor popular vote
United States White House (photo credit: Jim Grey/flickr)
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14 April 2020
In the United States, state officials point out that president's claim of authority over emergency measures ignores constitutional limitations

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