"constitutional legality"

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11 December 2025

A 'Ecureuil' (i.e., squirrel) places a banner at the top of a tree near the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. It quotes an article of constitutional law that reads, 'Everyone must take part in the preservation and improvement of the environment'. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect even their own documents about ecological compensations, and there are issues of violence against opponents and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free') wants the building of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers.

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#12237181

6 April 2025

A demonstrator displays one of many signs calling for Elon Musk to be deported during a protest against the Trump administration's massive employment and funding cuts, and authoritarian seizure of power, in Washington, U.S., on April 5, 2025. Most of the closures and cuts have been executed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and numerous lawsuits have been filed to contest the constitutionality of DOGE and specific actions it has taken.

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6 April 2025

More than 100,000 people protest the Trump administration's massive employment and funding cuts, and authoritarian seizure of power of questionable constitutionality, in Washington, April 5, 2025. Most of the closures and cuts have been executed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and numerous lawsuits have been filed to contest the constitutionality of DOGE and specific actions it has taken.

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6 April 2025

More than 100,000 people protest the Trump administration's massive employment and funding cuts, and authoritarian seizure of power of questionable constitutionality, in Washington, April 5, 2025. Most of the closures and cuts have been executed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and numerous lawsuits have been filed to contest the constitutionality of DOGE and specific actions it has taken.

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5 April 2025

More than 100,000 people protest the Trump administration’s massive employment and funding cuts, and authoritarian seizure of power of questionable constitutionality, in Washington, April 5, 2025. Most of the closures and cuts have been executed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and numerous lawsuits have been filed to contest the constitutionality of DOGE and specific actions it has taken.

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#12182363

22 March 2025

People demonstrate at the Department of Education against Donald Trump's executive order dismantling the department, signed a day earlier at the White House in Washington, on March 21, 2025. Whether Trump has the authority under the U.S. constitution to close a congressionally mandated agency remains unanswered.

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#12182300

22 March 2025

People demonstrate at the Department of Education against Donald Trump's executive order dismantling the department, signed a day earlier at the White House in Washington, on March 21, 2025. Whether Trump has the authority under the U.S. constitution to close a congressionally mandated agency remains unanswered.

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22 March 2025

People demonstrate at the Department of Education against Donald Trump's executive order dismantling the department, signed a day earlier at the White House in Washington, on March 21, 2025. Whether Trump has the authority under the U.S. constitution to close a congressionally mandated agency remains unanswered.

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#12087179

23 February 2025

A person on a scooter drives by the Procuradoria-Geral da Republica (PGR) on February 23, 2025, in Lisbon, Portugal. The PGR in Lisbon, Portugal, stands as the highest authority of the Public Prosecutor's Office, safeguarding democratic legality and representing the state in judicial matters.

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#10079348

24 May 2023

Damaged buildings in the former Warsaw Ghetto area are seen on 23 May, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. On Tuesday the Constitutional Tribunal postponed a case on concerning immunity of war crimes from foreign states. Should the tribunal decided to overturn the current law it would make it possible to start legal proceedings against a foreign state for war crimes. The ruling PiS party has been fervently pursuing reparations to the amount of 1.3 trillion Euros from Germany for World War II damages. This is despite previous arrangements made decades ago.

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#10079350

24 May 2023

A woman walks past buildings in the former Warsaw Ghetto on 23 May, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. On Tuesday the Constitutional Tribunal postponed a case on concerning immunity of war crimes from foreign states. Should the tribunal decided to overturn the current law it would make it possible to start legal proceedings against a foreign state for war crimes. The ruling PiS party has been fervently pursuing reparations to the amount of 1.3 trillion Euros from Germany for World War II damages. This is despite previous arrangements made decades ago.

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#10079344

24 May 2023

A woman walks past buildings in the former Warsaw Ghetto on 23 May, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. On Tuesday the Constitutional Tribunal postponed a case on concerning immunity of war crimes from foreign states. Should the tribunal decided to overturn the current law it would make it possible to start legal proceedings against a foreign state for war crimes. The ruling PiS party has been fervently pursuing reparations to the amount of 1.3 trillion Euros from Germany for World War II damages. This is despite previous arrangements made decades ago.

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#10079346

24 May 2023

The tenement house at Walicow 14 street, famous for its roll in battles during the Warsaw Uprising is seen on 23 May, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. On Tuesday the Constitutional Tribunal postponed a case on concerning immunity of war crimes from foreign states. Should the tribunal decided to overturn the current law it would make it possible to start legal proceedings against a foreign state for war crimes. The ruling PiS party has been fervently pursuing reparations to the amount of 1.3 trillion Euros from Germany for World War II damages. This is despite previous arrangements made decades ago.

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#10079338

24 May 2023

Detail of the tenement house on Walicow 14 street in the former Warsaw Ghetto can be seen on 23 May, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. On Tuesday the Constitutional Tribunal postponed a case on concerning immunity of war crimes from foreign states. Should the tribunal decided to overturn the current law it would make it possible to start legal proceedings against a foreign state for war crimes. The ruling PiS party has been fervently pursuing reparations to the amount of 1.3 trillion Euros from Germany for World War II damages. This is despite previous arrangements made decades ago.

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24 May 2023

The tenement house at Walicow 14 street, famous for its roll in battles during the Warsaw Uprising is seen on 23 May, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. On Tuesday the Constitutional Tribunal postponed a case on concerning immunity of war crimes from foreign states. Should the tribunal decided to overturn the current law it would make it possible to start legal proceedings against a foreign state for war crimes. The ruling PiS party has been fervently pursuing reparations to the amount of 1.3 trillion Euros from Germany for World War II damages. This is despite previous arrangements made decades ago.

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24 May 2023

The tenement house at Walicow 14 street, famous for its roll in battles during the Warsaw Uprising is seen on 23 May, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. On Tuesday the Constitutional Tribunal postponed a case on concerning immunity of war crimes from foreign states. Should the tribunal decided to overturn the current law it would make it possible to start legal proceedings against a foreign state for war crimes. The ruling PiS party has been fervently pursuing reparations to the amount of 1.3 trillion Euros from Germany for World War II damages. This is despite previous arrangements made decades ago.

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