Tag: Constitutions

Chileans favored independents to draft a new constitution

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SANTIAGO, Chile — Chileans favored left-leaning independent candidates in electing an assembly that will draft a new constitution, replacing the one imposed in the...

Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon

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SALEM, Ore. — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a...

Chileans choose assembly to draft a new constitution

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SANTIAGO, Chile — The face of a new Chile begins taking shape this weekend as the South American country elects 155 people to draft...

Zimbabwe court blocks leader from keeping chief justice on

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s High Court on Saturday forced the country’s chief justice to retire, ruling that an extension of his term by the...

Pennsylvania voters to decide racial equity amendment

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Protests over George Floyd's killing at the hands of Minneapolis police were raging across the country last June when a Democratic...

1st ballot test of governor’s pandemic powers starts in PA

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican lawmakers across the country have tried to roll back the emergency powers that governors wielded during the COVID-19 pandemic, as...

US Interior secretary approves Cherokee Nation Constitution

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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland approved a new constitution for the Cherokee Nation on Wednesday, ensuring citizenship for descendants of its Freedmen, the Black...

Mexican judge rules against president’s gasoline law

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MEXICO CITY — A judge issued an injunction Monday against a law passed in April that allows Mexico's government to seize private gas stations...

Australian Olympic Committee ensures Indigenous inclusion

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SYDNEY — The Australian Olympic Committee amended its constitution at its annual general meeting on Saturday to to ensure there’s a permanent Indigenous representation...

AP FACT CHECK: Yes, Trump lost election despite what he says

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WASHINGTON — Seeking to shame Republicans who are disloyal to him, former President Donald Trump distorted the Constitution’s meaning in asserting widespread voter fraud...