glamorgan (part 1)

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candidate°hard word A: business software

candidate°hard word B: education software

candidate°hard word C: a list of philosophical°hard word prefects°hard word

candidate°hard word D: :guild°hard word_sign_1:

candidate°hard word E: a law blog°hard word ...

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the law doth°hard word not extend°hard word that far

In that sense, what is happening in DC°hard word is predictable. DC°hard word is the center°hard word of an excess°hard word of laws, and DJT°hard word is a maximal°hard word chaos agent°hard word. 💡 this is why the news is bad. people see this and think "He's working for Russia?" No. But, he is "chaos" and Russia is, in some way, "chaos" ... if you play just a bit stupid, you end up with "working for Russia". so, that's what the media°hard word says.

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today, at the Supreme°hard word Court: Fuld°hard word v. Palestine°hard word Liberation°hard word Organization ⚙️ https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/justices-likely-to-allow-damages-suit-against-palestinian-authority-to-go-forward-in-u-s-courts/

At issue°hard word the case is the concept°hard word of personal°hard word jurisdiction°hard word – whether courts have the power to hear a case against certain defendants°hard word. In 2019, Congress°hard word passed the Promoting°hard word Security°hard word and Justice for Victims of Terrorism°hard word Act to give federal°hard word courts personal°hard word jurisdiction°hard word over cases by terrorism°hard word victims abroad°hard word. The law provides°hard word that the PLO°hard word and the PA°hard word “shall be deemed°hard word to have consented°hard word to personal°hard word jurisdiction°hard word” in any civil°hard word case brought under the Anti-Terrorism°hard word Act, no matter when the act of international°hard word terrorism°hard word occurred, if they make payments to the families of terrorists°hard word who injured°hard word or killed a U.S. citizen°hard word or engaged°hard word in any activities°hard word within°hard word the United States. The law carves out a few narrow exceptions°hard word to the latter°hard word criterion°hard word – for example, for conduct°hard word relating°hard word to official°hard word United Nations business or meeting with government officials°hard word.

The U.S. Court of Appeals°hard word for the 2nd°hard word Circuit°hard word ruled°hard word that the dispute°hard word now before the court, brought by U.S. citizens°hard word injured°hard word in terrorist°hard word attacks in Israel°hard word, as well as the families of U.S. citizens°hard word killed in such attacks, could not move forward. It reasoned that the Palestine°hard word Liberation°hard word Organization, which is the official°hard word representative of the Palestinian°hard word people for foreign°hard word affairs°hard word, and the Palestinian°hard word Authority, the governing°hard word body for parts of the West Bank and Gaza°hard word Strip°hard word, had not agreed to have U.S. courts exercise jurisdiction°hard word over them. Nor, the court of appeals°hard word added, is the conduct°hard word that the PSJVTA°hard word targets°hard word the kind of conduct°hard word from which it would be fair to infer°hard word consent°hard word.

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💡 it is a matter of an excess°hard word of law.

the United States Congress°hard word cannot "deem°hard word consent°hard word" for a foreign°hard word entity°hard word to be subject to US Courts.

this is a matter of fact.

whether they choose to do so anyway is an open question.

💡 there is an excess°hard word of law. it does not extend°hard word that far. now it shall diminish°hard word.

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There does not seem to be any coverage°hard word other than SCOTUS°hard word Blog°hard word. Which says that "Justices likely to allow damages suit".

I see it differently. Clarence°hard word Thomas°hard word is not going to go for this. Neither will John°hard word Roberts°hard word. 5-4 that PLO°hard word is not subject to the judicial°hard word Power of the United States regarding°hard word its actions in the territory°hard word of Mandatory°hard word Palestine°hard word (1922). No amount of legal°hard word mumbo-jumbo°hard word can allow the US Congress°hard word to "deem°hard word consent°hard word" by a foreign°hard word party, when those parties who clearly deny it.