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Franco’s legacy still haunts Spain as the nation heads to the ballot box this year

IT'S a major year in Spain.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 6, 2023

Bulgaria's GERB party urges lawmakers to create a government after inconclusive vote

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party, which came first in an election last Sunday, urged the country's political parties to put a new government in place "whatever the cost" following the fifth inconclusive poll in two years.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2023

Bulgarian election runner-up rules out coalition with first-placed GERB party

The runner-up in Bulgaria's parliamentary elections will not form a coalition with the winning GERB party, the leader of We Continue the Change (PP) said on Tuesday, signalling a likely continuation of the country's political deadlock.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2023

Spain's PM easily defeats no-confidence motion brought by far right

(This March 22 story has been corrected to fix the affiliation of the lawmaker who supported the motion in paragraph 2)

Reuters · Mar 22, 2023

Blackhawks edge Golden Knights in shootout after Patrick Kane’s apparent winner ruled too late

Kane’s slap shot at the overtime buzzer would’ve been an iconic highlight had it crossed the line one-tenth of a second earlier. But Tyler Johnson — who tied the game late in regulation — scored in the shootout to give the Hawks a 3-2 win nonetheless.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 22, 2023

Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains too big for tunnels

Head of state rail company, Renfe, also quits as anger rises over fact trains built in £227.5m contract are too wide

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023

Spain passes law allowing anyone over 16 to change registered gender

Legislation will also ban conversion therapy, introduce menstrual leave and ease abortion limits

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Interesting New Contractual Due Process Lawsuit by Former Harvard Business School Professor

The case, filed by, among others, lawyer and FIRE co-founder Harvey Silverglate, is Edelman v. President & Fellows of Harvard College; an excerpt: Plaintiff Benjamin Edelman brings this suit in law and equity to correct the harm that Harvard University has caused to his career, livelihood, and reputation by unlawfully…

Reason · Feb 15, 2023

Spain's constitutional court rejects abortion law challenge

Spain's constitutional court has rejected a legal challenge lodged by the conservative Popular Party (PP) more than a decade ago against a law allowing abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Abortion rights in Spain over the past decades

Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday backed a 13-year-old law that allows women to abort on demand within the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, as the divisive issue resurfaced following a regional far-right party's efforts to limit abortion access.

Reuters · Feb 9, 2023