Lord Neuberger, who is president of the Supreme Court, told Law in Action's Joshua Rozenberg that Parliament had "power" to introduce laws.

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Thus, at the time of his arrest he was no longer-as a matter of law, as far as the Supreme Court was concerned-president of Honduras.

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Thus, at the time of his arrest he knew, as well as everybody else, that he was no longer-as a matter of law, as far as the Supreme Court was concerned-president of Honduras.

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"If yesterday's constitutional court ruling bans parliament from implementing its responsibilities then we will respect that because we are a state of the law that respects the judges and the court system, " the president's statement said.

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To review: On Monday, following the contentious Supreme Court arguments on the health care law last week, President Obama vigorously defended the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

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The State Department's top legal adviser told international lawyers on June 6 that President Bush is so committed to the primacy of international law that he has taken his home state of Texas to court on behalf of a group of Mexican killers.

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When Mr Zelaya insisted the consultation go ahead, Congress voted to remove him for what it called "repeated violations of the constitution and the law", and the Supreme Court said it had ordered the president to be removed from office to protect law and order.

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The president highlighted Mr. Romney's support for a controversial Arizona law, parts of which were upheld by the Supreme Court earlier this year, that requires local law enforcement to check immigration status.

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