<p>The recent rulings by the US Supreme Court have shown that letting nine judges decide the most important issues of the country can have a devastating impact. But how bad can it get? Thailand provides an ominous example: its right-wing judicial activism has paved the way for military coups and decades of political crisis.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On 17 May, the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT), activists held a rally for LGBTQ rights and called for marriage equality by rewriting the Constitutional Court&rsquo;s ruling on the Thai marriage law.</p>

<p>The Constitutional Court has denied a request to copy several documents used as evidence in the ruling that protesters&rsquo; calls for monarchy reform is treasonous, claiming national security, says <a href="https://tlhr2014.com/archives/38968">Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).</a></p>

<p>Despite the Constitutional Court&#39;s ruling that only allowing marriage registration to heterosexual couple does not go against the Constitution, Thai activists are moving forward in their fight for marriage equality.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has warned the media against reporting on calls for monarchy reform after the Constitutional Court ruled that such messages are treasonous.</p>

<p>The Thai Constitutional Court ruled yesterday (17 November) that the current Thai marriage law, which states that marriage can only be contracted between a man and a woman, does not violate the Constitution.</p>

<p>A man was arrested on Sunday (14 November) in Ubon Ratchathani and accused of hacking the Constitutional Court website following the Court&rsquo;s ruling that speeches made by several protest leaders and subsequent calls for monarchy reform are treasonous.</p>

<p>A protest on Sunday (14 November) against the Constitutional Court&rsquo;s ruling that calls for monarchy reform constitute an attempt to overthrow the &ldquo;democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State,&rdquo; was met with police blockades and forced to relocate.</p>

<p>Following the Constitutional Court&rsquo;s ruling that <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9545">the call for monarchy reform is an attempt to overthrow the government</a>, human rights lawyer and protest leader Anon Nampa has written an open letter saying that the ruling has made rebels of those who fight for freedom and equality.</p>

<p>Following a Wednesday (10 November) Constitutional Court <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9545">ruling</a> against public discussion of monarchy reform, the Court&rsquo;s website was apparently hacked on Thursday (11 November) by an unidentified party, who renamed it &ldquo;Kangaroo Court&rdquo; and modified site content.</p>

<p>The Constitutional Court ruled on 20 October that Paiboon Nititawan, who was elected as an MP from the now-dissolved People Reform Party and who moved to the Palang Pracharat Party (PPRP), may retain his party-list MP status.</p>