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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Encouraging Illegal Immigration

Constitutional Law Reporter

Hansen , 599 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing” an immigrant to come or remain in the United States unlawfully. According to the Court, the law does not run afoul of the First Amendment. In United States v.

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SCOTUS Narrows Reach of Identity Fraud Statute

Constitutional Law Reporter

United States , 599 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the scope of a federal aggravated identity theft statute. The justices unanimously held that a defendant “uses” another person’s means of identification “in relation to” a predicate offense when the use is at the crux of what makes the conduct criminal.

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