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“Remain in Mexico” and Texas’ anti-abortion law

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After Texas and Missouri challenged that decision, a federal district court vacated the secretary’s termination, in part on the administrative-law ground that the decision was insufficiently explained. whose attorneys contribute to SCOTUSblog in various capacities, is among the counsel to the petitioners in this case.

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States sue Biden administration over immigration policies

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The Attorneys General of Arizona and Montana filed an amended a joint lawsuit Monday alleging that the Biden administration has violated immigration and administrative law. The Attorney General of Florida filed a similar lawsuit on Tuesday.

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Justices decline to reach merits of conservative states’ attempt to revive public charge rule

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Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out an effort by Arizona and 12 other states with Republican attorneys general to defend a contentious Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule after the Biden administration refused to do so. The case, Arizona v.

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In U.S. v. Texas, broad questions over immigration enforcement and states’ ability to challenge federal policies

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If this lawsuit is allowed to go forward, the administration warns, it will mean that any state could “sue the federal government about virtually any policy.”. Eighteen states with Republican attorneys general, led by Arizona, filed a “friend of the court” brief supporting Texas and Louisiana.

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Divided court declines to reinstate Biden’s immigration guidelines, sets case for argument this fall

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Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit rejected the Biden administration’s request to put Tipton’s ruling on hold while it appeals. In a separate case, Arizona, Montana, and Ohio also challenged the policy in a federal district court in Ohio. The district court barred the Biden administration from relying on the memorandum, but the U.S.

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February argument calendar includes immigration, voting-rights cases

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On March 2, the justices will hear oral argument in a major voting-rights dispute from Arizona. Democratic National Committee and Arizona Republican Party v. whose attorneys contribute to SCOTUSblog in various capacities, is among the counsel on an amicus brief in support of the U.S. In the two cases, Brnovich v. Saul (Mar.

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Justices probe states’ effort to defend Trump immigration rule after Biden stopped defending it in court

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Share The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Wednesday in a case involving whether a group of states can defend a contentious Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule after the Biden administration refused to do so. After nearly 90 minutes of debate in Arizona v.