SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Garland raises an important question about whether a federal court can review a decision by an agency within the Department of Justice that a noncitizen is ineligible for a green card. The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case on Monday. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Share Patel v.

Immigration 138

Immigration Statute Government Court 138

Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Supreme Court struck down the federal government’s ban on evictions, which was scheduled to last until October 3, 2021. In an unsigned opinion, the divided Court held that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exceeded its existing statutory authority by issuing a nationwide eviction moratorium.

Court 105

Court Statute Constitutional Law Government 105

At the Lectern

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Six days after being sworn in as a Supreme Court justice, Justice Martin Jenkins participated in his first conference yesterday. Besides rejecting a Golden State Warriors petition for review, other conference actions of note included: In the first straight grant since October 21 , the court agreed to hear People v.

Court 49

Court Laws 49

SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Monday heard oral argument in Patel v. Garland , an immigration case that raises a question about federal court review for noncitizens who were denied certain types of discretionary relief. citizen” when applying for a Georgia driver’s license. In 2008, Patel marked “U.S. Cyr , a 2001 case.

Immigration 128

Immigration Court Statute Government 128

SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

It is the first day the court has welcomed the general public into the courtroom since early 2020. Besides the Supreme Court “ hard pass ” holders who could attend in person last year, we are now joined by some “day pass” reporters, including some who cover the court regularly but for one reason or another do not have hard passes.

Law School 86

Law School Statute Court Drafting 86

JURIST

AUGUST 27, 2021

The US Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exceeded its authority in issuing a moratorium order on evictions in counties with heightened levels of community transmission.

Court 275

Court Work From Home Manufacturing Contract 275

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lacked authority to administratively stay portions of new source performance standards for the oil and gas sector for which it had granted requests for reconsideration. The court therefore found that the stay was unauthorized and vacated it.

Court 40

Court Litigation Litigating Attorney 40

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 29, 2023

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court announced that it would hold its “mop up” conference for October Term 2022 on Thursday, after completing the day’s opinion announcements. That last case, United States v.

Immigration 75

Immigration Court Government Laws 75

Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 17, 2022

Supreme Court has concluded its oral arguments for the October 2021 Term. Below is a brief summary of the cases before the Court: Nance v. Ward : The case challenges Georgia’s sole statutorily authorized method of execution, lethal injection. In Bucklew v. Precythe , 139 S.

Immigration 52

Immigration Court Constitutional Law Legal 52

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 24, 2021

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The last scheduled conference of the Supreme Court’s term — which this term is being held Thursday — is usually one that yields many grants. A short explanation of relists is available here.

Administrative Law 67

Administrative Law Immigration Laws Government 67

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court didn’t have a conference last week, so it has more on its plate for this Friday’s conference than usual: 278 cases are scheduled for review. New York’s highest court affirmed.

Court 70

Court Laws Government Criminal Law 70

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. 23 conference and the April 12 conference — that’s six conferences — the Supreme Court relisted just one new case. The court denied review of nine-time relist Compton v. Between the Feb.

Felony 120

Felony Immigration Court Statute 120

SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

On Tuesday, the justices will confront double jeopardy issues in the case of Damian McElrath , a Georgia man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity on one murder charge arising from the stabbing death of his mother, while he was found guilty but mentally ill on a different murder charge (as well as an aggravated assault charge).

Immigration 87

Immigration Court Government Tort 87

JURIST

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The Department will update you as we are able on investigatory progress, but at this time we have identified significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the election in multiple States, including the State of Georgia.

Attorney 248

Attorney Drafting Court Legal 248

Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 9, 2022

Supreme Court held that federal courts lack jurisdiction to review facts found as part of any judgment relating to the granting of discretionary relief in immigration proceedings enumerated under 8 U.S.C. On rehearing, the en banc court agreed with the panel. No court may even hear the case. In Patel v.

Immigration 52

Immigration Court Statute Government 52

SquirePattonBoggs

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Supreme Court as it considers the challengers’ various emergency applications for a stay, several of which were filed just hours after the Sixth Circuit dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the ETS this past Friday evening (December 17). So it is by no means impossible the Court will act in the next week.

Court 45

Court Court Rules Laws 45

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The plaintiffs, who filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, are a coalition of GOP-run states. The conflict arises out of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Department of Education’s (DOE) interpretation of a Supreme Court case. In the case, Bostock v.

Education 196

Education Court Legal Legal 196

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Some things are happily left out of the courts. The 2017 cases include a Georgia company that is likely to conclude that no good deed goes unpunished. The TOYO Tire plant arranged for a catered Thanksgiving celebration over two days in White, Georgia. One such case now in court was brought by Amanda DuVall, 28.

Tort 32

Tort Statute Court Criminal Law 32

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 9, 2021

Hawai‘i Federal Court Sent Honolulu’s and Maui’s Climate Cases Back to State Court; Fossil Fuel Companies Appealed. The federal district court for the District of Hawai‘i remanded cases brought by the City and County of Honolulu and the County of Maui seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate change-related damages.

Court 57

Court Litigation Litigating Construction 57

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

14030 directed the DOL to identify agency actions that can be taken to protect the life savings and pensions of U.S. The Supreme Court has held that in instances where state regulation “expressly references” ERISA, federal preemption should apply. 825 (1988), a Georgia statute “expressly referred” to an ERISA benefit plan.

Laws 54

Laws Statute Government Attorney 54

The Crime Report

APRIL 6, 2023

Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. Supreme Court. A code of conduct for federal judges below the Supreme Court requires them to avoid even the “appearance of impropriety.” In late June 2019, right after the U.S.

Real Estate 98

Real Estate Court Government Legal 98

JonathanTurley

JANUARY 13, 2022

San Francisco Regional Director Jill Coffman declared that the company is violating the rights of workers in 10 different states (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Washington, Indiana, and California). The Supreme Court has pushed back on federal agencies trying to regulate speech.

Lawyer 8

Lawyer Lawyers Government Court Rules 8

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of New York City’s lawsuit seeking climate change damages from oil companies. The Second Circuit’s decision largely followed the reasoning of the district court’s 2018 decision. and Minnesota Federal Courts Remanded Climate Cases Against Fossil Fuel Industry.

Court 111

Court Statute Litigation Litigating 111

JURIST

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Federal Election Commission (FEC), the federal government’s regulatory agency for campaign finance, also received Trump’s joint fundraising committee filing on Monday. While PACs have been around since the 1940s, they have proliferated since the US Supreme Court released Citizens United v.

Legal 197

Legal Legal Finance Criminal Law 197

JURIST

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Dangerous and violent rhetoric erupted during the 2020 election, taking many law enforcement agencies and poll workers by surprise. In harrowing testimony , Georgia poll worker Wandrea Moss detailed grotesque harassment and threats she received from members of the Republican party. Should the vote be accepted?

Attorney 195

Attorney Legal Legal Government 195

JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

As shown in the Twitter Files , there was a secret effort by the FBI and other agencies to engage in what I called “ censorship by surrogate.” Jen Easterly, who heads the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, extended her agency’s mandate over critical infrastructure to include “ our cognitive infrastructure.”

Legal 66

Legal Legal Lawyer Lawyers 66

JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 4, 2020

have filed a complaint alleging direct violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct against Trump lawyer Joe diGenova for his recent controversial remarks about fired Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency head Chris Krebs. This was not in a filing in court. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), b) and Rule 8.4(d)

Lawyer 26

Lawyer Lawyers Legal Legal 26