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Immigration, takings, administrative law and the kitchen sink

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When Patel later sought to adjust his status to lawful permanent resident and obtain a green card, a divided panel of the Board of Immigration Appeals denied him relief, holding that he is inadmissible because he “falsely represented” himself as a U.S. citizen for a benefit under state law. Becerra and with consecutive numbers.

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

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Texas presents the latest stage in the Biden administration’s attempt to unwind the Trump administration’s “remain in Mexico” policy. 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.

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Biden administration seeks quick relief from restoring “remain in Mexico” policy

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Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit holding that the policy was likely inconsistent with both federal immigration law and international law, but the justices dismissed the case in June 2021 at the request of the Biden administration, which had ended the policy after taking office.

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When do legal observers at protests get First Amendment protection?

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Louis, Missouri. A federal district court in Missouri ruled that Molina and Vogel’s claims could go to a jury, rejecting the officers’ argument that they were entitled to qualified immunity. United States 23-310 Issue : Whether the administrative law principles articulated in Kisor v. Ratzloff v.

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Vaccine Cases Step Out of the Shadows at High Court

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The challengers in the other case are a coalition of ten states led by Missouri. We say “almost” because the one (and only) time the full Court heard oral argument on an emergency stay application was way back in December 1970 in the classic administrative-law case of Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v.

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Justices delve into a trio of thorny issues in states’ challenge to federal immigration policy

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District Judge Drew Tipton agreed with the states that the policy violates federal law and vacated it nationwide. Texas , in which Texas and Missouri challenged the Biden administration’s decision to end the Trump administration’s controversial “remain in Mexico” policy. “I

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Supreme Court to decide whether insurrection provision keeps Trump off ballot

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A state administrative law judge agreed that Greene’s “heated rhetoric may well have contributed to the environment that ultimately led to” the attack on the Capitol, but he concluded that she had not engaged in an insurrection. But that law was repealed in the 1940s, Trump tells the justices.

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