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US DOJ sues Texas over state law criminalizing illegal entry from abroad

JURIST

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in his official capacity on Wednesday over a state law that criminalizes illegal entry into the border state from anywhere but a port of entry, exerting state jurisdiction over what is usually a federal matter. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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Injustice With Impunity: A Texas Tale

The Crime Report

Now-retired prosecutor Ralph Petty earned a living at the Midland County District Attorney’s Office in West Texas. As a subsequent ruling by the Texas Court of Appeals finally made clear, the arrangement was not a momentary lapse in judgment or a one-time offense induced under pressure. Photo by Clyde Robinson via Flickr.

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Supreme Court to Clarify What Constitutes Identity Theft

Constitutional Law Reporter

David Dubin was the managing partner of PARTS, a psychology practice in Texas. United States is whether identity theft occurs anytime a person uses someone else’s name in the commission of a crime. Facts of the Case. In April 2013, a treatment facility in San Antonio asked PARTS to evaluate a child known as Patient L.

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US Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut Texas border fencing

JURIST

The US Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Monday to permit federal border patrol agents to cut the razor wire that Texas installed on the US-Mexico border. The Biden administration requested the decision to allow federal agents to access the border without facing tort claims from Texas.

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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

JonathanTurley

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) chimed in, declaring the flight from Florida might be “ State-sanctioned kidnapping.” Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, announced that she was taking a look, “long and hard,” at potential charges. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.)

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DHS had waived the requirements of NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, and other laws pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. The two states said the circumstances providing a basis for the stay (i.e.,

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