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Border agents, the First Amendment, and the continued vitality of Bivens

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Boule considers whether to “extend” the Bivens cause of action to First Amendment retaliation claims and Fourth Amendment claims arising from immigration enforcement near the U.S.-Canada The judicially created Bivens cause of action functions as the counterpart to 42 U.S.C. Six Unknown Named Agents. Canada border.

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

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Moreover, the case in Puerto Rico comes after recent litigation successes in Europe and elsewhere around the world, with courts holding governments and companies accountable for climate harms. Many of those cases include similar arguments that the companies knowingly marketed harmful products and misled the public about those harms.

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Government power, from federal agencies to counties, highlights January session

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8 for a packed session of oral arguments – starting with immigration policy and the post-9/11 “No Fly List” and ending on Jan. Singh , in which the court will consider what kind of notice the government must provide before a noncitizen can be deported for not appearing in court. Share The justices returned to the bench on Jan.

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Petitions of the week: Federal funding for sanctuary cities and another dispute about the border wall

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This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to delve further into contentious issues of immigration policy. Three petitions ask the justices to review disputes between the Department of Justice and state or local governments that do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Mexico border wall.

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A call for the wider study of Private International Law in Africa: A Review of Private International Law In Nigeria

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Successive Nigerian governments across all tiers have made the attraction of foreign investments a cardinal part of their economic policies and have accordingly made deliberate efforts and committed abundant resources to attract foreign investments into Nigeria. [1]

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Preemption, Bivens, conflicts of interest, and free exercise

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On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court granted review in five relisted cases , four of them involving the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, the fifth involving the ability of states to intervene to defend the Trump administration’s “public charge” immigration rule. In Holcombe v. Stay safe !

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Vaccine requirements, cancer claims, and circuit splits

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Monsanto had argued that FIFRA labeling provisions preempted state tort causes of action for failure to warn. In its brief , the government said that “the United States has reexamined the arguments it made below” “[i]n light of the court of appeals’ decision below and the change in Administration.” That brings us to Perez v.