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Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy

Constitutional Law Reporter

Texas , 599 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. In their opinion, Congress specifically prohibited courts from issuing injunctions related to certain immigration laws. 1231(a)(2) ).

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Race and College Admissions: The Supreme Court’s Train Whistle Docket Just Got a Lot Louder

JonathanTurley

Here is the column: Last year, I wrote about the Supreme Court’s “train whistle” docket with cases on abortion, guns, immigration, and other issues barreling down the track. This week, the court accepted two cases challenging racial preferences in college admissions. University of Texas. University of North Carolina.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The intermediate appellate court held that the defendant was not entitled to present the defense because he had “reasonable legal alternatives” to trespass and obstruction even if those alternatives were not effective. Ninth Circuit Affirmed Rejection of NEPA Challenges to Immigration Policies.

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We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to

SCOTUSBlog

Three physicians and the Catholic Association Foundation write that advances in science have “painted an intimate portrait of the fetus and its humanity” and therefore the court’s viability framework is outdated. Many amici focus on the principle of stare decisis – and urge the court not to follow it in this case.