Constitutional Law Court Court Decisions Immigration 
Constitutional Law Reporter
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Supreme Court upheld a federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing” an immigrant to come or remain in the United States unlawfully. According to the Court, the law does not run afoul of the First Amendment. The Court further found that the context and the statutory text both supported its interpretation.
Constitutional Law Reporter
JULY 12, 2023
Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. According to the eight-member majority, “federal courts are generally not the proper forum for resolving claims that the Executive Branch should make more arrests or bring more prosecutions.”
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Conflict of Laws
MARCH 30, 2023
Yesterday, on March 29, 2023, the German Constitutional Court published its long-awaited (and also long) decision on the German “Act to Combat Child Marriage” ( Gesetz zur Bekämpfung von Kinderehen ). 1 EGBGB ) – regardless of whether the marriage is valid under the normally applicable foreign law.
Constitutional Law Reporter
JUNE 17, 2022
Supreme Court held that the authority of a court to imply a cause of action under Bivens v. While the Court did not overrule Bivens , it did emphasize that recognizing a Bivens cause of action is “a disfavored judicial activity.”. The District Court declined to extend Bivens as re- quested, but the Court of Appeals reversed.
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. 1255 , which would have made Patel and his wife lawful permanent residents. Majority Decision. In Patel v.
Constitutional Law Reporter
JANUARY 19, 2023
Supreme Court agreed to keep the federal government’s Title 42 policy in place while legal challenges continue. By a vote of 5-4, the justices stayed a lower court decision that would have lifted the policy on December 21, 2022. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the States’ motion. In Arizona et al.
Above The Law
DECEMBER 28, 2022
The majority of the Supreme Court is once again shifting their interpretation of the law in order to support right-wing political objectives! A Maricopa County Superior Court found Lake was responsible for the ~$33,000 in expert witness fees AZ Governor-Elect Katie Hobbs incurred. appeared first on Above the Law.
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