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SCOTUS Kicks Off February Sitting With Oral Arguments in Three Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

The issues before the Court involved Native American law and immigration. United States : The case involves the Constitution’s double jeopardy clause and how it applies toa prosecution in the Court of Indian Offenses. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. The justices heard oral arguments in three cases.

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Foreign Child Marriages and Constitutional Law – German Constitutional Court Holds Parts of the German Act to Combat Child Marriages Unconstitutional

Conflict of Laws

And as a matter of fact, the Constitutional Court decision itself is already almost two months old; it was rendered on February 1. This and the fact that the decision cites almost no sources published after 2019 except for new editions of commentaries, suggests that it may have existed as a draft for much longer.

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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

SCOTUSBlog

He was prescient in recognizing the need for a strong national government to deal with urgent issues, such as civil rights. Yet his record is not unblemished: He distrusted immigrants from China and even voted to deny citizenship to their U.S.-born — Erwin Chemerinsky (June 25, 2021). born children. Last year, Peter S.

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Invasion or Evasion? Crisis at the Border is a Political, not a Constitutional Problem

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the Hill on the effort to declare an “invasion” along the Texas border to allow the state to take greater control along the border to stem the flow of illegal immigrants. Greg Abbott signed an order allowing Texas law enforcement to return illegal immigrants apprehended in the state back to the U.S.

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Is Biden About To Help Make The Case For A Self-Pardon?

JonathanTurley

She engineered her own firing at the hands of Trump – a virtual canonizing act for the media and many liberals. When Trump was inaugurated, Yates had only a few days left in government. She became acting attorney general in January 2017, following the departure of Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

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Biden’s Bad Run: Is The Biden Administration Doing Worse Than The Trump Administration In The Courts?

JonathanTurley

Indeed, the Biden administration has been found to have violated the Constitution in a surprising array of cases in a surprisingly short period of time. Across the country, trial courts have been finding constitutional violations by the Biden administration in areas ranging from immigration to the environment to pandemic relief.

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