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Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. The States of Texas and Louisiana claim that the Guidelines contravene two federal statutes that they contend require the arrest of certain noncitizens upon their release from prison ( 8 U.S.C.

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Supreme Court Considers Scope of Federal Bribery Law

Constitutional Law Reporter

Texas : The immigration suit brought by the States of Texas and Louisiana challenges a Biden Administration policy prioritizing the apprehension and deportation of three groups of noncitizens: suspected terrorists, individuals who have committed crimes, and those recently detained at the border. United States v. 1226(c) or 8 U.S.C.

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The Defunct Disinformation Governance Board Sought to Censor Opposing Views on Racial Justice, the Afghan Withdrawal and Other Political Subjects

JonathanTurley

support to Ukraine” as well as “irregular immigration.” Recently, a court found that the Biden Administration’s censorship efforts constituted “ the most massive attack against free speech in United States history. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the nature of U.S. Those words by Chief U.S.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Supreme Court called the appellate court’s conclusion that there are always reasonable legal alternatives to disobeying constitutional laws “untenable,” and held that “reasonable legal alternatives” must be effective. Ninth Circuit Affirmed Rejection of NEPA Challenges to Immigration Policies. Louisiana v.

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

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Yet his record is not unblemished: He distrusted immigrants from China and even voted to deny citizenship to their U.S.-born Ferguson , he called out the majority for willfully ignoring the true intent of the Louisiana Separate Car Act. Harlan’s dissent proved influential in changing the constitutional law of the nation.

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

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For instance, the National Right to Life Committee and the Louisiana Right to Life Federation argue that the court should reject the “categorical viability line” and replace it with a new “roadmap” under which courts would consider all state interests when analyzing the constitutionality of prohibitions on pre-viability elective abortions.

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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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