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Three Supreme Court cases lead to California Lawyer of the Year honors

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One of the three CLAY award Supreme Court decisions is Guardianship of Saul H. the court made things easier for undocumented children to obtain from California courts the findings federal law requires to apply for immigration relief that creates a pathway to permanent resident status. 2022) 13 Cal.5th 2022) 13 Cal.5th

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The morning read for Wednesday, June 2

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Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court Rules on Tribal Police and Immigrants’ Testimony (Adam Liptak, The New York Times).

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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. 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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Asylum-Seekers Await Court Decision on ‘Remain in Mexico’ 

The Crime Report

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments today in the Biden administration’s appeal of lower-court rulings that required immigration officials to reinstate the “Remain in Mexico” policy that the administration “has twice determined is not in the interests of the United States,” reports the Associated Press.

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Two Landmark Rulings in U.S. and Mexico Split Over Border Treatment

The Crime Report

At the same time, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that Mexican immigration officers cannot stop and search suspected migrants, calling the practice racist, discriminatory, and unconstitutional, according to The Guardian. during COVID-19, reports the Associated Press. has deported more than 1.9 million migrants under Title 42.

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Same-sex relationships concluded abroad in Namibia – Between (Limited) Judicial Recognition and Legislative Rejection

Conflict of Laws

Interestingly, the Supreme Court ruled as it did despite the fact that Namibian law does not recognise, and also criminalises same-sex relationships (see infra ). However, the same study (critically) expressed doubt as to whether Namibian courts would be willing to recognise a foreign same-sex marriage ( ibid ).

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They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars.

The Crime Report

Like most states, Michigan courtsrules for evidence — adopted from the Daubert standard, which was named after a Supreme Court decision issued almost 30 years ago — say trial judges are responsible for making sure expert testimony has a reliable foundation. If they had, they’d have found his Facebook page.