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Second chance to evaluate ban on encouraging unlawful immigration

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Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. Sineneng-Smith , the justices reversed a circuit-court decision that struck down a federal law criminalizing the act of “encourag[ing] or induc[ing]” noncitizens to enter or remain in the United States for financial gain.

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Federal ban on inducing unlawful immigration for financial gain may get another Supreme Court test

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After a few slow weeks on the relist front, the Supreme Court came roaring back this week with four newly relisted petitions that, if granted, will likely be added to the March 2023 argument calendar. Helaman Hansen ran an immigration-advising service. The government again seeks review of the 9th Circuit’s holding.

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Justices will revisit whether certain noncitizens in lengthy detention are entitled to bond hearings

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Share The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in two related immigration cases , Johnson v. In both cases, noncitizens who are under deportation orders are challenging their prolonged detention – sometimes many months or even years — without the safeguard of a bond hearing before an immigration judge.

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Supreme Court to address private employee whistleblower protections and public entity damages for covering up childhood sexual assault

At the Lectern

Actions of note at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference included: Supreme Court might open Girardi’s State Bar disciplinary files. The court agreed to hear People ex rel. concerning California’s whistleblower statute. ” The court also granted review in Los Angeles Unified School District v. .”

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Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy

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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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Divided Supreme Court Limits Review of Factual Issues in Immigration Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

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. Years later, the Government initiated removal proceedings against Patel and his wife due to their illegal entry.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the Northern District of California denied Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change public nuisance lawsuits against five major fossil fuel producers to state court. It demands to be governed by as universal a rule of apportioning responsibility as is available.”

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