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US announces immediate suspension on entry for Nicaragua officials

JURIST

The US president is empowered by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to determine whether the entry into the US of certain immigrant or non-immigrant noncitizens is detrimental to the national interest, and can subsequently bar them from entering the country based on that finding.

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

SCOTUSBlog

Yet his record is not unblemished: He distrusted immigrants from China and even voted to deny citizenship to their U.S.-born In Harlan’s case, the story arc that first attracted me was the notion of posthumous vindication – how a man who went so far out on a limb in his time could land so comfortably in the mainstream of legal thought.

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The ‘Pro-Life’ Pipeline to Prison

The Crime Report

Looking back on how I was sentenced to life without parole at the age of 14, I now wonder how many Black and brown children whose lives are a consequence of the Supreme Court’s decision will share my destiny. Just consider some of the policies opposed by many conservatives who are celebrating their Supreme Court victory.

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