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

The Crime Report

But that hasn’t stopped some from promoting his methods and even deploying 911 call analysis in court to win convictions. In 2016, Missouri prosecutor Leah Askey wrote Harpster an effusive email, bluntly detailing how she skirted legal rules to exploit his methods against unwitting defendants. “Of

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Ninth Circuit Affirmed Rejection of NEPA Challenges to Immigration Policies. The plaintiffs—identified as environmentalists, environmental groups, natural resource conservation groups, and cattle ranchers—alleged, among other things, that the immigration actions resulted in increased greenhouse gas emissions. Missouri v.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Parties Voluntarily Dismissed Appeals of Federal Court Decision Requiring More Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. Missouri v. 20-1530 (U.S. 29, 2021); North American Coal Corp. 20-1531 (U.S. Idaho, filed Apr. Biden , No. 4:21-cv-00287 (E.D. May 3, 2021). 21-cv-971 (D.D.C.,

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

SCOTUSBlog

They say Roe and Casey are not worthy of the deference that the court typically affords to its prior decisions. Asian American and Pacific Islander interest groups specify that AAPI women face significant barriers to obtaining abortion care due to language and economic barriers, as well as immigration-related challenges.