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US Supreme Court rules states lack constitutional standing in key immigration case

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The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. The US District Court Southern District of Texas ruled in favor of the states, enjoining Homeland Security from enforcing the memorandum.

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What constitutes “identity theft”?

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In recent years, the Supreme Court has expressed misgivings about white-collar prosecutions under broadly worded statutes. Louisiana , 21-993. Issue : Whether the Sixth and 14th Amendments guarantee the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony. United States. Think McDonnell v.

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Reschedule Watch: Birthright citizenship and torts to members of the armed forces

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Louisiana , 21-993. permits courts to defer to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ construction of a statute designed to benefit veterans, without first considering the pro-veteran canon of construction; and (2) whether Chevron should be overruled. Until next time, stay safe ! New Relists. Returning Relists. 28 and Oct.

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Intellectual property and Navajo water rights

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The Supreme Court has held that the federal government assumes a trust obligation to assert reserved water rights for Native tribes only when it “ expressly accepts those responsibilities by statute ,” by regulation, or by treaty with a tribe. Louisiana , 21-993. relisted after the Oct. 28 conference). Returning Relists.

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The first relists of October Term 2022

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McDonough , a case that the court already rescheduled seven times last term, and which involves the construction of a statute providing disability pay for members of the military. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, by a divided vote , deferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs construction of the statute under Chevron U.S.A.,

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First Amendment questions and California arbitration battles

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Rollins challenges a Massachusetts law that makes it a felony to secretly record the speech of anyone other than a law enforcement officer, irrespective of motive. If the justices grant the petition, it would be the first time the Supreme Court addresses the First Amendment implications of secret audio recordings. In Louisiana v.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Louisiana Federal Court Halted Work on Crude Oil Pipeline in Swamp Area. The federal district court for the Middle District of Louisiana enjoined work on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana. Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. 16-35380, 16-35382 (9th Cir.

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