SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2024

The district court ruled for Medical Marijuana and the other companies on Horn’s RICO claim. The companies came to the Supreme Court last fall, asking the justices to take up the case and weigh in. In Bufkin v. The Veterans Benefits Act directs the U.S. The justices granted two other petitions for review on Monday: Bouarfa v.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the prosecution in a case of illegal gun possession by a person with a nonimmigrant visa must prove he knew of his legal status, and the inquiry courts should follow in deciding to close the courtroom to the public.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2021

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, adopting a rigid interpretation of a federal statute that requires the government to serve a “notice to appear” in order to trigger the “stop-time” rule. That rule can foreclose access to immigration relief by preventing noncitizens from accruing the time required for eligibility.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 6, 2023

People walk dangerous routes when the government eliminates or fails to provide legal avenues that are safe, permanent and predictable whether it’s across the street or across an international border. Code made it a crime to cross the border without authorization, with a specific intent to target Mexican immigrants. Thompson that U.S.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 12, 2023

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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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 24, 2023

Share Federal immigration law requires the deportation of noncitizens who are convicted of an aggravated felony, which includes offenses “relating to obstruction of justice.” By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in Pugin v. Such “redundancies are common in statutory drafting,” Kavanaugh wrote.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

. “ The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now ,” Governor Abbott’s statement reads. Texas intensified its border security measures with the launch of Abbott’s Operation Lone Star in March 2021. .”

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JURIST

APRIL 21, 2021

These cases will determine which Alaskan native groups are eligible to receive COVID-19 relief funds and will impact tens of thousands of immigrants living and working in the US under a Temporary Protected Status (TPS). They urged the court to defer to DHS’ interpretation of the statute.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 26, 2021

1326 , they must prove the existence of a prior removal order adjudicated by a federal immigration agency. Refugio Palomar-Santiago’s case illustrates two broader themes: first, the various interactions between the civil immigration and criminal legal systems, and second, the ongoing complexity of the immigration laws.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 23, 2023

In a major victory for the Biden administration, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Texas and Louisiana do not have a legal right, known as standing, to challenge a Biden administration policy that prioritizes certain groups of unauthorized immigrants for arrest and deportation. Justice Samuel Alito was the lone dissenter.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 11, 2023

During the Trump administration, the court called for the views of the solicitor general in Patterson v. and the government recommended that Hardison be reconsidered and overruled in that case. Groff sued USPS in federal court under Title VII for refusing to accommodate his religious beliefs and practices. Walgreen Co. ,

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 16, 2022

The Supreme Court called for the views of the solicitor general. In its brief , the government said that “the United States has reexamined the arguments it made below” “[i]n light of the court of appeals’ decision below and the change in Administration.” Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit agreed with the government.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

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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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 28, 2021

Share The Supreme Court said Monday it will not take up a dispute over whether transgender students must be allowed to use restrooms that match their gender identities. Two new grants on immigration, free speech. In 2012, the federal government began proceedings to deport Patel and his family.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. Ninth Circuit Affirmed Rejection of NEPA Challenges to Immigration Policies. July 16, 2021); Indigenous Environmental Network v. Trump , No. 4:19-00028 (D. July 30, 2021).

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 26, 2022

Her mother hails from Jamaica, while her late father was the son of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe. During her six years in the solicitor general’s office, Kruger argued 12 cases at the Supreme Court on behalf of the federal government. Early life and career.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Divided Ninth Circuit Said Juliana Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Press Constitutional Climate Claims Against Federal Government. If the renewal license was an order, the First Circuit asked the state court to address whether the CCA expressly preempted the ordinance challenged in this case. Environmental Council of Sacramento v.

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JURIST

JULY 25, 2023

Judge Jon Tigar found that the new rule’s notice-and-comment process did not meet the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act , stating that a 30-day period is not sufficient for such a complex rule. East Bay Sanctuary has been involved in many other immigration legal disputes, including Barr v.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The Constitution is designed to be a type of waltz with a three rather than six-step pattern in our tripartite system of government. Take the series of losses recently by the Biden Administration in areas like immigration. During the Trump Administration, Democrats denounced the failure by Trump to satisfy the same statute.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 18, 2022

The argument comes less than a month after the justices heard oral argument in a dispute over whether a group of Republican-led states can defend a contentious Trump-era immigration policy after the Biden administration opted not to do so.

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