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

JURIST

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. ” Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized the ruling, saying , “This decision is outrageous. .” SCOTUS [the Supreme Court] gives the Biden Admin.

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Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy

Constitutional Law Reporter

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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Two Landmark Rulings in U.S. and Mexico Split Over Border Treatment

The Crime Report

Two landmark rulings in the U.S. A Louisiana judge rejected President Joe Biden’s push to end Title 42, which restricted access of would-be asylum seekers to the U.S. and Mexico have given poilicymakers contradictory guidelines on the treatment of border crossers. during COVID-19, 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

I first stumbled on 911 call analysis while reporting on a police department in northern Louisiana. When they hear it,” a prosecutor in Louisiana once told Harpster, “it will be like a Dr. Phil ‘a-ha’ moment.” On it, Harpster has openly espoused misogynistic, transphobic, Islamophobic and anti-immigrant views. I was wrong.

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Texas and Louisiana lack right to challenge Biden immigration policy, court rules

SCOTUSBlog

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.

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States ask Supreme Court to keep Title 42 border policy in effect

SCOTUSBlog

Share Nineteen states came to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices to keep in place a Trump-era policy that allows immigration officials to quickly expel migrants seeking asylum at the U.S. The justices have already grappled with controversial immigration policies twice this year. immigration court.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

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. Future Generations v.

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