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US appeals court upholds preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of Texas immigration law SB4 pending litigation

JURIST

A three-judge panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a controversial Texas law, Senate Bill (SB) 4 , will remain on hold as litigation continues. SB4, the controversial Texas law that is the subject of this continued litigation, was originally signed into law in December 2023.

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Federal judge declines Texas request to block immigration officials from cutting border fencing

JURIST

The case is in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. The appeal will go to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. This is not the only litigation concerning Texas taking steps to block immigration into the state from Mexico.

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Court ruling gives Guatemalan woman new chance to appeal deportation

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Share In an opinion released on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that noncitizens subject to deportation do not have to ask the Board of Immigration Appeals to reconsider its allegedly erroneous decisions before seeking judicial review in the federal courts of appeals. The case, Santos-Zacaria v.

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Canada Supreme Court to hear challenge to US-Canada refugee agreement

JURIST

The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday they would hear the appeal of a lower court ruling that re-implemented Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) with the United States. The Supreme Court’s hearing has not yet been scheduled.

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Supreme Court takes up RICO and veterans “benefit of the doubt” cases

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Monday’s grants involve (among others) the interpretation of federal racketeering laws and the “benefit of the doubt” rule for veterans. The district court ruled for Medical Marijuana and the other companies on Horn’s RICO claim. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, which reinstated his RICO claim.

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Major abortion case set for argument on Dec. 1

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Share The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear argument on Dec. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , was already positioned to be one of the highest-profile arguments of the 2021-22 term, because the state had specifically asked the court to overrule its landmark decisions in Roe v. The court announced on Sept.

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Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy

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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.”