SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 19, 2024

Share The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Texas to enforce a controversial law that would allow state law enforcement officials to arrest individuals suspected of entered the United States illegally. A parallel lawsuit, filed by El Paso County and two immigrants’ rights groups, was consolidated with the government’s case. But the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 21, 2022

Share The Supreme Court will again weigh the executive branch’s authority to set immigration policy as some red states claim that the Biden administration’s enforcement decisions are too lax. The justices will hear the case in late November without waiting for a federal appeals court to weigh in.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. Last term, the court dismissed as improvidently granted, or “DIG”ed , a case brought by Republican-controlled states challenging the government’s repeal of a Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule.

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JURIST

AUGUST 3, 2021

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other immigrant rights groups have resumed a lawsuit against the United States over a controversial immigration policy known as the Title 42 process. The parties therefore seek to resume litigation on Plaintiff’s motions for class certification and classwide preliminary injunction.”

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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

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Monday heard oral argument in Patel v. Garland , an immigration case that raises a question about federal court review for noncitizens who were denied certain types of discretionary relief. Second, immigration officials must exercise their discretion to grant the relief.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 20, 2024

“Appeals Court Considers Reviving Texas Migrant Law, Now on Hold; As dizzying legal developments sowed confusion along the border, an appeals court panel appeared split over whether Texas’ migrant arrest law should remain on hold while the court fight continues”: J. But the confusion is still mounting.

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Open Law Lab

JANUARY 8, 2021

As more courts shift to virtual hearings and trials with COVID-19, there’s important research questions to be studied — especially from the court user’s perspective. After the court procedure is over, do they have stable housing, financial security, good family relations, and physical security?

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The Crime Report

JUNE 8, 2022

Exemplified by GOP attorneys general persuading a federal court to block the planned termination of Title 42 last month, Republican state officials are shackling the Biden administration’s immigration policies with an aggressive legal campaign that’s racking up big victories, reports Bloomberg News.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 4, 2023

Supreme Court issued a Dec. 27 order that keeps in place a Trump-era immigration policy pending further litigation… Four justices dissented when the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 25, 2022

Share On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Biden v. immigration court. In March 2020, the court allowed the Trump administration to begin enforcing the policy after a federal district judge in California blocked it. In October 2020, the Supreme Court agreed to review a ruling by the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Garland raises an important question about whether a federal court can review a decision by an agency within the Department of Justice that a noncitizen is ineligible for a green card. The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case on Monday. In 2012, Patel was placed in deportation proceedings before an immigration judge.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Share Can the Biden administration issue guidelines setting priorities in the enforcement of immigration law? And if the guidelines are unlawful, does the Administrative Procedure Act give lower courts the power to vacate them — a universal remedy that goes beyond the parties to the case? Texas , set to be argued on Nov.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Monday denied the Biden administration’s appeal to terminate the Trump-era Migration Protection Protocols (MPP), affirming a Texas district court’s decision that would require the administration to leave the MPP intact.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. After a few slow weeks on the relist front, the Supreme Court came roaring back this week with four newly relisted petitions that, if granted, will likely be added to the March 2023 argument calendar. The only catch?

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The US Supreme Court Thursday released the list of oral arguments it will hear during the January 2023 session. The court will hear seven arguments in a session that begins on January 9, 2023. The court will first hear arguments in the cases of In re Grand Jury and Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v.

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JURIST

MAY 12, 2024

The US government filed a motion on Friday to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that requires the federal government to comply with court supervision about the treatment of migrant children in its custody. The Court should terminate the FSA as to HHS,” the government wrote.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that it was too early to resolve the legality of the Trump administration’s plan to exclude people who are in the country illegally from the state-by-state breakdown used to allocate seats in the House of Representatives. Background. Second, the president must send a report to Congress by Jan. Throughout U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Share In an argument calendar released on Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear oral arguments in seven cases over five days. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 22): Whether a prosecution in the Court of Indian Offenses can trigger the Constitution’s double jeopardy clause.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

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. As of today, the STCA remains in place for asylum seekers at the Canadian land border.

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JURIST

JANUARY 3, 2024

The case is in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas Austin Division. It also empowers state magistrate judges to hear immigration cases and issue removal orders, in addition to giving law enforcement the responsibility of ensuring compliance with the law. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 26, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Monday declined to immediately resolve an attempt by 14 states to revive litigation over a controversial Trump-era immigration rule after the Biden administration declined to defend it in court. Ten days after the court dismissed the case , it was the states’ turn to come to the Supreme Court.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Share On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a dispute over whether a group of states, led by Arizona, can defend a contentious Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule after the Biden administration declined to do so. immigration court. immigration court.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 16, 2021

From an institutional perspective, the government’s argument is somewhat counter-intuitive: In a statute that undisputedly authorizes executive discretion to alleviate hardship in the immigration process, the government argues that it should not be allowed to exercise discretion at all to noncitizens present for humanitarian reasons.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 14, 2022

Share On Monday, the Supreme Court sided with the government in a pair of cases brought by noncitizens who are under deportation orders and were in lengthy detention, rejecting lower courts’ rights-protective interpretation of the relevant detention statute and blocking an important avenue for injunctive relief in immigration detention cases.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

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. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. The dispute now before the Supreme Court is a separate case. immigration court.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Share The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Wednesday in a case involving whether a group of states can defend a contentious Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule after the Biden administration refused to do so. After nearly 90 minutes of debate in Arizona v.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 16, 2023

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 Board of Immigration Appeals upheld that decision.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Share It has been nearly 40 years since the Supreme Court indicated in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council that courts should defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the U.S. Applying Chevron , both the U.S.

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JURIST

JANUARY 19, 2024

.” Paxton went on to state : For these reasons, today, my office acted to end this wasteful litigation by filing an amended answer that—consistent with the previous decision to settle this case—will enable the trial court to enter a final judgment without any further litigation.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 25, 2024

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared skeptical of a ruling by a federal appeals court that rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he has absolute immunity from criminal charges based on his official acts as president. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld that ruling.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

For the non-citizens, it allows them the time necessary to navigate the very slow processes of the judicial and immigration systems. This case is very beneficial.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The US Supreme Court released a per curiam opinion in Trump v. Due to the speculative nature of any future effects, the Court felt that judicial resolution of the dispute would be premature, and a ruling on the issue would be inappropriate at this time.

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 24, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday night rejected the Biden administration’s plea for a reprieve from a district-court order requiring it to reinstate a Trump-era program known as the “remain in Mexico” policy, which requires asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while they wait for a hearing in U.S. immigration court.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2024

Horn , the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether a commercial truck driver who lost his job after he failed a drug test can bring a claim under federal racketeering laws against the makers of the product that he says was responsible for that failed test. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, which reinstated his RICO claim.

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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. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit held in Pugin’s case that it did not.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The court will rehear a case that could affect the Temporary Protected Status of nearly 300,000 immigrants and asylum-seekers in the United States.

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