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US DOJ sues Texas over state law criminalizing illegal entry from abroad

JURIST

The law creates a misdemeanor offense for violation of the statute and a felony crime for multiple offenses. It avers that the law “unconstitutionally intrudes on the federal government’s exclusive authority to regulate the entry and removal of noncitizens and therefore is field preempted.”

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US Supreme Court refuses to reinstate a Florida law targeting drag shows

JURIST

While the case appeared before the court on a First Amendment challenge, the justices argued the central issue actually dealt with “the general question of whether a district court may enjoin a government from enforcing a law against non-parties to the litigation.” ” The case at issue , Griffen v.

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Court refuses Florida’s request to reinstate anti-drag law

SCOTUSBlog

Share A divided Supreme Court on Thursday denied Florida’s request to allow it to temporarily enforce a law that makes it a misdemeanor to allow children at drag performances. Instead, Kavanaugh noted, the state was simply seeking to be able to enforce the law against entities that are not a party to the litigation. Florida Gov.

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No Walk in the Park: JAMA Editorial Calls for More Park Prosecutions; We Disagree

FDA Law Blog

We note our prior writings on the subject, which extend to five pages of posts , We note further that the JAMA editorial cites our own John Fleder , which makes sense since John is one of the foremost experts on Park liability from his time at the Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Litigation as well as private practice with our firm.

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Court expands government’s ability to deport noncitizens for offenses related to obstruction of justice

SCOTUSBlog

Ultimately, Kavanaugh contended that the definition of “relating to obstruction of justice” comes down to common sense because – harkening back to the government’s argument — justice can often be most effectively obstructed when an investigation or proceeding is not yet in view.

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Another gun case waits in the wings

SCOTUSBlog

The notice explained that the gas-station incident, combined with Whitaker’s misdemeanor criminal history that had been evaluated in his originally approved application for a gun license, demonstrated a “propensity for violence or instability” unsuitable for a firearm owner. Whitaker filed suit in the D.C. In Whitaker v. Whitaker v.

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Oberlin’s Revenge Mania: College Finally Runs Out of Appeals in Campaign Against Family-Owned Bakery

JonathanTurley

Oberlin President Carmen Twillie Ambar and the Board burned through millions in litigation costs above the damages rather than admit that the college was wrong in the targeting of this grocery. Aladin was charged with robbery, which is a second degree felony, and Whettstone and Lawrence were charged with first degree misdemeanor assault.