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Thousands gather in Florida to protest law targeted at undocumented immigrants

JURIST

Floridians gathered across the state Thursday to protest a recently enacted law that imposes restrictions on undocumented immigrants. In what protesters dubbed, “a day without immigrants,” thousands walked off the job to voice their disapproval of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s approval of Senate Bill (SB) 1718.

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The morning read for Friday, March 29

SCOTUSBlog

Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court abortion case brings 19th century chastity law to the forefront (Tierney Sneed, CNN) Supreme Court delay prompts federal judges to act in South Carolina redistricting dispute (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) South Carolina to use ‘unconstitutional’ congressional map after Supreme Court silence (Christine Zhu, (..)

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Morning Docket: 06.10.22

Above The Law

Massachusetts just made it easier for immigrants to drive to work. [ A congressional candidate from South Carolina is calling for treason executions and imprisoning the parents of LGBTQ children. * There may be some turbulence for JetBlue -- an antitrust suit was just given the green light. At least they try to. Reddit ]. *

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Reviving the ‘Power of a Pardon’

The Crime Report

Similarly, In 11 states — including Arkansas, Delaware, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas — ineligibility for jury service is permanent without a pardon. On a more broad spectrum, a pardon may be necessary to enable anyone to run for elected office, or simply secure a professional or business license.

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Kentucky’s big bet and Monsanto’s Roundup warnings

SCOTUSBlog

Issue : Whether, when circumstances such as agency misconduct deprive an immigration applicant of a fundamental right, a federal court may grant “nunc pro tunc” relief — in which allows a court decides a matter “now for then,” as though at an earlier date — to remedy the deprivation. United States. Issues : (1) Whether the U.S.

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The court must consider the national security and public safety threats posed by concealable weapons

SCOTUSBlog

Mass shooters motivated by white supremacist and anti-immigrant ideologies have also used concealable firearms in successful attacks. Dylann Roof attended a Bible study at a Charleston, South Carolina, church before drawing his concealed.45-caliber The national security issues resulting from the ubiquity of firearms in the U.S.

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On the Road at the 2016 ABA Annual Meeting

LegalTalkNetwork

In addition, we recorded interviews about immigration, U.S. Professor Bryant Walker Smith: Assistant Professor of Law at University of South Carolina School of Law. Holly Cooper: Associate Director of the Immigration Law Clinic at the University of California, Davis, School of Law. The Global Immigration Crisis.