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Second chance to evaluate ban on encouraging unlawful immigration

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Helaman Hansen ran an immigration-advising service called Americans Helping America Chamber of Commerce. A federal court in California convicted Hansen of multiple counts of fraud, as well as convincing two of his customers to overstay their visas and participate in his adoption program in violation of the encourage-or-induce statute.

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Court splits 4-4 on what it means to “use” a locomotive

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LeDure asked the justices to interpret a key phrase of the Locomotive Inspection Act , a federal statute that requires railroads to regularly inspect and implement safety measures for their locomotives. Texas , leaving in place the U.S. The post Court splits 4-4 on what it means to “use” a locomotive appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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Vaccine requirements, cancer claims, and circuit splits

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Monsanto had argued that FIFRA labeling provisions preempted state tort causes of action for failure to warn. Texas , a habeas case involving a death-row defendant. But on remand, the Texas court ruled that the inadequate counsel had not prejudiced Andrus. But at the end of all that, the court simply denied review.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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General Land Office of the State of Texas v. The Immigration and Protection Tribunal denied his claim in a decision affirmed by the New Zealand High Court and the Supreme Court of New Zealand. Department of the Interior , No. 19-50178 (5th Cir. City of Oakland v.