Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Hansen , 599 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing” an immigrant to come or remain in the United States unlawfully. According to the Court, the law does not run afoul of the First Amendment. In United States v.

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Immigration Court Statute Construction 52

Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 12, 2023

Texas , 599 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. In their opinion, Congress specifically prohibited courts from issuing injunctions related to certain immigration laws. In United States v.

Immigration 52

Immigration Court Rules Court Entertainment 52

Conflict of Laws

MARCH 30, 2023

Yesterday, on March 29, 2023, the German Constitutional Court published its long-awaited (and also long) decision on the German “Act to Combat Child Marriage” ( Gesetz zur Bekämpfung von Kinderehen ). 1 EGBGB ) – regardless of whether the marriage is valid under the normally applicable foreign law.

Constitutional Law 52

Constitutional Law Laws Court Divorce 52

Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 19, 2023

Supreme Court agreed to keep the federal government’s Title 42 policy in place while legal challenges continue. By a vote of 5-4, the justices stayed a lower court decision that would have lifted the policy on December 21, 2022. Alejandro Mayorkas et al.,

Court Decisions 59

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