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In U.S. v. Texas, broad questions over immigration enforcement and states’ ability to challenge federal policies

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Share The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Tuesday in a dispute over the Biden administration’s authority to set immigration policy. Texas and Louisiana are challenging a federal policy that prioritizes certain groups of unauthorized immigrants for arrest and deportation, arguing that it violates federal law.

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Federal US judge rejects Trump funding freeze over constitutional violations

JURIST

Among the areas that drew particular scrutiny in the memo and related executive orders were environmental and climate-related projects, including references to terminating the Green New Deal, and grants associated with immigration policy. In an extensive opinion, Chief Judge John J.

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Justices delve into a trio of thorny issues in states’ challenge to federal immigration policy

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Share The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Tuesday in a challenge to a Biden administration policy that prioritizes certain groups of unauthorized immigrants for arrest and deportation. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, representing the Biden administration, echoed Kagan’s sentiments.