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Justices add four new cases to their docket, including Bivens case, but won’t reconsider Bivens itself

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Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents , the Supreme Court ruled that a private individual could sue an FBI agent for violating his Fourth Amendment rights, even when there was not a specific law authorizing a claim for damages. The district court ruled that Boule’s claims would impermissibly extend Bivens , but the U.S.

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US Supreme Court rules states lack constitutional standing in key immigration case

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The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. ” Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized the ruling, saying , “This decision is outrageous. .” SCOTUS [the Supreme Court] gives the Biden Admin.

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Supreme Court will hear case on second majority-Black district in Louisiana redistricting

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In a list of orders from the justices’ private conference on Friday, the court announced on Monday morning that it will review a pair of appeals from a decision by a three-judge district court, which had struck down a map that created a second majority-Black congressional district in the state. 5 until Nov.

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They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars.

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Earlier in 2009, a judge in Alabama had blocked Harpster from taking the stand because there were no other studies supporting his work. But when prosecutors cross the line and intentionally circumvent court rules for evidence standards, he said, that’s cause for concern. If they had, they’d have found his Facebook page.

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The Rise of Gotcha Legislation: Newsom and DeSantis are Legislating Soundbites and Voters are Loving it.

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Hill on the recent bills proposed in Florida and California on immigration and guns. DeSantis’s ‘tongue in cheek’ immigration relocation law. If Newsom’s bill is a middle finger to the Supreme Court, DeSantis’ bill is the same to the Biden administration. Here is the column: California Gov.

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Supreme Court Delivers New Rebuke to the Biden Administration in Reinstating the “Remain in Mexico”

JonathanTurley

This week the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down President Biden’s renewal of the controversial eviction moratorium. In the prior decision, the Court ruled 5-4 decision in Alabama Association of Realtors v. The latest is one of the most disturbing.

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Our Crisis of Faith on Constitution Day

JonathanTurley

Take the series of losses recently by the Biden Administration in areas like immigration. For example, in terminating policies like Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, the Supreme Court ruled that Biden acted in violation of the federal law. In its 5-4 decision in Alabama Association of Realtors v.

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