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SCOTUS Kicks Off February Sitting With Oral Arguments in Three Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

The issues before the Court involved Native American law and immigration. City and County of San Francisco, California : The case revolves around a legal challenge to a federal immigration rule. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. Supreme Court recently returned to the bench for its February sitting.

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Cancer victims ask court to untangle “finality trap”

SCOTUSBlog

Litigants in federal courts may unwittingly find themselves in a “finality trap,” a tricky procedural scenario in which they are unable to appeal some of their claims. But litigation moves slowly, and a district court might rule on some claims before others – for example, by ruling for the defendant on some but not all of the claims.

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US appeals court reinstates Iowa law banning books and restricting education about gender identity

JURIST

” Hot-button Iowa legislation has faced litigation in recent months. In May, civil rights groups sued to stop a criminal immigration law from going into effect. And in previous years, litigation ensued over the state’s limits on damages for victims of police brutality and mask-mandate bans.

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

The Crime Report

When agencies refused to turn over public records, ProPublica’s lawyers threatened litigation and in one case sued. Earlier in 2009, a judge in Alabama had blocked Harpster from taking the stand because there were no other studies supporting his work. He doesn’t want a legal precedent prohibiting the admission of his research.”

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The Mark of Kaine: The Biden Administration Under Fire for Virginia Lawsuit over Non-Citizen Voter Removals

JonathanTurley

This weekend, Virginia added a new wrinkle in the litigation. These facts distinguish the Virginia case from the Alabama case where a court enjoined removal of names of suspected non-citizens. The Virginia law has been on the books since 2006. The bipartisan legislation was signed into law by then Virginia Gov.

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Court agrees to hear Title VII employer discrimination case

SCOTUSBlog

Singh (consolidated for one hour of oral argument), in which the justices will consider notice requirements in immigration cases; McElrath v. In 1985, the challengers note, the Supreme Court struck down a similar provision in the Alabama constitution that had been enacted to disenfranchise African Americans. Garland and Garland v.

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

JonathanTurley

While most Administrations tend to minimize such test cases to avoid creating bad precedent, the Biden Administration has litigated with an utter abandon — elevating political over legal considerations in litigation. In the prior decision, the Court ruled 5-4 decision in Alabama Association of Realtors v.

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