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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. United States : The case involves the Constitution’s double jeopardy clause and how it applies toa prosecution in the Court of Indian Offenses. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. The justices heard oral arguments in three cases.

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SCOTUS Kicks Off January 2024 Session With Five Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Garland: The immigration case centers on the Immigration and Nationality Act, which provides that a noncitizen who does not appear at a removal hearing shall be ordered removed in absentia. The post SCOTUS Kicks Off January 2024 Session With Five Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. Campos-Chaves v.

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Fifth Circuit Blocks Texas SB 4 and Rejects the Invasion Theory Under State War Clause

JonathanTurley

Many of us had predicted this result given the prior precedent of the Supreme Court on the federal preemption of state immigration laws. ” I also previously discussed how this interpretation would fail due to the text, intent, and history of the underlying constitutional provision. United States , 567 U.S.

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Morning Docket: 12.28.22

Above The Law

. * More law schools are kicking USNWR rankings to the curb. We're now at 10 percent of law schools that say they will not participate in the ranking process. 2022 was the year that Constitutional Law dramatically shifted (to the right). [ 2022 was the year that Constitutional Law dramatically shifted (to the right). [

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SCOTUS Leaves Title 42 in Place Temporarily

Constitutional Law Reporter

In Arizona et al. Arizona and 18 other States moved to intervene to challenge the district court’s ruling, arguing that the federal government would not defend the Title 42 orders as vigorously as they might. The post SCOTUS Leaves Title 42 in Place Temporarily appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Funding the “Resistance”: How the Democratic Obstruction of Immigration Enforcement Could Prove Costly for Citizens

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in USA Today on states and cities joining the “resistance” to the Trump Administration and its immigration policies. Immigration proved to be one of the top issues for voters in this year’s election, which brought control of both houses of Congress and the White House to the GOP.

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Open Borders and Closed Courts: How the Supreme Court Laid the Seeds for the Immigration Crisis

JonathanTurley

The seeds of this disaster were planted by the Supreme Court over a decade ago, in Arizona v. In that case, a 5-3 majority ruled against a state seeking to enforce immigration laws in light of what it described as a vacuum of federal action. States have also tried to go to court to enforce these laws in cases like Arizona v.