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SCOTUS Kicks Off February Sitting With Oral Arguments in Three Cases

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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. Texas : The case involves gaming activities on Native American land in Texas. Texas , 36 F.3d

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Supreme Court to Clarify What Constitutes Identity Theft

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David Dubin was the managing partner of PARTS, a psychology practice in Texas. The post Supreme Court to Clarify What Constitutes Identity Theft appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. United States is whether identity theft occurs anytime a person uses someone else’s name in the commission of a crime.

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Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy

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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.

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Supreme Court Considers Scope of Federal Bribery Law

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Texas : The immigration suit brought by the States of Texas and Louisiana challenges a Biden Administration policy prioritizing the apprehension and deportation of three groups of noncitizens: suspected terrorists, individuals who have committed crimes, and those recently detained at the border. United States v.

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SCOTUS Wraps Up Oral Arguments for the Term

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The justices heard arguments in six cases, which addressed issues ranging from methods of execution for death-row inmates to whether a high school football coach should be able to pray at midfield to the federal government’s controversial “remain in Mexico” immigration policy. Below is a brief summary of the cases before the Court: Nance v.

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

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has blocked border enforcement by the state under Texas’s SB 4. Many of us had predicted this result given the prior precedent of the Supreme Court on the federal preemption of state immigration laws. United States , 567 U.S.

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“DACA’s Deficiencies are Severe”: Federal Appellate Court Rules Against DACA

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Circuit Judges James Ho and Kurt Engelhardt), Chief Judge Priscilla Richman found that President Obama did indeed circumvent Congress and evaded the limits imposed in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it enacted DACA in 2012. Here is the opinion: Texas v. United States.