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Amnesty International says Australia bill targeting refugees and asylum seekers undermines High Court decision

JURIST

Amnesty International Australia issued a statement on Tuesday denouncing the Australian federal government’s newly proposed bill reintroducing punitive measures targeting a group of people released from immigration detention emphasizing that it undermines the recent High Court decision and breaches Australia’s international obligations.

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Three Supreme Court cases lead to California Lawyer of the Year honors

At the Lectern

One of the three CLAY award Supreme Court decisions is Guardianship of Saul H. the court made things easier for undocumented children to obtain from California courts the findings federal law requires to apply for immigration relief that creates a pathway to permanent resident status. 2022) 13 Cal.5th 2022) 13 Cal.5th

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The morning read for Wednesday, June 2

SCOTUSBlog

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court Rules on Tribal Police and Immigrants’ Testimony (Adam Liptak, The New York Times).

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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

Like most states, Michigan courtsrules for evidence — adopted from the Daubert standard, which was named after a Supreme Court decision issued almost 30 years ago — say trial judges are responsible for making sure expert testimony has a reliable foundation. If they had, they’d have found his Facebook page.

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Supreme Court Rules Spousal Immigration Is Not a Right

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held that a citizen does not have a fundamental liberty interest in her noncitizen spouse being admitted to the country. Critics of the immigration decision, including the Court’s three liberal justices, maintain that the decision chips away at the same-sex marriage rights guaranteed under Obergefell v.

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Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. According to the eight-member majority, “federal courts are generally not the proper forum for resolving claims that the Executive Branch should make more arrests or bring more prosecutions.”

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Two Landmark Rulings in U.S. and Mexico Split Over Border Treatment

The Crime Report

At the same time, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that Mexican immigration officers cannot stop and search suspected migrants, calling the practice racist, discriminatory, and unconstitutional, according to The Guardian. during COVID-19, reports the Associated Press. has deported more than 1.9 million migrants under Title 42.