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Federal ban on inducing unlawful immigration for financial gain may get another Supreme Court test

SCOTUSBlog

After a few slow weeks on the relist front, the Supreme Court came roaring back this week with four newly relisted petitions that, if granted, will likely be added to the March 2023 argument calendar. Helaman Hansen ran an immigration-advising service. Two years ago, in United States v. Our first new relist this week, United States v.

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Government contractors’ defenses, election challenges, and intellectual disability in capital cases

SCOTUSBlog

Menocal arises from a class action brought by former immigration detainees at a private detention facility in Aurora, Colorado, operated by The GEO Group, Inc. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Intellectual disability in capital cases Over two decades ago, the Supreme Court held in Atkins v. under contract with U.S.

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Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy

Constitutional Law Reporter

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. Federal courts have not traditionally entertained that kind of lawsuit; indeed, the States cite no precedent for a lawsuit like this. 1231(a)(2) ).

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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. marshals followed Jade Benning, a 48-year-old mother of three with jet-black hair, as she picked up her youngest son from school in Austin, Texas. Three days later, he taught a 911 call analysis course in Texas.

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Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges - A Great Civil Rights Milestone that Could be Even Better

The Volokh Conspiracy

Hodges , the landmark Supreme Court decision striking down laws banning same-sex marriage. The ruling was a great victory for liberty and equality, and a striking example of how progress can be achieved by a combination of litigation and political action. The Court got the right result. Only with Lawrence v.

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The Myth Of The Modern Swing Vote

Above The Law

In this article, I analyze all 104 closely divided Supreme Court decisions from 2020 onwardthe Barrett eraeach decided by either a 54 or 63 vote. Texas , swing coalitions formed on emergency relief and administrative enforcement power. Adam Feldman runs the litigation consulting company Optimized Legal Solutions LLC.

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ABA Annual Meeting 2018

LegalTalkNetwork

In addition to top caliber speakers like Eric Holder, Rod Rosenstein, and Rahm Emanuel stopping by to present, major issues like #MeToo, immigration, the 14th Amendment, the opioid epidemic, the student loan bubble, bias at SCOTUS, the death penalty, the future of the Legal Services Corporation, and much more were discussed.