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US appeals court upholds preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of Texas immigration law SB4 pending litigation

JURIST

A three-judge panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a controversial Texas law, Senate Bill (SB) 4 , will remain on hold as litigation continues. SB4, the controversial Texas law that is the subject of this continued litigation, was originally signed into law in December 2023.

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Rep. Nunes Wins Major Victory In Defamation Case Against Ryan Lizza and Hearst

JonathanTurley

The appellate panel ruled unanimously for Rep. Nunes will be allowed to litigate his claim that Lizza defamed him by claiming that he secretly moved his farm from California to Iowa and linked the move to the alleged use of undocumented labor. Effectively, Lizza renewed and added to his prior comments in the view of the court.

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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. In 2009, Harpster learned about a double homicide in Woodbury County, Iowa, from a television documentary. On it, Harpster has openly espoused misogynistic, transphobic, Islamophobic and anti-immigrant views.