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“Supreme Court Rejects Bail Hearings for Jailed Immigrants; A federal law, the justices ruled, does not require immigration judges to consider whether immigrants may be released while their challenges are pending”

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“Supreme Court Rejects Bail Hearings for Jailed Immigrants; A federal law, the justices ruled, does not require immigration judges to consider whether immigrants may be released while their challenges are pending”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

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“Supreme Court Rules on Tribal Police and Immigrants’ Testimony; In unanimous decisions, the justices refused to suppress evidence found by a tribal officer and rejected a presumption in favor of immigrants’ credibility”

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“Supreme Court Rules on Tribal Police and Immigrants’ Testimony; In unanimous decisions, the justices refused to suppress evidence found by a tribal officer and rejected a presumption in favor of immigrants’ credibility”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

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Washington State Supreme Court rules immigration detainees entitled to minimum wage

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The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that civil immigration detainees employed in private facilities must be treated as legal employees and are thus entitled to the minimum wage stipulated by the state. The case, Ugochukwu Goodluck Nwauzor, et al v. The GEO Group, Inc. The GEO Group, Inc. Chief Justice Charles W.

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“Supreme Court Backs Pipeline in Case on New Jersey Land Seizures; By a 5-to-4 vote, the court said the federal government could delegate its power to condemn state property to a private company”

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In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “ Supreme Court rules against immigrants claiming safety fears after deportation and for pipeline builders.” Illegally Must Be Held; Majority rules that repeat violators can’t seek bail during asylum proceedings.”

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US enacts new labor law designed to prevent worker misclassification

JURIST

For example, the Washington Supreme Court ruled in December 2023 that immigration detainees employed in private facilities are entitled to minimum wage compensation. .” She also described labor protections as “a promise of a floor beneath which no one should be forced to live and work.”

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Washington federal court rules against for-profit immigration detention center for minimum wage violations

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A federal district court in Washington state ruled against a Tacoma for-profit immigration detention center in a minimum wage suit Tuesday, ordering its owners to pay $5.9 District Court Judge Robert Bryan of the Western District of Washington ordered that GEO pay $5.9 An additional $16.7 An additional $16.7

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The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 9

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Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court justices discussed, but did not agree on, code of conduct (Robert Barnes & Ann E. Oliver, Slate) Supreme Court might have easy outs on elections, immigration (Mark Sherman & Jessica Gresko, Associated Press) The post The morning read for Thursday, Feb.