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Injustice With Impunity: A Texas Tale

The Crime Report

He also moonlighted as a law clerk for the same judges who presided over his cases. Overall, Petty simultaneously served as a prosecutor and law clerk at least 300 times. Our public interest law firm, the Institute for Justice, represents her. Eventually he filed a lawsuit under the state’s Right to Know Law.

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‘Jailhouse Screening’ Puts Undocumented Immigrants at Greater Risk: Paper

The Crime Report

immigration enforcement has largely shifted from the street to jails, resulting in overreach and an increase in incarceration, according to a North Carolina law professor. Jailhouse screening” was supposed to speed up immigration processes and identify undocumented immigrants who posed a threat to public safety.

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Government power, from federal agencies to counties, highlights January session

SCOTUSBlog

8 for a packed session of oral arguments – starting with immigration policy and the post-9/11 “No Fly List” and ending on Jan. Since 1986, bankruptcy cases in Alabama or North Carolina have been administered by trustees appointed by the judicial branch, while all other cases have been administered by the U.S. Does the U.S.