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Supreme Court takes up 14 more cases for 2020-21 term

JURIST

The US Supreme Court granted review in 14 new cases on Friday on issues ranging from the eligibility of temporary protected status immigrants to become lawful permanent residents to the application of the CARES Act to Alaska Native Corporations. The federal government filed a brief with the Supreme Court asking them to overturn that decision.

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Unpacked and Undivided: Is The Court Sending A Message With A Litany Of 9-0 Decisions?

JonathanTurley

In the Garland case, the court ruled (again) unanimously to reverse the Ninth Circuit in an opinion written by Justice Neil Gorsuch on the rule in immigration disputes regarding the credibility of noncitizens’ testimony. cannot be reconciled with the terms of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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Justices grant review in 14 new cases but don’t act on hot-button issues

SCOTUSBlog

The groups then came to the Supreme Court, which asked the federal government for its views last year. The government urged the justices to grant review, which they did on Friday. A pair of conservative advocacy groups went to federal court, arguing that the policy violates the First Amendment, but the U.S. United States v.

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