SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the prosecution in a case of illegal gun possession by a person with a nonimmigrant visa must prove he knew of his legal status, and the inquiry courts should follow in deciding to close the courtroom to the public. 18 U.S.C. §

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In addition to more intense storms, the municipalities allege other physical climate change impacts, including coral reef degradation and massive algal blooms, as well as social, educational, and economic losses, including increased immigration from the municipalities and damages to the agricultural industry.

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The Crime Report

JULY 22, 2022

Undoubtedly, there will be more colored folks being processed through the criminal legal system than there otherwise would have been. Mazie Hirono , a Democrat from Hawaii. Dubner theorized in their book Freakonomics that there is a link between legalized abortion and crime rates. That should come as no surprise. Jonathan H.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 21, 2021

Under the Immigration and Nationality Act , immigrants can be denied green cards if, “in the opinion of” the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the person is “likely at any time to become a public charge.” Hawaii Land Use Commission , 20-54. Department of Homeland Security v. New York , 20-449 , and Wolf v.

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