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Court Fees Called ‘Another Layer of Punishment’ for Rural Poor

The Crime Report

In the most recent study, Idaho was singled out as relying almost entirely on penalties and fines to fund its judicial system, even as the state confronts more than $195 million in uncollected court debt. Mostly white and rural states like Idaho regularly impose substantial monetary sanctions on people without the means to pay them.”.

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US prosecutors indict leaders of Telegram-based white supremacist group

JURIST

US prosecutors indicted two alleged leaders of a white supremacist group for using Telegram to solicit attacks on Black, Jewish, LGBTQ people, and immigrants. The accused Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho.

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Practice Management Company Paradigm Acquires Immigration Case Management Software LollyLaw

LawSites

The law practice management company Paradigm has acquired LollyLaw , a cloud-based, all-in-one practice management platform designed for immigration law firms. LollyLaw, based in Meridian, Idaho, and in business since 2014, will continue to operate as a standalone product. Immigration-specific workflows to automate case lifecycles.

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Reviving the ‘Power of a Pardon’

The Crime Report

Pardons are also the only state relief mechanism in America recognized by federal immigration law that would allow “a non-citizen convicted of an aggravated felony to avoid mandatory deportation and remove the conviction-related bar to citizenship.”.

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The court must consider the national security and public safety threats posed by concealable weapons

SCOTUSBlog

Mass shooters motivated by white supremacist and anti-immigrant ideologies have also used concealable firearms in successful attacks. In March 2020, anti-government figure Ammon Bundy founded the People’s Rights militia, which has staged violent and disruptive protests at the Idaho State Capitol against pandemic-related health restrictions.

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Fourteen new relists for the end-of-term mop-up conference

SCOTUSBlog

Garland , 23-913 Issue : Whether the crime of receiving stolen property constitutes a “crime involving moral turpitude” under the Immigration and Nationality Act. (relisted after the June 20 conference) Solis-Flores v. relisted after the June 20 conference) Velazquez v. relisted after the June 20 conference) Poe v.

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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. Share The justices returned to the bench on Jan. 17 with two cases that could upend the functional power of the federal administrative state. Monday’s arguments began with two consolidated cases, Campos-Chaves v.