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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

JonathanTurley

There is nothing unlawful about conveying individuals who are lawfully in the country pending their immigration hearings. It reportedly includes claims of felony and misdemeanor charges of unlawful restraint, but didn’t name individual suspects.

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Capitol Rioter and Proud Boy Leader Face Punishment

The Crime Report

The banner was stolen from Asbury United Methodist Church, a historic Black church at 11th and K streets NW, as far-right protesters marched in Washington in support of Trump’s effort to delegitimize President Joe Biden’s election victory. The misdemeanor crime carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a $5,000 fine.

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US dispatch: recent SCOTUS rulings contribute to a divided Fourth of July

JURIST

Harper ), immigration ( US v. One of the first Supreme Court Justices (and the only Justice to be essentially fired) was Justice John Rutledge, whom the Senate removed from the Court following a rant claiming then President George Washington should have been killed rather than sign a treaty with England. Milligan and Moore v.

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Iowa passes state-enforced undocumented immigration bill

JURIST

The passage puts the midwestern state on track to join Texas in enforcing state immigration laws that operate independently of the federal immigration system, meaning they are not directly tied to or governed by federal immigration policies. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, clearly stated her intention to sign the bill.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DHS had waived the requirements of NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, and other laws pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. The action involved closing valves on pipelines in Washington, Montana, Minnesota, and North Dakota.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. State of Washington ex rel. Ninth Circuit Affirmed Rejection of NEPA Challenges to Immigration Policies. FEATURED CASE. Haskell v. Spokane County District Court , No.

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The Case Against the Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas

JonathanTurley

The hearings this week may reveal conduct that reaches the level of a high crime and misdemeanor. It is also true, in my opinion, that none of those things amount to high crimes and misdemeanors warranting his impeachment. Immigration has long been an area of intense policy disagreements. 2680(a) for policy-based judgments.