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US Supreme Court will consider liability shields for online platforms, seven additional new cases

JURIST

Garland the court is again asked to examine administrative procedure, this time in the context of an immigration proceeding. Leon Santos-Zacaria is an immigrant who was removed from the US but later reentered the country. That holding was later upheld by the Board of Immigration Appeals, an administrative body.

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Deadspin Loses Major Motion in Defamation Case Over Blackface Column

JonathanTurley

.” In that case, a group of employees accused their employer of engaging in racist firings of Hispanic workers as a pretext to hide racist and discriminatory abuse against Latina women immigrants. After the employer sued for defamation, the employees moved to dismiss, arguing that their statements were non-actionable opinions.

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Border agents, the First Amendment, and the continued vitality of Bivens

SCOTUSBlog

Boule considers whether to “extend” the Bivens cause of action to First Amendment retaliation claims and Fourth Amendment claims arising from immigration enforcement near the U.S.-Canada citizen who owns and runs the Smuggler’s Inn, a bed-and-breakfast abutting the Canadian border in Blaine, Washington. Canada border. Background.

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Supreme Court Rejects Cause of Action Under Bivens Against Border Patrol Agent

Constitutional Law Reporter

Respondent Robert Boule owns a bed-and-breakfast—the Smuggler’s Inn—in Blaine, Washington. Egbert then checked the immigration paperwork for Boule’s guest and left after finding everything in order. While the Court did not overrule Bivens , it did emphasize that recognizing a Bivens cause of action is “a disfavored judicial activity.”.

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Three Martha Vineyard Migrants File Lawsuit Against DeSantis

JonathanTurley

Indeed, I teach in torts where an immigrant to the United States filed a tort action for an involuntary inoculation upon entry in O’Brien v. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), including USCIS Form AR-11, “Alien’s Change of Address Card.” which was completely false.”

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

LawSites

Diversity: One-half of our owners are immigrant people of color. Diversity: Our founders are first-generation immigrants and LGBTQ+ identifying individuals. Demo video: [link] Founded: 2/1/2018, Washington DC. Outside funding: Less than $1M in outside funding. One-quarter of our owners are female. Anything else?

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Justices won’t intervene in dispute over transgender rights and bathrooms

SCOTUSBlog

The justices also added a First Amendment case and an immigration case to their docket for next term, and they ordered a lower court to take a closer look at a wrongful-death lawsuit by the parents of a man who died after police officers pinned him to the ground while he was handcuffed. Two new grants on immigration, free speech.