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Supreme Court to hear immigrant detention case

Supreme Court to hear immigrant detention case

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case on whether the government can detain certain immigrants who are convicted of committing a crime for prolonged periods. The court agreed to take up Genalo v. Black and Jennings v. Rodriguez, two cases that

Federal court blocks key provisions of Texas immigration law

Those challenging a Texas law aimed at curtailing illegal immigration have secured a victory in the lawsuit, which was filed earlier this month. On May 14, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas granted provisional class certification and a motion for preliminary injunction, blocking four key

Court affirms Montana’s Constitutional amendment to protect abortion

For the third time in a row, a conservative group along with a Republican legislator have had their challenge to the state’s abortion protection law, now enshrined in the Montana Constitution, shot down by a court. This decision was the first by a district court, and was an attempt

After Fifth Circuit ruling on TX border security law, ACLU sues to stop it from going into effect

(The Center Square) – Roughly one week after the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals handed Texas a win on its border security law, SB 4, the law is facing a second legal challenge. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a

Texas Ten Commandments law may reach Supreme Court

(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court ruling upholding a Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms is setting up a potential challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court over the role of religion in public education. In a decision issued this week, the U.S. Court

Montana Supreme Court upholds ability of transgender residents to update documents

In a divided decision, the Montana Supreme Court’s debate about transgender residents, birth certificates and driver’s licenses have put political differences on full display as the state’s highest court ruled that two state agencies likely violated the Montana Constitution by denying residents the ability to change documents

They endured child separation and received legal status. Now ICE is trying to deport them.

They endured child separation and received legal status. Now ICE is trying to deport them.

They endured child separation and received legal status. Now ICE is trying to deport them. The 23-year-old Honduran man was legally living and working in the U.S. and had the documents to prove it. The U.S. government had allowed him to enter the country as part