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The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two cases involving one of its own precedents regarding felony firearms possession. The issues in both cases involves the federal law that prohibits felons from possessing firearms, 18 USC §922(g). Two years ago in Rehaif v. United States the Court held that in order to convict [...]

The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday denied relief in a petition challenging the detention of nearly 150 Rohingya refugees in Jammu and the government’s proposed move to deport them to Myanmar. The order was made with respect to an interlocutory application filed by the petitioners pending disposal of their main writ petition of 2017 that [...]

The Immigration Department of Malaysia said Tuesday that it has deported 1,086 “illegal” immigrants from Myanmar. The immigrants were deported through the RMN Lumut Base in Perak on 3 Myanmar Navy ships with cooperation from the Myanmar Embassy and the Royal Malaysian Navy. The government carried out the deportation despite a court order by the [...]

Since the attacks on the Capitol on January 6th, calls both for and against expanded domestic terrorism authorities have proliferated. Proponents argue that we have allowed bias and blindness to open us to a steadily expanding domestic terror threat and that we need the capabilities provided in the international context. Opponents have pointed out that [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday rescinded the Zero Tolerance Immigration Policy introduced by former president Donald Trump’s administration. This policy prohibited illegal entry into the US and enforced strict punishments for violators, often resulting in family separations. While introducing this policy, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions had said, “To those who wish [...]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday sued Biden-appointed officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stop an executive action pausing deportations for 100 days. President Joe Biden signed the 100-day moratorium on his first day in office, as part of a comprehensive review of DHS policies. The deportation freeze seeks to allow DHS to [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) “did not effectively plan for … the impact that family unit adult prosecutions would have on children,” despite awareness from senior DOJ leadership that the program would lead to the separation of children, according to a report Thursday from the DOJ Office of the Inspector General reviewing the implementation [...]

“There exists a deep-seated conviction among Americans that the Constitution is an expression of the Higher Law, that it is, in fact, imperfect man’s most perfect rendering of eternal law.” – Presidential scholar Clinton Rossiter Introduction: Following recent Trump-inspired attacks on the United States Capitol, a second impeachment of the President is now under active [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral argument in Pham v. Guzman Chavez, which addresses the detention of aliens who are both in the process of removal from the US and subject to a reinstated removal order. The case stems from a dispute over whether a group of eight non-citizen immigrants, initially detained by the [...]

The US Supreme Court released a per curiam opinion in Trump v. New York Friday, dismissing the case for a lack of jurisdiction and finding the issue to not be suitable for adjudication at this time. The decision is the culmination of several months of litigation originating from President Trump’s July Presidential Memorandum, which ordered [...]