The US Supreme Court decided 8-1 Thursday in Pereira v. Sessions that a 10-year ‘continuous presence’ exception for nonpermanent residents does not stop upon notice to appear for removal proceedings if the notice indicates no time or place for which the resident would need to appear. One component of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant [...]
The US Supreme Court held in South Dakota v. Wayfair Thursday that the Commerce Clause of the Constitution does not prohibit states from collecting taxes from out-of-state retailers that have no physical presence within the state. Thursday’s decision overturns two precedential cases, National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue of Illinois and Quill Corp. [...]
The US Supreme Court held 8-1 Monday in Lozman v. Riviera Beach that it is possible an arrest could have violated the First Amendment when it was ordered in retaliation for earlier, protected speech, even in the presence of probable cause. Lozman filed a lawsuit alleging that the city of Riviera, Florida, arrested him after [...]
In a 5-3 decision, the US Supreme Court held Monday that a judge’s explanation for a sentence reduction for drug offenses was adequate because the record indicated that the judge had a reasoned basis for his decision. The offender pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and was sentenced to 135 months’ imprisonment, [...]
The US Supreme Court released two opinions in gerrymandering cases Monday—remanding a Wisconsin gerrymandering question for lack of standing, and affirming a Maryland district court decision to deny an injunction until the former issue was decided. Gill v. Whitford relates to the voting district map in Wisconsin where, according to the plaintiff, a particularly extreme [...]
In the days leading up to the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, a federal judge ordered him on Friday to be detained without bail awaiting trial, citing recent witness tampering charges . Judge Amy Berman Jackson in the US District Court for the District of Columbia said that there are no conditions [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a report Thursday that reviewed various actions by the FBI and former Director James Comey leading up to the 2016 election. The DOJ internal review organization found that Comey’s actions before the election were not within FBI norms, but they were not motivated by bias and did not [...]
In the days leading up to its July 29 election, experts at the UN Human Rights Council expressed concerns Friday over unclear media rules, calling on Cambodian authorities to ensure journalists’ freedom of opinion and expression. The National Election Committee of Cambodia issued a code of conduct that may be construed to have banned journalists [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Thursday that a Minnesota political apparel ban within polling places violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky challenged a Minnesota law that banned political badges, buttons or other political insignia from being worn at or about polling places on primary or Election [...]
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order requiring a Washington correctional facility to provide four inmates with nutritional diets for the remainder of Ramadan, the holy month in which Muslims abstain from eating or drinking between dawn and sunset. The temporary order was necessary due to the immediacy of the concern. The inmates had [...]
