• Federal appeals court puts Texas immigration law again back on hold hours after Supreme Court approved it

    A Texas law that empowers local police to arrest and deport migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally has again been put on hold, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed its enforcement. The Supreme Court’s divided decision to allow Texas to assume border security duties marked a significant win for the state's efforts to control illegal immigration from Mexico. It was short-lived, however, as hours later, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 order preventing the law,...

  • Appeals court blocks Texas immigration law after Supreme Court action

    A federal appeals court on Tuesday night ordered that a contentious new Texas immigration law be paused just hours after the Supreme Court said it could go into effect. A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals split 2-1 in saying in a brief order that the measure, known as SB4, should be blocked. The same court is hearing arguments Wednesday morning on the issue. The state law would allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the border from Mexico...

  • Appeals court halts enforcement of Texas immigration law hours after Supreme Court order

    Just hours after the Supreme Court allowed a Texas law to take effect that gave state law enforcement the authority to arrest people they suspect are entering the country illegally, a federal appea

  • The Law School On Both Sides Of The Supreme Court

    It's a 'no lose' situation for the law school.

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    Maddow on Supreme Court abortion pill arguments: ‘Frightening Supreme Court is even hearing this’

    The Supreme Court heard arguments challenging access to the abortion pill Mifepristone. Rachel Maddow joins Joy Reid to discuss.

  • Supreme Court extends block on Texas immigration law, again

    The legal battle over a new immigration law in Texas appears far from over. The U.S. Supreme Court has, once again, extended its temporary block on SB 4. The law would allow Texas police to arrest people they suspect of crossing the border illegally.At 4:05 p.m. CT on Monday, March 18, five minutes after SB 4 would have taken effect, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued an order extending the stay, or pause, on the law."The decision from Justice Alito, at this point, means that things will...

  • Supreme Court refuses to stay law on appointment of election commissioners

    The court asked the Centre to respond to the clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the law within six weeks.

  • Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce new border law

    (The Center Square) – Texas law enforcement can begin charging illegal border crossers with a state crime after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a procedural ruling Tuesday. The court issued two rulings in less than 24 hours this week, ultimately allowing Texas' border bill, SB 4, to go into effect. The opinion sends the case back to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to hear arguments on the merits. On Monday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a third...

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    Supreme Court allows Texas to proceed with its bigoted immigration law

    The Supreme Court issued a ruling Tuesday that allows Texas to enforce a law that lets state law enforcement officers arrest people suspected of being in the United States illegally. The move followed Monday’s brief stay extension from the justices that prevented the law from going into effect. Tuesday’s ruling allows Texas to enforce the law, known as Senate Bill 4 or SB 4, while its legality is under consideration by the ultraconservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Fundamentally, this...

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    Analyst reacts after Supreme Court allows controversial immigration law

    The Supreme Court cleared the way for Texas to immediately begin enforcing a controversial immigration law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. CNN senior Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic discusses.

  • Supreme Court extends block on controversial Texas immigration law

    Supreme Court paused implementation of SB4, a controversial immigration bill that would allow Texas law enforcement to arrest and charge those entering the US illegally

  • Supreme Court extends temporary hold on Texas immigration law

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday extended a temporary block on a new Texas immigration law that is being challenged by the Biden administration. In an order issued by conservative Justice Samuel Alito, the court again imposed a temporary freeze on a lower court decision. The court said the law would remain on hold "pending further order" of the court. The law was originally due to go into effect on March 10, but Alito has now stepped in on three occasions to ensure the lower court ruling...