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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on ICE patrols

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on ICE patrols

The Trump administration on Thursday petitioned the Supreme Court to free up its mass deportation efforts across Southern California, seeking to lift a ban on “roving patrols” implemented after a lower court found such tactics likely violate the 4th Amendment. The restrictions, initially handed down in a July 11 order, bar masked and heavily armed agents from snatching people off …

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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow divisive ICE patrols in California

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow divisive ICE patrols in California

Donald Trump Supreme Court Immigration Federal agencies See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow immigration enforcement officials to continue what critics describe as “roving patrols” in Southern California that lower courts said likely violated the 4th Amendment. At issue were a series of incidents in which masked and …

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California Supreme Court sides with environmental groups in rooftop solar case

California Supreme Court sides with environmental groups in rooftop solar case

The California Supreme Court sided with environmental groups in a Thursday ruling, saying that state lawyers were wrong in their claim that the Public Utilities Commission’s decision to slash rooftop solar incentives could not be challenged. The unanimous decision sends the case brought by the three groups back to the appeals court. The groups argue the utilities commission violated state …

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow ‘roving’ immigration raids in Los Angeles – Politico

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow ‘roving’ immigration raids in Los Angeles  Politico Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block restrictions on Southern California immigration stops  CBS News Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on ‘roving’ LA-area immigration raids  The Hill Appeals court keeps order blocking Trump administration from indiscriminate immigration sweeps  AP News Trump Asks Supreme Court to Lift Restrictions …

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Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove House Democratic Chair Gene Wu

Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove House Democratic Chair Gene Wu

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove House Democratic Caucus chair Rep. Gene Wu of Houston. The lawsuit filed by the governor’s office comes hours after Attorney General Ken Paxton made a similar threat Tuesday afternoon. However, Paxton said he wouldn’t ask courts if lawmakers can be removed until Friday afternoon – the …

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Brazil Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-president Bolsonaro – Axios

Brazil Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-president Bolsonaro  Axios Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for ex-President Jair Bolsonaro  CNN Brazil’s former president placed under house arrest after social media post  Sky News Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil judge orders house arrest of former president  BBC Brazil’s Bolsonaro arrested, adding to tensions with Trump  Reuters Source link

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The Supreme Court just revealed its plan to make gerrymandering even worse, in Louisiana v. Callais

The Supreme Court just revealed its plan to make gerrymandering even worse, in Louisiana v. Callais

One of the biggest mysteries that has emerged from the Trump-era Supreme Court is the 2023 decision in Allen v. Milligan. In Milligan, two of the Republican justices — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh — voted with the Court’s Democratic minority to strike down Alabama’s racially gerrymandered congressional maps, ordering the state to redraw those maps to …

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Supreme Court sends disturbing signal on Voting Rights Act.

Supreme Court sends disturbing signal on Voting Rights Act.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Reading the tea leaves from cryptic Supreme Court orders can be perilous business because the justices are not bound by the questions they ask at oral argument, the offhand comments they make at a judicial conference, or even their …

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Supreme Court signals it may rule on law protecting power of minority voters – The Washington Post

Supreme Court signals it may rule on law protecting power of minority voters  The Washington Post The Supreme Court just dropped a hint about its next big Voting Rights Act case  Politico Supreme Court raises the stakes in a Louisiana redistricting case  NBC News Supreme Court tees up Louisiana redistricting case that could undercut Voting Rights Act  CNN Court asks for new briefs in …

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