Legal News

Biden appeals to justices over Texas-Border Patrol dispute

The Biden administration came to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the justices to block an order by a federal appeals court that generally bars federal Border Patrol agents from cutting or moving razor wire installed by Texas along a portion of the U.

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The morning read for Wednesday, January 3

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Our intern Elise Drucker will be taking over the compilation for the next few days. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: The major te

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Supreme Court to consider whether Oregon man can sue FBI over No Fly List

In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the U.S. government created a “No Fly List” – a list of people whom the government believes pose enough of a risk to national security that they should not be allowed to board a commercial flight... The post Sup

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Morning Docket: 01.02.24

* The answer to the question of whether the fake case citations tussle would be stupid or bad news for Michael Cohen has been answered: bad news for Michael Cohen. But also... how does the lawyer not check random research provided by a client?!? [NPR] * S

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