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Federal appeals court expedites review of Trump travel ban
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday ordered an expedited schedule for the appeal of a lower court ruling blocking the travel ban executive order by President Donald Trump . The court, after considering the federal government' (More) |
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Federal judge blocks Louisiana marriage law
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana blocked a law Wednesday that would prevent foreign-born US citizens from marrying. The legislation at issue required a birth certificate to obtain a marriage license. The law (More) |
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Justice Department seeks expedited review for travel ban
The US Department of Justice petitioned Wednesday to have the travel ban executive order by President Donald Trump reviewed more quickly. US Attorney General Jeff Sessions commented on the proceedings earlier this month, saying "his executive (More) |
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Hawaii federal judge denies government motion to 'clarify' travel ban ruling
Judge Derrick Watson of the US District Court for the District of Hawaii stood by his ruling against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban and denied a motion on Sunday from the Trump administration to narrow his ruling. Watson's Wednesda (More) |
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Washington federal judge declines to reinstate injunction on Trump's amended travel ban
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that his prior injunction on President Donald Trump's first travel ban does not apply to Trump's newly revised ban . Judge James Robart said that the revised order i (More) |
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Evaluate New Travel Ban in Light of International Law
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn, Professor Emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, discusses the constitutional violations resulting from the executive order banning nationals from six Muslim-majority countries...After a federal district (More) |
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Federal appeals court temporarily stops deportation of Afghan man who aided US military
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday granted a temporary restraining order to an Afghan man trying to enter the US on a Special Immigration Visa, which are granted to those who have assisted the US military in Afghanistan. Earl (More) |
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Federal appeals court denies rehearing of Trump's original immigration order
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday denied an en banc rehearing regarding US President Donald Trump's original immigration order. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) had previously withdrawn its appeal regarding Trump's ori (More) |
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Federal judges in Hawaii, Maryland temporarily block Trump's travel ban
Two federal judges—one in Maryland on Thursday and another in Hawaii on Wednesday—issued temporary restraining orders [Hawaii order, PDF; Maryland order] against President Donald Trump's new 90-day travel ban . Finding that the state ha (More) |
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President Trump's Revised Travel Ban: The Underlying Problem of Religious Discrimination Remains
JURIST Guest Columnist Jonathan Hafetz of Seton Hall University School of Law discusses President Trump's travel order revision...In effort to stave off legal challenges to his initial Executive Order (EO) banning travel by nationals of seven predomi (More) |
US Congress passed "starve or sell" bill pressuring Sioux to give up Black Hills
On August 15, 1876, two months after the Battle of Little Big Horn, the US Congress passed a "starve or sell" bill providing that no further appropriations would be made for the subsistence of the Sioux Indian nation unless they gave up the Black Hills, where General George C. Custer had found gold in 1874.
Learn more about the US seizure of the Black Hills and Sioux legal efforts to have the land returned.
