SCOTUS

Cross-posted from David Leopold’s blog: The lawyers for 26 GOP Governors and Attorneys General, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, filed their response brief in the case challenging President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. Like everything else about this case, the brief is politically motivated and filled with... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Hard Line on Immigration Resonates Less With Young Republicans, Survey Shows By Julia Preston New York Times: Hillary Clinton Attacks G.O.P. for Not Acting on Obama’s Supreme Court Pick By Amy Chozick New York Times: Donald Trump’s success... Continue »

Last week, we began a new series excerpting some key sections from David Leopold’s recent post on Medium, “Yes, United States v. Texas Is Really An Epic Political Battle,” which provides some important analysis into the very political nature of this lawsuit. The Medium post contained very strong arguments... Continue »

Earlier this year, we began a new “SCOTUS 101” series providing key resources on the US vs. Texas immigration lawsuit the Supreme Court will soon take up. In a new Medium post, “Yes, United States v. Texas Is Really An Epic Political Battle,” attorney and former The American Immigration... Continue »

Ayer, el presidente de la Cámara Baja, Paul Ryan, pronunció un muy esperado discurso en la sala de audiencias del Comité de Medios y Arbitrios sobre el estado y el tono de la política estadounidense. Quienes esperaban que Ryan usaría el foro para denunciar con firmeza a Donald Trump... Continue »

Yesterday, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan delivered a much-anticipated speech in the House Ways and Means Committee hearing room on the state and tone of American politics. Anyone hoping that Speaker Ryan would use the forum to forcefully denounce Donald Trump and rule out the prospect of supporting... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): News and Observer: Why Cuban-American lawmakers opposed intervening in deportation case By James Rosen *Republished: The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina): Why Cuban-American lawmakers opposed intervening in deportation case Reuters: Trump Looks to Expand His Lead as Arizona, Utah Cast Votes Los... Continue »

In a new analysis published at Medium, immigration attorney and former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, David Leopold outlines why United States v. Texas, the impending immigration executive action case before the Supreme Court, is really an epic political battle. Through a detailed overview of the original case and... Continue »

Cross-posted from David Leopold’s post on Medium: When the Supreme Court hears arguments next month in U.S. vs Texas, the immigration executive action case, the first question the Justices will have to decide is whether Texas and the other states on this lawsuit even have the right to sue. That’s... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): ThinkProgress: How Trump has inspired violence across the country, in one map By Kira Lerner YubaNet: House GOP to SCOTUS: Yes, U.S. v. Texas is a political stunt By Lynn Tramonte U.S. News and World Report (Opinion): Hillary’s secret weapon: Trump... Continue »