Ninth Circuit sides with Trump in disagreement over diversity visa lottery
California Appeals Court Rules on Diversity Visa Lottery A California appeals court, with a liberal majority, has granted a win to the Trump administration by overturning a lower court’s decision. This earlier ruling had ordered the State Department to reopen its application window for the 2027 Diversity Visa lottery, a program that typically allows about […]
9th Circuit rejects Trump DOJ’s request for California to discard probable noncitizen ballots — but the issue isn’t resolved yet
Trump Administration Faces Setback in California Voting Dispute The Trump administration’s attempt to compel California to exclude ballots from a list of potentially noncitizen voters has been unsuccessful. The Department of Justice identified approximately 20,000 likely noncitizen voters and requested that California verify their legal voting status or separate their ballots. Despite these claims, California […]
Ninth Circuit Decides Against Requiring California to Ignore Noncitizen Ballots
Federal Appeals Court Upholds California Mail Ballots Amid Noncitizen Controversy A federal appeals court has decided not to require California to set aside around 20,000 mail-in ballots associated with voters that the Trump administration claims are noncitizens. In a 2-1 ruling made on Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an emergency request from […]
9th Circuit denies Trump DOJ’s urgent request regarding 20,000 disputed voters in California
Ninth Circuit Denies Emergency Request on California Voter Ballots A panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has, well, turned down an emergency appeal from the federal government aimed at stopping California officials from processing mail-in ballots belonging to 20,000 individuals identified as potential noncitizens. California’s officials have resisted this push from the Department […]
Ninth Circuit challenges Trump’s attempt to disregard California ballots
Federal Appeals Court Reviews Trump Administration’s Ballot Challenge in California On Sunday, a federal appeals court closely examined the Trump administration’s emergency initiative to compel California to set aside a significant number of mail-in ballots that are associated with individuals the Justice Department believes to be noncitizens, as the midterm elections approach. A three-judge panel […]
Fifth Circuit decides that illegal immigrants do not have the right to bond hearings
Fifth Circuit Court Rules on Immigrant Bond Hearings The Trump administration achieved a significant victory at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently, with a ruling stating that detained illegal immigrants who have not been formally admitted into the United States are not constitutionally entitled to bond hearings while they face deportation. This decision comes […]
Fifth Circuit delivers a significant ruling on deportations for Trump.
Fifth Circuit Court Rules on Deportation Proceedings A significant ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that illegal immigrants do not possess due process rights allowing them to receive bond hearings during deportation proceedings. To follow through on President Trump’s agenda of mass deportations, the administration has been expediting removal processes. In […]
Ninth Circuit rejects Newsom law limiting ICE activities
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has permanently overturned a recent California law that mandated federal immigration agents to display their identification during operations. Opponents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) argue that agents who operate without visible identification present dangers not just to undocumented immigrants but to the larger community as well. ‘No set […]
Judicial Retirement Creates Conflict Over Trump’s Circuit Court Nomination
President Donald Trump is set to appoint a new judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, as Judge Leslie Southwick, appointed by former President George W. Bush in 2007, plans to semi-retire after his successor is confirmed by the Senate. According to Bloomberg Law, this change will be the second appointment […]
5th Circuit: Federal Prohibition on Handgun Sales Across State Lines Contradicts the Second Amendment
Federal Ban on Interstate Handgun Sales Ruled Unconstitutional On Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit determined that the federal prohibition against interstate handgun sales goes against the Second Amendment. The CQ Almanac mentioned that this ban originated from the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, which was […]