Category Archives: Current Events

June 20, 2018 · 3:46 pm

An Overview of U.S. Immigration Laws Regulating the Admission and Exclusion of Aliens at the Border


Report:
An Overview of U.S. Immigration Laws Regulating the
Admission and Exclusion of Aliens at the Border
Hillel R. Smith, Legislative Attorney

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June 18, 2018 · 8:06 pm

A Review of Various Actions by the FBI and DOJ in Advance of the 2016 Election


Report:
A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election
Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General

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· 7:50 pm

Laws punishing voters for wearing political badges, political buttons, or anything bearing political insignia inside a polling place on election day violate the First Amendment


Opinion:
MINNESOTA VOTERS ALLIANCE, ET AL.
v.
MANSKY, ET AL.

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· 7:26 pm

Statutes that retroactively revoke the beneficiary designations of ex-spouses do not violate the Contracts Clause


Opinion:
ASHLEY SVEEN, ET AL.
v.
KAYE MELIN

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· 7:01 pm

The existence of probable cause does not automatically bar a First Amendment retaliatory arrest claim


Opinion:
FANE LOZMAN
v.
CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH,
FLORIDA

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June 5, 2018 · 4:06 pm

Fourth Amendment’s automobile exception does not permit the warrantless entry of a home, or it’s curtilage, in order to search a vehicle parked therein


Opinion:
RYAN AUSTIN COLLINS
v.
VIRGINIA

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May 23, 2018 · 6:24 pm

Deference is given to arbitration agreements containing class and collective action waivers


Opinion:
EPIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION
v.
JACOB LEWIS, ET AL.

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May 22, 2018 · 8:37 pm

Permanent Legal Immigration to the United States: Policy Overview


Report:
Permanent Legal Immigration to the
United States: Policy Overview
William A. Kandel,
Analyst in Immigration Policy

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· 8:17 pm

False Statements and Perjury: An Overview of Federal Criminal Law


Report:
False Statements and Perjury: An Overview
of Federal Criminal Law
Charles Doyle, Senior Specialist in American Public Law

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· 3:57 pm

Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act provisions that prohibit state authorization and licensing of sports gambling schemes violate the Constitution’s anticommandeering rule


Opinion:
PHILIP D. MURPHY, GOVERNOR
OF NEW JERSEY, ET AL.
v.
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION,
ET AL.

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