IMMIGRATION: Asylum-seekers can insist that the Government follow its own rules. Jack E. Urquhart© July 21, 2018 Damus v. Department of Homeland Security, No. 18-578 (D.D.C. July 2, 2018) certifies a class of asylum-seekers and grants a preliminary injunction,...
Immigration
Travel Ban: Words That Bind Are Words That Last
TRAVEL BAN: WORDS THAT BIND ARE WORDS THAT LAST Jack Urquhart© June 26, 2018 Today, the United States Supreme Court denied injunctive relief to those opposing the third edition of the President’s travel ban, restricting admission and visa rights to nationals of eight...
United States Supreme Court Rules on the Affordable Healthcare Act
© Jack Edward Urquhart June 29, 2012 The verdict is in: John Glover Roberts Jr. is a Chief Justice of uncommon skill. True, he rescued the Affordable Care Act[1] by breaking away from his fellow Republican appointees. But consider these significant features of his...
United States Supreme Court Shreds the Arizona “Immigration Law:” Does it Tip its Hand on Healthcare?
Arizona created its own immigration law in 2010. The federal government sued to declare this venture unconstitutional, arguing that the United States government, not Arizona, had the authority to set immigration policy. The federal district court sitting in Arizona...