Travel Ban
The EO Stay: The Government Doubles Down on Excluding Grandparents and Refugees
Peter Margulies Tue, Jul 4, 2017, 1:56 PM
The government reads the Supreme Court’s stay order too narrowly.
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What Was Most Important in Today’s Supreme Court Immigration Decision
Jack Goldsmith Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 10:03 PM
The Court may be trying to turn down the temperature, and to interject a better model of behavior into our corroded institutions and discourteous civil discourse.
Travel Ban
The Travel Ban in the Supreme Court: Crafting a Workable Remedy
Peter Margulies Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 3:24 PM
The Court’s stay order respects the government’s legitimate interest in safeguarding national security as well as the challengers’ interest in maintaining relationships that are important to citizens, LPRs, and U.S. entities.
Travel Ban
The Supreme Court’s Cert Grant in the Travel Ban Cases: A Guide for the Perplexed
Jane Chong Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 3:04 PM
The takeaways.
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The Justice Department’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in IRAP v. Trump: A Summary
Amira Mikhail, Jordan Brunner Sun, Jun 4, 2017, 9:30 AM
An overview.
Travel Ban
Analysis of IRAP v. Trump Part V: Judge Shedd and Judge Agee’s Dissents, and the Government’s Petitions for Certiorari and Applications for Stay
Josh Blackman Fri, Jun 2, 2017, 10:27 PM
Josh Blackman analyzes the dissents of Judges Shedd and Agee and the possible paths ahead now that the Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in.
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Analysis of IRAP v. Trump Part IV: Judge Niemeyer’s Dissent
Josh Blackman Fri, Jun 2, 2017, 4:34 PM
Josh Blackman analyzes one of the three three dissenting opinions in the case.
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Analysis of IRAP v. Trump Part III: The Concurring Opinions of Judges Thacker, Keenan, and Wynn
Josh Blackman Tue, May 30, 2017, 11:30 AM
Josh Blackman offers his take on the concurring opinions in IRAP v. Trump.
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Analysis of IRAP v. Trump Part II: The Fourth Circuit’s Misuse of Mandel, Din, Lemon, and Town of Greece
Josh Blackman Sun, May 28, 2017, 11:30 AM
A look at the majority's analysis of standing, the reviewability of immigration decisions, and the Establishment Clause.
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The Fourth Circuit and the Refugee EO: Establishing Confusion
Peter Margulies Fri, May 26, 2017, 1:15 PM
The Establishment Clause took center stage in Monday’s 10-3 Fourth Circuit decision in International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) v. Trump upholding a Maryland district court’s preliminary injunction against President Trump’s revised Refugee EO.