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SCOTUS corrects Boston judge in high-stakes immigration case
SCOTUS ruled a federal judge overstepped his authority by enforcing a deportation-related remedy after the justices stayed his preliminary injunction in the case.
SCOTUS wrap-up: terror victims can sue PLO in federal court
U.S. Supreme Court rules federal courts can exercise personal jurisdiction over the Palestine Authority and PLO in suits for civil damages brought by terror victims.
Justices revive death row inmate’s DNA testing claims
A Texas death row inmate has standing to bring a §1983 due process claim challenging the state’s postconviction DNA testing procedures, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 in reversing […]
FOIA suit seeks info on U.S. third-country deportations
Refugees International and NILA sue for records on U.S. third-country deportations amid legal concerns, due process issues, and global refugee impact.
SCOTUS: Tax Court couldn’t hear taxpayer’s due process appeal
Supreme Court rules the U.S. Tax Court lacked jurisdiction to hear a taxpayer’s appeal from an adverse decision in a collection due process hearing conducted pursuant to 26 U.S.C. §6330 once the Internal Revenue Service abandoned its efforts to levy against her property.
SCOTUS halts deportation of Tren de Aragua detainees
Two Venezuelan nationals held in U.S. detention centers as alleged members of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua are entitled to further injunctive relief prohibiting their summary removal […]
Tufts student detained by ICE can be sent to Vermont, 2nd Circuit rules
Federal court orders ICE to return Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk to Vermont for constitutional rights hearings after controversial immigration detention
SCOTUS grants death row inmate new trial
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals erred in failing to grant a new trial to a murder-for-hire defendant sentenced to death after the state attorney general entered a confession of […]
U.S. Supreme Court sides with unemployed workers in §1983 case
Section 1983 due process claims brought by workers who alleged the Alabama Department of Labor wrongfully delayed the processing of their unemployment compensation benefits could not be denied solely on […]
Sex-shaming by prosecutor may violate due process, U.S. Supreme Court says
An Oklahoma woman sentenced to death for murdering her husband may seek to overturn her conviction on the ground that she was denied a fair trial by the prosecution’s introduction […]
Civil rights – Due process – Demolition
Where the city of Springfield has been sued over its demolition of the South Commons Condominiums following a tornado, the plaintiff property owners are unable to show a violation of their procedural or substantive due process rights.
Workers’ compensation – Due process – Scope of recommittal
Where the reviewing board recommitted a case for further findings of fact concerning the nature of a 1998 work injury, another remand must be ordered because the administrative judge exceeded his authority.
