Texas Deportation Law Blocked Again in Volley of Court Rulings

A federal appeals court has again blocked enforcement of a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the country illegally.A three-judge panel acted late Tuesday, after the Supreme Court returned the matter to the New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals with instructions to quickly resolve open questions in the case. The back-and-forth court orders and limited communication from state officials in Texas have led to confusion at the border. In the few hours that the law was in effect, it was unclear how the state planned to enforce it. The measure…

AI Legal News Summer Roundup: Edition 1

White & Case Tech Newsflash Welcome to the first edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! With both the temperature and artificial intelligence developments heating up, the time is ripe to provide periodic updates this summer on recent legal developments in the quickly changing landscape of AI, including generative AI. A slight change of pace from our more in-depth Tech Newsflash articles, we hope these snapshots help keep you up-to-date with current developments. So far this summer, we have observed the following:  In the United States, while Government hearings and calls from lawmakers regarding AI disclosures and regulation are…

Federal judge blocks Texas’ SB4 immigration law that would criminalize migrant crossings

Eagle Pass, Texas — A federal judge in Austin on Thursday blocked Texas state officials from implementing a sweeping immigration law that would have allowed them to arrest, jail and prosecute migrants who crossed into the US illegally.The Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union had challenged the law known as SB4which was set to take effect on Tuesday, March 5. In a 114-page order, Judge David Ezra of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas granted the challengers' request for a preliminary injunction preventing Texas officials from enforcing the state law. Ezra wrote that the…

Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing controversial immigration law

Editor's Note: Late Tuesday, March 19, 2024, a federal court appeals put Texas' immigration law back on hold, hours after the Supreme Court had cleared the way for the state to begin enforcing the measure. Read the latest developments here. CNN — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Texas to immediately begin enforcing a controversial immigration law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. The court's three liberals dissented. Legal challenges to the law are ongoing at a federal appeals court, but the decision hands a significant –…