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1 Feb 2024, 7:03 am by Ellena Erskine
Here’s the Thursday morning read: Colorado secretary of state urges Supreme Court to keep Trump off the ballot (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) Challenge to attorney bias rule heads to US Supreme Court (David Thomas, Reuters)  Trump’s critics hope that Antonin Scalia can sway the Supreme Court in 14th Amendment fight (John Fritze, CNN) Greg Abbott Poised to Triumph in Supreme Court Rematch With Joe Biden (James Bickerton, Newsweek) The Biden-Abbott Border War… [read post]
1 Feb 2024, 6:05 am by Kate Huddleston
Texas’s Border Extremism is Escalating For three years, under Governor Greg Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star” program, Texas has sent thousands of state police and National Guard to border communities, where they have targeted migrants for arrest on state charges, conducted a disproportionate number of traffic stops, put up razor wire, and even reportedly pushed children back into the Rio Grande. [read post]
On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement asserting Texas’ constitutional right to self-defense concerning the border. [read post]
31 Jan 2024, 12:32 pm by Ilya Somin
Greg Abbott ( Bob Daemmrich/Zuma Press/Newscom)  I have previously criticized Texas's badly flawed argument that illegal immigration and cross-border drug smuggling qualify as an "invasion," thereby triggering the state's constitutional authority to "engage in war" in response (see also here). [read post]
30 Jan 2024, 3:39 pm by CAFE
In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the Supreme Court’s ruling permitting Border Patrol to cut the razor wire installed by the National Guard, at the direction of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, along the Rio Grande at the U.S. [read post]
29 Jan 2024, 3:42 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
To take one prominent example, Texas Governor Greg Abbott suggests there is an "invasion" of illegal immigrants that justifies state action under the Constitution. [read post]
At the state level, Texas Governor Greg Abbott also recently signed into law a new bill allowing for Texas authorities to arrest undocumented immigrants—including those who may lawfully seek asylum in the US. [read post]
29 Jan 2024, 10:46 am by Frank O. Bowman, III
” Texas Governor Greg Abbot has used this “invasion” claim to justify open defiance of federal supremacy over control of the national border. [read post]
26 Jan 2024, 10:47 am by Joe Patrice
The post Greg Abbott Kicks Off Constitutional Crisis In Supreme Court Showdown… So What Are You Wearing? [read post]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement asserting Texas’ constitutional right to self-defense on Wednesday as tensions with the Biden administration over security along the US southern border escalated. [read post]
25 Jan 2024, 1:40 pm by Ilya Somin
Greg Abbott Doubles Down On Dangerous Claim that Immigration is "Invasion" appeared first on Reason.com. [read post]
25 Jan 2024, 5:54 am by Above the Law
" [American Lawyer] * Greg Abbott vows to ignore Supreme Court ruling in bid to earn elusive 9-0 defeat. [read post]
Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 7, which amends the Health and Safety Code to prohibit a private employer from taking any “adverse action” against an employee, contractor or applicant because of the employee’s or contractor’s refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19. [read post]
State of Texas stems from an ongoing border crisis conflict between the Biden administration and Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Lone Star border control policy. [read post]
22 Jan 2024, 6:18 am by Howard Bashman
Greg Abbott and the Battle for the Texas Border: What a constitutional crisis looks like up close and personal. [read post]
18 Jan 2024, 6:24 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
” Publishers Weekly: “…Viewed by many as the most high profile of a wave of book banning laws at the state level, the law was signed by Texas governor Greg Abbott on June 12. [read post]