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3 Jul 2018, 9:00 pm by Dan Flynn
The group was prompted by the Jan. 4, 2018 directive by Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an earlier federal policy that deprioritized federal marijuana laws. [read post]
3 Jul 2018, 3:39 pm by Kristen A. Schneck
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a “zero-tolerance policy” administered by CBP and ICE to criminally prosecute every adult who illegally crossed the border, or tried to do so, including asylum seekers attempting to enter between ports of entry. [read post]
3 Jul 2018, 10:57 am by Carrie Cordero, Quinta Jurecic
As the chaos unspooled from President Trump’s executive order on family separations, a conventional wisdom quickly emerged: This order was an echo of the very first executive order of Trump’s presidency—the travel ban. [read post]
3 Jul 2018, 5:02 am by Josh Blackman
During oral arguments, Justice Kennedy asked the solicitor general about the relevance of “hateful statements” made by a “local mayor” “as a candidate. [read post]
2 Jul 2018, 9:22 am by msatta
Attorney General Jeff Sessions may be as pious as President Trump seems wanton in their joint infliction of extremely severe penalties—at almost any price—on unauthorized immigrants, supposedly as necessary to protect the rule of law and prevent an invasion through “open borders,” even if we are nowhere near historic levels of unauthorized immigration. [read post]
29 Jun 2018, 1:37 pm by Nassiri Law
Attorney General Jeff Sessions in recent months invoked a “no tolerance” policy when it comes to people crossing the border from Mexico, offering little room to differentiate between asylum seekers and those committing violent crimes or trafficking drugs. [read post]
29 Jun 2018, 1:37 pm by Nassiri Law
Attorney General Jeff Sessions in recent months invoked a “no tolerance” policy when it comes to people crossing the border from Mexico, offering little room to differentiate between asylum seekers and those committing violent crimes or trafficking drugs. [read post]
29 Jun 2018, 1:15 pm by Michael Lowe
Congress Decides Your Prison Sentence with Certain Federal Crimes Our modern system of mandatory minimum sentencing in federal cases arguably began with the passage of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. [read post]
29 Jun 2018, 8:39 am by Gerard N. Magliocca
On his vote to be Attorney General, he simply voted "present. [read post]
29 Jun 2018, 5:03 am by Jim Lindgren
Most recently, Attorney General Jeff Session has asked Utah U.S. [read post]
28 Jun 2018, 7:48 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Artist Everest Pipkin created the bot, @Abolish_ICE_Now, on Friday, about two months after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the “zero tolerance” policy that has resulted in U.S. [read post]
28 Jun 2018, 3:30 pm
  But now Attorney General Jeff Sessions is restricting this critical power. [read post]
28 Jun 2018, 3:04 pm by Ben Vernia
According to DOJ’s press release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex M. [read post]
28 Jun 2018, 8:46 am by Max Raileanu
Going Forward Attorney General Jeff Sessions stated that this decision will allow the current President, and future ones, to protect the American people.[13]  Given the amount of deference granted to the President in matters such as this, the Attorney General’s statement appears true. [read post]
28 Jun 2018, 8:46 am by Max Raileanu
Going Forward Attorney General Jeff Sessions stated that this decision will allow the current President, and future ones, to protect the American people.[13]  Given the amount of deference granted to the President in matters such as this, the Attorney General’s statement appears true. [read post]
In January, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Obama-era policy of lenient federal enforcement, creating new confusion for banks and credit unions about the future of marijuana-related banking. [read post]
27 Jun 2018, 1:20 pm by Cannabis Law Group
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made it well known his feeling on marijuana. [read post]
27 Jun 2018, 12:48 pm by Matthew Kolken
The number of unaccompanied children arrested by the Border Patrol this year is also down as compared with the same period during FY 2017.Further, in April 2018, the same month that Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the "zero tolerance" enforcement policy in response to the alleged crisis on the border, there were a total of 4,537 adults arriving with children, a relatively small number compared to the 24,876 adults arrested without children that… [read post]
27 Jun 2018, 3:58 am by Lyle Denniston
  Although the policy was publicly announced in April by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the challengers argued that it has been planned mostly in secret since soon after President Trump entered office almost 18 months ago. [read post]