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Law & Humanities Blog
Schroeder on St. George Tucker's Unlimited Common Law
By christinecorcoslawlit-blogspot-com
Joshua J. Schroeder, Independent, has published St. George Tucker's Unlimited Common Law as SchroederLaw Working Paper No. 115, 2026. This Article contains the one of the most interesting research discoveries…
Original Jurisdiction
Taking On Tough Cases For The Trump Administration: Abhishek Kambli
By David Lat
Defending some of the Trump administration’s most controversial policies in court, before frequently skeptical judges, can be difficult. But Abhishek “Abhi” Kambli, who recently stepped down as deputy associate attorney…
Simple Justice
The Tyranny Of Process
To the dismay of many, I’ve long been a fan of Chesterton’s Fence, the concept that one ought to know why a fence was put up before tearing it down.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Peter Margulies, Studying Noncitizens: Immigration, the University, and the First Amendment
Peter Margulies, Studying Noncitizens: Immigration, the University, and the First AmendmentAbstractFrom its campaign against anti-war protesters in World War I to the present, the government has tried to restrict the pure…
ImmigrationProf Blog
NPR: 5 things to know about the Alien Enemies Act and Trump’s efforts to use it
World War II poster from Wikimedia CommonsIn teaching and writing about immigration law, I have not paid much attention to the workings of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Rachel…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fifth Circuit rejects Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans
Photo from White House WebsiteJan Wolfe for Reuters reports that, in a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a preliminary…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 by Andrew Kent
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 by Andrew KentAbstractFor the first time since World War II-and the first time ever outside a formally declared war-an American president has invoked the Alien…
ImmigrationProf Blog
AARP v. Trump: The Decision is Out!
Here is a link to SCOTUS' per curiam decision (with a dissent by J. Alito, joined by Thomas) in AARP v. Trump, released today. The decision is a mere 8 pages…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Donald Trump’s Response to Question on ‘Due Process’ Sparks Alarm
It should not be a surprise in light of the Trump administration's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act but President Trump has questioned whether Due Process protections apply to noncitizens…
Simple Justice
Judge Rodriguez Enjoins Invocation Of AEA, But…
In a ruling that was both surprising and remarkably unsurprising, Southern District of Texas Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. issued a permanent injunction barring the removal of people under the Alien Enemies…