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Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The parties involved in challenging President Donald Trump's travel ban order filed letter briefs with the US Supreme Court Thursday addressing whether the issue is moot in light of Trump's September...

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Wednesday temporarily blocked the implementation and enforcement of Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) , which sought to ban so-called "sanctuary cities." Judge Orlando...

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Wednesday dismissed a case concerning Senate Bill 4 , a bill intended to penalize so-called "sanctuary cities." The action was...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City of Chicago sued the Trump administration Monday to stop the implementation of policies that would withhold federal funds from so-called "sanctuary cities." The complaint claims that the the...

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District Court of California agreed Tuesday to reconsider his ruling blocking President Donald Trump's executive order that cuts funding from so-called "sanctuary cities." In his opinion,...

The Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) filed a lawsuit on Monday to challenge a recently passed bill that they claim unlawfully targets immigrants. One provision of Senate Bill 4 (SB4) permits authorities to demand...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday signed into law a bill banning so-called "sanctuary cities" in the state. Under the law, municipal officials who fail to assist with federal immigration enforcement could face...

The Texas State House of Representatives approved on Thursday a strict ban on so-called "sanctuary cities." The bill seeks to empower law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law against detainees and threatens to...

A group of 13 states have come out in support of President Donald Trump's revised travel ban . Twelve state attorneys general and one governer filed a brief with the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit...

The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would prohibit cities in the state from passing so-called "sanctuary" laws limiting how local government groups cooperate with federal immigration agencies. The bill defines a sanctuary policy...