Tag: merrick garland
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Federal judges find Colorado immigration judge violated several orders
Multiple federal judges in Colorado have freed people from immigration custody after determining that one immigration judge violated their directives for properly conducting bond hearings. For nearly a year, Colorado’s U.S. District Court has faced a flood of habeas corpus petitions from those in immigration detention. The most common allegation is that the government is improperly…
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Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar speaks to Colorado lawyers about SCOTUS arguments, stakes of cases
Elizabeth B. Prelogar, the Biden administration’s solicitor general who is responsible for arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court, spoke to an audience of Colorado attorneys on Saturday about the challenges of trying to persuade a conservative-majority court to adopt the federal government’s view of the law in high-stakes cases. Prelogar acknowledged she has argued positions…