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Sanctuary State

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking

Immigration

Let States Issue Immigration Visas—a Federalist Response to GOP Governors' Migrant Busing Stunts

GOP governors' ploy highlights the value of giving states the power to issue their own migration visas. It can simultaneously ease labor shortages, reduce disorder at the border, enable more migrants to escape poverty and oppression, and help restore the original meaning of the Constitution.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.23.2022 2:05 PM

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Federalism

The Conservative Case for Sanctuary Cities and States

Political scientist David Leal explains why conservatives should reject efforts to compel states and localities to help enforce federal laws these jurisdictions oppose.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 8.2.2022 5:22 PM

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Sanctuary State

More Sanctuary States of the Right

Conservative states seeking to protect gun rights are copying the tactics used by liberal immigration sanctuaries.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.14.2021 6:08 PM

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Sanctuary Cities

A Sanctuary State of the Right

Montana's new law refusing to help enforce federal gun restrictions is similar to liberal "sanctuary cities'" refusal to assist in federal immigration enforcement. Both are protected by Constitution.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.25.2021 5:08 PM

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Supreme Court

Conservative Judges Chose Legal Principles Over Partisanship and Trump—But We Shouldn't Take that for Granted

Conservative judges have stymied Trump in his election challenges - and many other cases where his positions went against their legal principles. But a populist/nationalist GOP could gradually change the nature of conservative jurisprudence.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.14.2020 3:13 PM

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Volokh Conspiracy

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Trump Administration Appeal of the California "Sanctuary State" Case

The ruling is yet another setback for the administration, though legal battles over sanctuary jurisdictions will continue.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.16.2020 1:42 PM

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Hear Sanctuary Cities Case

The constitutional showdown over federalism and immigration approaches SCOTUS.

Damon Root | 11.4.2019 11:35 AM

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Sanctuary Cities

Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Review of California "Sanctuary State" Case

California has largely prevailed in the lower courts, and the administration's petition focuses on the part of the law with the strongest backing from Supreme Court federalism precedent. It's a case the administration deserves to lose.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 10.29.2019 3:47 PM

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Sanctuary Cities

California's Sanctuary Laws Survive Another Trump Challenge

Federal judges rule state cannot be forced to assist immigration officials.

Scott Shackford | 4.19.2019 1:45 PM

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Volokh Conspiracy

Federal Appellate Court Rules Against Trump Administration on Most Issues in California "Sanctuary State" Case

The ruling, written by a Republican-appointed judge, is an important victory for federalism.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.18.2019 11:17 PM

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Sanctuary Cities

Sanctuary Cities Aren't to Blame for Killing of California Cop

The suspect's previous DUI arrests didn't even put him on ICE's radar.

Scott Shackford | 12.31.2018 2:30 PM

Volokh Conspiracy

Federal Court Rules Against Trump Administration on Most Issues in California "Sanctuary State" Case

The ruling is just the start of what may be a prolonged legal battle over immigration and federalism.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.5.2018 9:25 PM

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Law & Government

The Constitutional Case for California's Sanctuary State Laws

The feds may commandeer local police into administering neither federal gun control nor federal immigration policy.

Damon Root | 5.22.2018 6:00 AM

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