By Jessica Gresko The Associated Press Mon., Feb. 26, 2018 WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s highly unusual bid to bypass a federal appeals court and get the justices to intervene in the fate of a program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. The announcement means the case affecting “Dreamers” will have to work its way through the lower courts before any Supreme Court ruling is possible. The case could also become moot if Congress takes action in the meantime. Right now, however, efforts to address the issue in Congress have hit a stalemate. The Supreme Court’s decision for now to stay out of the case on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, wasn’t surprising. It’s highly unusual for the Supreme Court to hear a case before a lower appeals court has considered it. Read more: Trump ends Obama program that protects … [Read more...] about Supreme Court rejects bid to bypass federal appeals court on fate of ‘Dreamers’
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A Silicon Valley billionaire is fighting to keep a beloved beach near his $37 million estate off-limits to the public — and he’s taking his case to the Supreme Court
caption Vinod Khosla wants his public beach back. source TechCrunch / Flickr The battle between tech titan Vinod Khosla and California activists is heating up. This week, Khosla filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court to overturn a 2017 ruling that forced him to open public access to a California beach that surrounds his shorefront property. In 2008, Khosla – who made his fortune as an investor and one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems – paid a reported $37 million for an 89-acre parcel near Half Moon Bay, about an hour south of San Francisco. For many decades, surfers and families had enjoyed the beach, which is known for its stunning geological formations, picnic areas, and ideal surfing waves. When Khosla closed the gate to Martins Beach in 2010, locals revolted. A California appeals court later ruled that Khosla violated state law when he blocked the public from accessing the beach and forced him to reopen it. Now … [Read more...] about A Silicon Valley billionaire is fighting to keep a beloved beach near his $37 million estate off-limits to the public — and he’s taking his case to the Supreme Court
Supreme Court releases gag order on Marcos, Robredo
The Supreme Court (SC) has formally issued a gag order to camps of former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo in connection with an electoral protest filed by Marcos against Robredo. In a resolution, the SC en banc, sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), ruled that since a revision of the electoral protest is about to start, strict compliance with the sub judice rule must be observed. “Considering that the revision process is about to commence, the tribunal directs both protestant and protestee to observe the sub judice rule,” it stated. The ruling was dated February 13, 2018 and was signed and promulgated by Felipa Anama, Clerk of the Supreme Court. The Manila Times earlier was able to publish the gag order that it had obtained from its sources in the High Court. Allegedly massive cheating committed during the May 2016 elections was bared by Marcos through evidence discovered to favor Robredo. According to Marcos counsel Vic … [Read more...] about Supreme Court releases gag order on Marcos, Robredo
Supreme Court 2008 decision: Boracay is state property
RIGOBERTO D. TIGLAO But Aquino 3rd ignored it, as well as Arroyo’s Proclamation 1064 It is the state which has ownership of this once paradisiacal island. It therefore may decide what to do with it, close it down or take it over. Boracay again is a classic case of a weak Philippine state losing control of land it is the supreme sovereign of, and allowing it to be ravaged both by uncaring local and foreign capitalists. Although scandalously ignored to this day, the 15-member Supreme Court under then Chief Justice Renato Puno unanimously ruled in October 2008 (G.R. No. 167707) that there is no legal basis for private individuals to claim ownership of any property in the island. (To his credit, even Justice Antonio Tirol Carpio, a member of the Tirol clan that is the biggest single landowner in the island concurred with the decision written by Associate Justice Ruben Reyes.) There hasn’t even been a move to ask the court to reconsider its decision. Many of the big … [Read more...] about Supreme Court 2008 decision: Boracay is state property
Maldives declares state of emergency, arrests 2 Supreme court judges and former president
A 15-day state of emergency has been declared in the Maldives. Authorities in the Indian Ocean nation arrested two Supreme Court judges and a former president early Tuesday morning. The Supreme Court ruled last week that a number of political prisoners should be released, but President Abdulla Yameen refused to comply. The US has condemned the declaration, and India and China are advising citizens to avoid the Maldives. The Maldives has entered a state of emergency. President Abdulla Yameen made that declaration early Tuesday morning local time, and in the hours since, two of the country’s four Supreme Court judges have been arrested along with former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who is also the estranged half-brother of Yameen.Gayoom led the Maldives for 30 years until 2008, and is now in opposition. According to Reuters, the situation in the Indian Ocean nation began when the Supreme … [Read more...] about Maldives declares state of emergency, arrests 2 Supreme court judges and former president