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Sep 13, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read Read on X
There are *a lot* of major 4th Amendment rulings in this new CA9 case on immigration law, Gonzales v. ICE. Among them (thread):

(1) There must be a probable cause hearing within 48 hours after a civil immigration detention under Gerstein v Pugh.

cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opin… #N ImageImage
(2) The feds don't violate the 4th Amendment when they ask state officers to make federal immigration arrests by issuing immigration detainers, even if the state officers lack state law authority to do so, b/c VA v. Moore says state law doesn't matter. Image
(3) The district court erred in making sweeping conclusions about the lack of reliability of the government's immigration database and saying the government couldn't rely on it. ImageImage
There's a ton more going on in this opinion, including some rulings on standing and the availability injunctive relief that I'm not sure are correct. But those are three of the more significant rulings (with the first being most significant, I gather).

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ca11.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-…
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First, he said that several Justices, himself included, believe that the two-minute uninterrupted opening time they now give advocates is a really critical time for advocates. You should use it well.
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