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Following is the case brief for Gill v. Whitford, 138 S. Ct. 1916 (2018) Case Summary of Gill v. Whitford: In 2010, the Republican majority in Wisconsin gerrymandered the State’s districts to ensure a Republican majority in the State for the foreseeable future. Democratic voters sued in federal court, alleging that the partisan gerrymander violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments. […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 576 U.S. 1059 (2015) Case Summary of Zivotofsky v. Kerry: Petitioner’s family wanted their son, born of U.S. citizens in Jerusalem, to have “Israel” listed as his birthplace on his passport, in accordance with § 214(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act. The American Embassy refused, based on the Executive Branch’s […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for INS v. Chadha, 462 U.S. 919 (1983) Case Summary of INS v. Chadha: Respondent Chadha overstayed his visa in the U.S. Although he was deportable, the Attorney General allowed certain deportable immigrants to remain in the U.S., including Chadha. A federal immigration law, however, gave either chamber of Congress the ability to veto an […]
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