Supreme Court broadens grounds of deportation for immigrants who obstruct justice

Source: Washington Times

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that someone can obstruct justice even if an official investigation has not yet been opened — a decision that makes it easier to deport some immigrants with criminal records.

The court was reviewing two cases involving legal immigrants convicted of witness tampering and accessory after the fact, and whom the government wanted to deport under a law that makes even legal immigrants removable if they obstructed justice.

Lawyers had argued that obstruction required an open investigation, but Justice Brett Mr. Kavanaugh, writing the chief opinion in the 6-3 ruling, said that’s not so.

“Individuals can obstruct the process of justice even when an investigation or proceeding is not pending,” he wrote. “For example, a murderer may threaten to kill a witness if the witness reports information to the police. Such an act is no less obstructive merely because the government has yet to catch on and begin an investigation.”

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/22/supreme-court-broadens-grounds-deportation-immigra/

Supreme Court Sides With Russian Citizen on Racketeering Claim

Source: Bloomberg Law

The US Supreme Court ruled for a Russian citizen trying to sue his former business partner under federal racketeering laws.

In a 6-3 decision, the court said the circumstances surrounding Vitaly Smagin’s injury make clear that it arose in the United States.

Smagin sued Ashot Yegiazaryan and Yegiazaryan’s bank CMB Monaco under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Smagin said Yegiazaryan subverted his efforts to collect on the $92 million he was awarded in arbitration proceedings in London.



Read more: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-sides-with-russian-citizen-on-racketeering-claim

Senator Admits UFO Whistleblower Report Tracks With Official Briefing

Source: Newsweek

Senator Josh Hawley said a recent UFO whistleblower's report is "pretty close" to information he received in a briefing after the United States shot down a spy balloon and other unidentified flying objects this past winter.
United States shot down a spy balloon and other unidentified flying objects this past winter.

The Missouri Republican said he wasn't surprised, but he was "disturbed" by David Grusch's claims that not only has the government found proof of but also covered up several "non-human" crafts and remains.

Grusch, a 36-year-old Airforce veteran, told NewsNation earlier this month that a top-secret military program found fully intact UFOs, or "unidentified aerial phenomena" (UAPs). Grusch, who previously worked as the National Reconnaissance Office's representative to the UAP Task Force, said that the U.S. covered up several "non-human origin" crafts and "dead pilots."

Newsweek reached out to Hawley via his website for comment. Grusch's claims could not be verified by Newsweek.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/josh-hawley-ufo-whistleblower-report-1807735

Guy throwing rocks in people's windows gets run over by a golf cart

What's your opinion on the ending of this? Overkill or deserved? And what made this guy go nuts? He wasn't a kid, and it wasn't one person's car it was several.

https://97x.com/golf-cart-guy-stops-moline-man-throwing-rocks-in-windows/





https://twitter.com/NoContextHumans/status/1670908708878966784

Supreme Court upcoming case predictions

There's a few big cases left. What are your predictions? Will they surprise us like they did last week? Here's my predictions for three cases:

Student Loans: 5-4, upheld. We win this one.

Affirmative Action: 5-4, struck down. Huge loss.

Lorie Smith, who refuse to design wedding websites for same-sex couples: 7-2, SC sides with her.

What do you think? Any other big cases left?

Anyone else hoping Trump doesn't show up tomorrow?

My guess is that it would lead to an instant arrest.

The Iron Sheik, pro wrestling legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 81

Source: ESPN

The Iron Sheik, a standout Greco-Roman wrestler from Iran who gained global fame in professional wrestling with his 1980s rivalries against the likes of Hulk Hogan, died Wednesday at the age of 81, according to his official Twitter account.

Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, was a former WWF World Heavyweight champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. As a hated heel, he had legendary battles in the 1980s against Hogan, Bob Backlund and Sgt. Slaughter. Vaziri beat Backlund for the WWF title in December 1983, and, one month later, Hogan defeated Vaziri in front of more than 20,000 at New York's Madison Square Garden to win the belt for the first time. The match helped catapult Hulkamania into a phenomenon, leading into the first WrestleMania one year later.

"With his larger than life persona, incredible charisma, and unparalleled in-ring skills, he captivated audiences around the globe," said the statement from his Twitter account. "He was a trailblazer, breaking barriers and paving the way for a diverse range of wrestlers who followed in his footsteps."

Before starting in professional wrestling, Vaziri was a bodyguard for the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He was a Greco-Roman wrestler in his home country, nearly making the 1968 Olympic team. Vaziri then moved to the United States, where he won an AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championship at 180.5 pounds and became an assistant coach for the U.S. wrestling team, including its Olympic team in 1972.

Read more: https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/37812697/the-iron-sheik-pro-wrestling-legend-hall-famer-dies-81

Upcoming Supreme Court decisions

I read about a month ago that the SC is behind schedule, with many more decisions to go. Does anyone know if they caught up, and how many opinions are left to release?

Also, do you think any big ones will come out this week? Or will we still have to wait two or three weeks?

Manchin thanks GOP for permitting reform in debt deal

Source: The Hill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) thanked Republicans on Sunday for helping secure permitting reform in the debt ceiling bill, a provision he has long fought to pass despite some pushback from factions of both parties.

“Oh, I say thank you. Absolutely. A big thank you for [Speaker] Kevin McCarthy [R-Calif.] and his leadership team. Our Republican colleagues in the Senate, all of us, have spearheaded this thing from day one,” Manchin said on “Fox News Sunday” with Shannon Bream.

The West Virginia senator had been pushing for permitting reform and faced pushback to some deals in the past from Republicans, who said certain bills did not go far enough, and from some progressive Democrats, who expressed concern over the potential harm it could cause to the environment.

“It became a political football last year,” Manchin said on Sunday. “We took it out of that arena and now good policy has come through.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/4033782-manchin-thanks-gop-for-permitting-reform-in-debt-deal/

New West Virginia Senate poll: Manchin vs. Justice (Justice up by 22)