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U.S. Supreme Court

Apr. 29, 2009

Supreme Court to Decide Key Immigration Case

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to decide under which circumstances federal courts can hear motions to reopen immigration appeals.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide under which circumstances federal courts can hear motions to reopen immigration appeals.

The case, one of three petitions granted by the court Monday, focuses on a July 2008 decision by the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in which a three-judge panel concluded it was barred from considering an immigration appeal because the Illeg...

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