Immigration,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oct. 6, 2021
Circuit reverses ruling on private prisons law
The three-judge 9th Circuit panel ruled that AB 32, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2019, improperly interferes with the objectives of Congress to allow immigration detention facilities.
A conservative-dominated 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday that a California law phasing out all private prisons throughout the state is preempted by federal law.
Reversing a decision by U.S. District Judge Janis L. Sammartino of San Diego, the panel ruled that AB 32, signed into ...
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