Center · Read · October 28, 2026
Oct 27 · The Supreme Court declines to revive a Biden-era rule letting immigration judges pause deportation cases, leaving a Texas-Justice Department deal in place
SCOTUSblog: SCOTUS won't disturb Texas-DOJ deal on deportation proceedings
Grade B (82/100). SCOTUSblog's daily newsletter reports that the court denied the cities' and an immigrant legal group's request, with no noted dissents.
B: Leaves out key context.
- Leaves out something important (minus 18 points): reports only the denial and omits both sides' arguments (the cities' collusion claim and the Justice Department's standing argument) that ABC and Fox report
Splits: SCOTUSblog's daily newsletter reports that the court denied the cities' and an immigrant legal group's request, with no noted dissents.
Same story: ABC News, Fox News
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