Good morning and welcome to Supreme Court Brief. It’s immigration day at the court as the justices hear two arguments involving bond hearings for detained noncitizens. A group of retired federal judges have thoughts to share about a key question in the cases– whether district courts can issue classwide injunctive relief. Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett were an unusual duo in a denial of cert related to the sentencing guidelines. And scroll down to read some of the voluminous commentary about the vaccine mandate arguments Jan. 7.

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Illegal migrants in detention center before returned to Mexico. Illegal migrants in detention center before returned to Mexico.

Immigration Day