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5th Circuit reinstates ban on S.B.4 pending oral arguments3/20/24 03/20/24 5th Circuit hears oral arguments regarding S.B.4. This hearing is preliminary and relates to whether to keep the law in effect while the substance of the law is heard and deliberated on starting with the oral arguments scheduled for April 3, 2024. ref
Timeline: Texas Border Wall
U.S. Supreme Court allows Texas S.B.4 to go into effect3/19/24 03/19/24 U.S. Supreme Court allows S.B.4 to go into effect immediately while the 5th Circuit hears arguments which are scheduled for April 5. ref
S.B.4 allows Texas to arrest illegal immigrants and deport them while the 5th Circuit hears arguments. Arguments are scheduled for April 5, 2024.
Israel's invasion expected in the next few weeks3/17/24 Netanyahu has said repeatedly that Israel will enter Rafah, the last Hamas stronghold in Gaza to wipe out Hamas. However, for the last several weeks there has been relative silence regarding any incursion into Rafah. Netanyahu recently stated on 3/17/24 that Israel WILL enter Rafah, but not for a few weeks yet as they prepare. ref
The plan after the incursion is that Israel will not occupy Gaza or the West Bank, but they will perpetually control Gaza and the West Bank, the borders will be t
. . . [more]U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Reinstates ban on S.B. 43/4/24 On 3/4/24 the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the ban on S.B. 4 from taking effect until 3/13/24 so that the court can review the case. ref
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