Amid a flurry of executive actions defining gender as binary, immigration attorneys say their transgender clients are fearful and they themselves are worried about how to navigate claims for asylum and other forms of removal protection in this new landscape.
Jenner & Block LLP and WilmerHale both won temporary restraining orders late Friday blocking President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the firms, with two Washington, D.C., federal judges determining the firms have shown the orders are likely retaliation for their representation of certain clients.
President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to lift a D.C. federal judge's order blocking the removal of alleged Venezuelan gang members from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act, arguing the order infringes on his unique authority to make sensitive national security decisions.
A Manhattan federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's move to gut the agency that controls international news outlet Voice of America, saying it appeared to be a "classic case" of arbitrary policymaking.
A Boston federal jury on Friday convicted a former Haitian mayor of lying on a visa form about his involvement with an extrajudicial killing and attempted murders before fleeing the island country and seeking permanent residence in the United States.
As attorneys are increasingly presented with on-camera opportunities, they can adapt their traditional legal skills for video contexts — such as virtual client meetings, marketing content or media interviews — by understanding the medium and making intentional adjustments, says Kerry Barrett.
A New York federal judge on Thursday denied a Cornell University student's attempt to bar U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining him for his Palestinian advocacy, saying the student failed to show the court can review removals.
A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from removing immigrants to countries where they have no prior ties without first providing them with notice of where they are being sent and a "meaningful" opportunity to raise any safety concerns.
Counsel for the Columbia University student activist facing deportation for his part in pro-Palestinian campus protests urged a New Jersey federal judge on Friday to reject the government's bid to send the case to Louisiana, where he is in detention, saying prosecutors are venue shopping while they chill his speech.