A group of retired judges is urging a Wisconsin federal judge to deny the U.S. Department of Justice's attempt to keep them out of a criminal case against a state judge charged with hindering an arrest by immigration authorities, saying there is "neither factual nor legal support" for their amicus brief to be declined.
A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday blocked enforcement of what she called a likely unconstitutional Trump administration executive order requiring physical proof of citizenship to vote and invalidating ballots received after Election Day, saying the president lacks authority to override existing voting laws.
The Trump administration told a New Jersey federal judge on Friday that it will not be releasing Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention, despite the judge's order, saying it still has grounds to keep him behind bars.
Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school — especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives — not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at Constangy.
A new worker protection law in Philadelphia includes, among other measures, a private right of action and recordkeeping requirements that may amount to a lower evidentiary standard, introducing a new level of accountability and additional noncompliance risks for employers, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
Since U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published new guidance on issuing Notices to Appear (NTAs) on Feb. 28, it has initiated removal proceedings against more than 26,700 aliens with no legal basis to remain in the country.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on how we disclose derogatory information upon which an adverse decision is based.
The Trump administration Wednesday urged the First Circuit to lift a district court's block on the federal government from rescinding temporary Biden-era removal protections from more than 500,000 Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan immigrants, saying the U.S. Supreme Court already hinted that the order was a mistake.
A D.C. federal judge on Thursday denied advocacy groups' request for an injunction as they appeal a ruling that upholds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's new registration form for undocumented immigrants, finding that they have not shown that they will suffer irreparable harm without the injunction.
A California federal judge considering the state's request to block President Donald Trump's order sending the National Guard into Los Angeles pushed back Thursday against the federal government's claim that the president's decision is unreviewable, saying that issuing such orders is "what a monarchist does" and "that's not where we live."