The Trump administration has appealed a D.C. federal judge's order pausing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's ability to subject noncitizens who were paroled into the country to expedited removal proceedings.
The U.S. Department of Justice urged an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday to block provisions of a recent state law restricting the use of electronic employment verification systems on prospective hires, saying Illinois is unlawfully trying to regulate a federal government procedure.
A Ninth Circuit judge appeared skeptical on Tuesday of government contractor GEO Group's stance on federal authorities' role in denying Washington health inspectors access to an immigrant detention facility, while also suggesting the company had "potentially" raised a defense sufficient to keep an underlying dispute in federal court.
The Trump administration has been hit with another challenge to its April mass cancellation of humanitarian parole in a proposed class action brought on behalf of more than 900,000 people who used a government app to set up appointments for admission to the United States.
Advocacy groups urged the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday to keep resisting presidential pressure to share confidential tax-return information with immigration enforcement authorities, saying the abrupt departure of the agency's new commissioner highlights the need for oversight.
The U.S. Department of Justice is contesting a watchdog's lawsuit seeking to obtain public records requests on now-Third Circuit Judge Emil Bove, who was formerly President Donald Trump's criminal attorney and a top DOJ official.
New York district attorneys, legal aid groups, law professors and retired judges have expressed support for a state law that blocks federal immigration officials from making arrests near courthouses, calling it essential to a functioning justice system and urging the dismissal of a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit challenging the law.
The Maryland federal bench again moved to throw out the Trump administration's "disruptive affront" challenging a standing order that temporarily paused the removal of noncitizen detainees who filed habeas petitions, arguing Monday that the Executive Branch's suit fails to state a claim and "wreaks unprecedented havoc on the Judiciary."
Recently released information about the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ new NextGen Uniform Bar Exam highlights why a single test is not ideal for measuring newly licensed lawyers’ competency, demonstrating the need for collaborative development, implementation and reform processes, says Gregory Bordelon at Suffolk University.
A San Francisco federal judge overseeing a bench trial over California's claims that President Donald Trump unlawfully deployed military troops in the state dug into a U.S. Army commander's testimony Monday that soldiers were sent to help enforce immigration laws, even when the military's own assessment showed a low risk of violence or damage.