For appellate attorneys feeling sad summer's over, September's circuit calendars are here to help with argument topics — including the former Meghan Markle, an ex-Jones Day lawyer's religious liberty suit and $17 million in fees after "a vigorous litigation battle" between BigLaw firms — offering enough intrigue to vanquish any autumn ennui.
Illinois is breaking federal law by providing in-state tuition, scholarships and other benefits to people who entered the country illegally and in doing so is discriminating against American citizens, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.
The Fourth Circuit revived a deported Nigerian man's immigration case Tuesday, ruling a brief stint as a cook for a terrorist group did not rise to a level of "material support" to make him ineligible for asylum.
The U.S. Department of Defense is working to identify military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges at the U.S. Department of Justice, according to an agency spokesperson.
A Michigan federal judge ruled that the detention of a longtime Detroit resident by Immigration and Customs Enforcement without a bond hearing violates his due process rights, ordering his immediate release or a hearing by the end of the week and calling the government's recent directive to detain all noncitizens "wrong."
All 76 unaccompanied children whom the Trump administration tried to deport to Guatemala over the weekend are back in the custody of the federal agency that oversees their care after a federal judge halted their removal, the government said.
As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.
A California federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump's use of the National Guard to quell protests over immigration raids was a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, saying Congress "clearly" limited the military's role in domestic law enforcement.
The Executive Office for Immigration Review announced Friday that three new Board of Immigration Appeals members — Sheila E. Gallow, Marcos Gemoets and Kathleen K. Volkert — were sworn in during a ceremony on Thursday.
Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.