The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday sent a free speech lawsuit brought by immigration judges back to district court, reasoning a lower court judge must first determine if a federal law is working as intended with respect to claims that might otherwise be handled administratively.
A pair of Massachusetts cities on Tuesday asked a judge to block the Trump administration's efforts to strip them of all federal funding if they continue to act as so-called sanctuary cities that limit local authorities' involvement in federal immigration enforcement.
A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers, and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.
Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka filed suit Tuesday against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba over his May 9 arrest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility he was visiting with three members of Congress, claiming false arrest, malicious prosecution and defamation.
Federal prosecutors in Detroit have charged a University of Michigan researcher and her boyfriend, both Chinese citizens, with smuggling a fungus that causes crop disease into the United States.
A split Fifth Circuit panel vacated a district court order barring the removal of a Venezuelan child who was brought by her mother to the U.S. without authorization, saying the child should be returned to Venezuela under the Hague Convention.
When I transitioned to private practice after government service — most recently as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — I learned there are more similarities between the two jobs than many realize, with both disciplines requiring resourcefulness, zealous advocacy and foresight, says Zach Terwilliger at V&E.
A California federal judge has barred President Donald Trump's administration from invalidating the legal documents of about 5,000 Venezuelans whose temporary protected status was terminated, finding U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem likely exceeded her authority in doing so.
The chief federal judge for the District of Connecticut has issued a standing order banning law enforcement officers from arresting or detaining individuals in the state's three federal courthouses, with some exceptions for courtroom security functions and federal offices housed in shared buildings.
President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to lift a California federal judge's order barring the implementation of layoffs and reorganization plans at various federal departments and agencies, arguing the order imposes nonexistent congressional limits on his presidential authority.