A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.
A Texas federal judge erred when he refused to let several government contractors and the Sierra Club intervene in a lawsuit that blocked the use of border wall funding for anything other than new barrier construction, the Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reasserted that the Trump administration cannot remove from the country alleged Venezuelan gang members who are currently detained in northern Texas under the Alien Enemies Act while they challenge the president's invocation of the 1798 wartime law.
Eleventh Circuit arguments on whether Walmart Inc. must face an administrative law judge over alleged immigration recordkeeping violations were derailed Friday by the court's concerns about the Trump administration's decision to no longer defend the statute protecting such judges from removal by the executive branch.
Chicago, Denver and an Arizona county sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday for allegedly overstepping Congress' authority by clawing back funds to shelter and assist new migrants, claiming the agency has decided to eliminate the Biden-era program without congressional approval.
President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to pause a California federal judge's order temporarily halting agencies from implementing an executive order to plan reorganizations and reductions in force, claiming the lower court's decision has caused confusion and wasted taxpayer dollars.
A Maryland federal judge said Friday that the Trump administration had provided scant explanation for invoking state secrets privilege to shield information in litigation challenging the removal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador.
A split Ninth Circuit panel on Friday revived a Nicaraguan family's bid for deportation relief, saying an immigration judge improperly handled their claims of persecution stemming from a mother's participation in a 2018 march protesting the country's Ortega regime.
The Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed Friday that a woman who Interpol wanted to be arrested is ineligible for release on bond, rejecting her contention that she was detained near the border under a certain section of federal immigration law that allows for her release.
A group of immigrants facing deportation to countries where they have no prior ties and may be at risk of harm urged a Massachusetts federal judge to add the U.S. Department of Defense as a defendant in their pending class action, a move the government says is unnecessary.