The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday sued the federal government in New Hampshire, seeking to restore the F-1 status of more than 100 international students studying at universities in New England who had their visas revoked suddenly.
A group of Venezuelans detained in northern Texas launched a multipronged effort Friday to prevent the Trump administration from removing them to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act before they can have their day in court, asking the U.S. Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit and two district courts for emergency relief.
It's too soon to determine whether a landscaping company should be sanctioned for its attorneys' failure to produce accurate lists of its current and former employees in a class action alleging unpaid overtime, a Kansas federal judge said, saying both sides' attorneys need to meet.
A Vermont federal judge ruled Friday that Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk can fight her U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in the state and not the Trump administration's choice of Louisiana, ordering the federal government to bring her back to Vermont no later than May 1.
The Trump administration has released funding for Harris County, Texas' refugee resettlement program following a lawsuit the county filed last week against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the county's attorney announced Wednesday.
A Connecticut federal judge denied a man's attempt to vacate his guilty plea for tax evasion, despite accepting that his lawyers had misled him into believing that if he received no prison time he could avoid mandatory detention and likely deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A California federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from re-implementing its so-called Remain in Mexico policy while an immigrants' rights group challenges it, finding the group's "core" business activities will be irreparably harmed without a stay and the group is likely to win its First Amendment claims.
Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.
Florida authorities have arrested an individual under a new law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized migrants into the state despite a federal court order temporarily barring enforcement of the law.
The Sixth Circuit ordered a do-over of a judge's decision to shield court records in a securities lawsuit against private prison operator CoreCivic on Thursday, saying it isn't enough to invoke unspecified "confidentiality" interests.