A Texas trucking company denied H-2A workers overtime pay and misrepresented the nature of their work to qualify for the federal visa program, according to a proposed collective action filed Monday in federal court.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent's attempt to delay enforcement of his two-year prison sentence for assaulting two people at the Texas border.
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing what the court said is likely an unlawful policy shift mandating detention for refugees who have not applied for legal permanent residency within a year of arrival.
The U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its March oral arguments session by reviewing disputes over the validity of state laws allowing late-arriving mail-in ballots to be counted in federal elections and whether "last-mile" delivery drivers qualify for the transportation worker exemption to the Federal Arbitration Act.
CGL Irwin Properties LLC must face a lawsuit brought by former detainees of a Georgia immigration detention center who alleged they were forced to work for the private prison company for as little as $1 a day, a federal judge said Friday.
The Sixth Circuit has upheld the 12-year prison sentence and convictions of a former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Ohio who used his authority over immigrants in a supervision program to coerce women into having sex and then tried to cover it up.
Law firm retreats should be approached strategically as they present valuable opportunities to advance both the firm's objectives and attorneys' professional development through meaningful participation, building and strengthening internal relationships, and proactive follow-up, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.
The D.C. Circuit should keep in place a block on the IRS' policy of sharing data with immigration authorities because the policy is unlawful and a lower court properly weighed the matter, a coalition of nonprofits and labor unions said.
A Florida federal judge has rebuked government attorneys for failing to be up-front about legal authority that contradicts their position in a habeas case, warning them not to let their "imperious client" get between them and their ethical obligations.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has accused a Democratic lawmaker's staffer of repeatedly misrepresenting himself as an attorney to access an immigrant detention center in Texas, with the lawmaker asserting she has every reason to believe the allegations are unfounded.