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December 09, 2024
19 Republican AGs Win Order Against DACA Health Coverage
Nineteen states secured an order on Monday that bars the federal government from requiring them to comply with a regulation that extends federal health coverage to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children without authorization, blocking enforcement of a Biden administration rule.
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December 09, 2024
3rd Circ. Judge Unsure Child Care Needs Can Halt Deportation
The Third Circuit on Monday pondered how it should analyze the effect a Trinidad and Tobago national's deportation would have on his U.S. citizen child, with one judge suggesting that the boy's medical issues may not rise to the level of canceling removal.
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December 09, 2024
Ex-Duane Morris Immigration Chair Joins Greenspoon Marder
Greenspoon Marder LLP announced Monday the hiring of a former immigration partner at Duane Morris LLP for its Miami office.
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December 09, 2024
Asylum Limits Suit May Remain On Ice Past Inauguration
The Biden administration and attorneys for a group of asylum-seekers challenging a rule restricting asylum on the southern border told a D.C. federal judge that settlement talks are ongoing but may not conclude before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.
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December 06, 2024
Chinese Magnet Co. CEO Latest Charged In DOD Supply Scam
Federal prosecutors on Friday unsealed the latest indictment in an allegedly sprawling conspiracy involving Quadrant Magnetics LLC and its employees, charging Quadrant's CEO with conspiring to export sensitive U.S. defense data to China while illegally selling U.S. defense companies Chinese-made Quadrant magnets.
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December 06, 2024
GEO Tells 9th Circ. Recent Ruling Backs It In Wage Fight
Private prison contractor The GEO Group Inc. told the Ninth Circuit on Friday that a recent ruling in the same court underscores its assertion that only the federal government can say whether a minimum wage must be paid to detained immigrants participating in a voluntary work program in Tacoma, Washington.
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December 06, 2024
Calif. Judge Revives H-1B Application For Biz With Pot Ties
A California federal judge has revived a software company's application for a foreign employee's H-1B visa amendment, ruling the government was not justified in denying the application because of the company's clientele in the cannabis industry.
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December 06, 2024
Split 6th Circ. Revives 2 Guatemalan Sisters' Asylum Bids
A split panel of the Sixth Circuit revived part of two Guatemalan sisters' asylum applications, with the majority finding that the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals failed to properly consider that the duo may have been partially persecuted because of their family and one dissenting judge opining that "partially" is not enough.
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December 06, 2024
Trump Adds Border Hardliners To Homeland Security Team
President-elect Donald Trump rolled out three more picks to staff his homeland security team whose backgrounds indicate the incoming administration is poised to proceed apace with its planned border crackdown.
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December 05, 2024
Feds Defend Asylum Rule And 'Manifestation' Standard
The Biden administration on Wednesday defended its recent rule curtailing asylum at the southern border, telling a D.C. federal court that it acted reasonably in putting the "onus" on noncitizens to express a fear of persecution or torture.
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December 05, 2024
Ally Visa Seekers Say Feds Are Trying To Add Delay To Delay
A certified class of Afghans and Iraqis who aided U.S. troops and are waiting for the government to process their already unreasonably delayed special immigrant visas told a D.C. federal judge on Wednesday the government shouldn't be able to add even more time to the plan to deliver their visas.
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December 05, 2024
3 Texas Soldiers Smuggled Unauthorized Migrants, Feds Say
Three U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Cavazos in Texas have been arrested on charges alleging that they orchestrated a conspiracy to pick up and transport unauthorized immigrants further into the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
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December 05, 2024
Gov't Efficiency Push Is A 'New Day,' House Speaker Says
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., spoke excitedly Thursday about the new government efficiency operation helmed by billionaire Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and touted the budding bipartisan lineup of a congressional caucus that will work with it.
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December 05, 2024
Migrants Told 'Asylum No Longer Exists,' Report Says
U.S. border agents are mistreating asylum-seeking families under President Joe Biden's June border restrictions, denying them access to asylum and returning them to Mexico in violation of domestic and international law, Human Rights Watch said Thursday in a new report.
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December 05, 2024
SC Biz Fined After DOJ Alleges Immigration Bias
A South Carolina senior living group must pay a fine and verify the work authorizations of prospective foreign employees rather than rejecting them outright when faced with technical difficulties, after the U.S. Department of Justice accused it of discrimination.
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December 04, 2024
Separated Migrants Say ICE Contractor Can't Claim Immunity
A father and son seeking to hold transportation services provider MVM Inc. responsible for its role in a Trump-era policy that separated them and thousands of other immigrant family members are hitting back against the company's bid to duck their class action claims.
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December 04, 2024
Heritage Foundation Pitches More Immigration Curbs
The Heritage Foundation has issued dozens of policy recommendations for the incoming Trump administration, including due process limitations for migrants, an end to birthright citizenship and empowering judges to more quickly dismiss immigration claims.
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December 04, 2024
NY Judge Says ICE Must Open Files Over 'No Release' Policy
A New York federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to produce files on eight noncitizens that the New York Civil Liberties Union says show the government is breaking its promise to stop preventing people suspected of civil immigration offenses from posting bail.
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December 04, 2024
Feds Say 5th Circ. Ruling Can't Save Iowa's Immigration Law
The Biden administration told the Eighth Circuit on Wednesday that a recent Fifth Circuit decision barring federal border agents from removing Texas' wire barriers has no relevance to its challenge to Iowa's law criminalizing the presence of previously deported noncitizens.
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December 03, 2024
Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
December's appellate forecast calls for a squall of showdowns in a tiny time period before the holidays, including arguments involving recent U.S. Supreme Court cases, Big Tech's patents and popular purveyors of health food. In addition, winds of change are swirling around the White House's litigation posture and judicial nominations, and we'll quiz you on the latter in this edition of Wheeling & Appealing.
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December 03, 2024
Texas Continues Fighting Public Charge Definition In 5th Circ.
Texas is appealing a federal judge's ruling that it can't challenge the Biden administration's reversal of a Trump-era immigration wealth test, even though the U.S. Supreme Court previously passed on an earlier bid by the state to revive the policy.
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December 03, 2024
Iowa Says 5th Circ. Decision Supports State Immigration Law
Iowa's attorney general told the Eighth Circuit that the Fifth Circuit's recent decision barring federal agents from interfering with barriers Texas erected at the Southern border bolsters Iowa's defense of its law criminalizing the presence of previously deported noncitizens.
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December 03, 2024
ICE Contractor Workers Are Guards Who Can't Vote On Union
Some employees of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contractor who transport migrants on the Texas-Mexico border can't vote on Teamsters representation, a National Labor Relations Board official concluded, saying the workers cannot be in the same union as nonguards under federal labor law.
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December 03, 2024
Tax, Insurance Cos. Owner Gets 3 Years For $1M Tax Evasion
The owner of a tax business who also ran an insurance company the government says provided fraudulent vehicle registrations for unauthorized immigrants was sentenced to three years in prison for failing to pay more than $1 million in taxes, federal authorities in North Carolina announced Tuesday.
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December 02, 2024
Newsom Wants $25M For Expected Legal Fights With Trump
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that he wants up to $25 million for litigation and legal fights he foresees with the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, kicking off the first day of a special session the state Legislature held at the governor's request after Trump's win.
Expert Analysis
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6 Pointers For Attys To Build Trust, Credibility On Social Media
In an era of information overload, attorneys can use social media strategically — from making infographics to leveraging targeted advertising — to cut through the noise and establish a reputation among current and potential clients, says Marly Broudie at SocialEyes Communications.
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A Post-Mortem Analysis Of Stroock's Demise
After the dissolution of 147-year-old firm Stroock late last year shook up the legal world, a post-mortem analysis of the data reveals a long list of warning signs preceding the firm’s collapse — and provides some insight into how other firms might avoid the same disastrous fate, says Craig Savitzky at Leopard Solutions.
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USCIS Fee Increases May Have Unintended Consequences
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ new fee schedule, intended to provide the agency with needed funds while minimizing the impact of higher fees on individual immigrants and their families, shifts too much of the burden onto employers, say Juan Steevens and William Coffman at Mintz.
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Series
Coaching High School Wrestling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Coaching my son’s high school wrestling team has been great fun, but it’s also demonstrated how a legal career can benefit from certain experiences, such as embracing the unknown, studying the rules and engaging with new people, says Richard Davis at Maynard Nexsen.
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SG's Office Is Case Study To Help Close Legal Gender Gap
As women continue to be underrepresented in the upper echelons of the legal profession, law firms could learn from the example set by the Office of the Solicitor General, where culture and workplace policies have helped foster greater gender equality, say attorneys at Ocean Tomo.
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Reimagining Law Firm Culture To Break The Cycle Of Burnout
While attorney burnout remains a perennial issue in the legal profession, shifting post-pandemic expectations mean that law firms must adapt their office cultures to retain talent, say Kevin Henderson and Eric Pacifici at SMB Law Group.
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Competing In Dressage Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My lifelong participation in the sport of dressage — often called ballet on horses — has proven that several skills developed through training and competition are transferable to legal work, especially the ability to harness focus, persistence and versatility when negotiating a deal, says Stephanie Coco at V&E.
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The Legal Industry Needs A Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift
As law firms face ever-increasing risks of cyberattacks and ransomware incidents, the legal industry must implement robust cybersecurity measures and privacy-centric practices to preserve attorney-client privilege, safeguard client trust and uphold the profession’s integrity, says Ryan Paterson at Unplugged.
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5 Reasons Associates Shouldn't Take A Job Just For Money
As a number of BigLaw firms increase salary scales for early-career attorneys, law students and lateral associates considering new job offers should weigh several key factors that may matter more than financial compensation, say Albert Tawil at Lateral Hub and Ruvin Levavi at Power Forward.
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Playing Competitive Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experience playing competitive tennis has highlighted why prioritizing exercise and stress relief, maintaining perspective under pressure, and supporting colleagues in pursuit of a common goal are all key aspects of championing a successful legal career, says Madhumita Datta at Lowenstein Sandler.
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The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Djerassi On Super Bowl 52
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Ramy Djerassi discusses how Super Bowl 52, in which the Philadelphia Eagles prevailed over the New England Patriots, provides an apt metaphor for alternative dispute resolution processes in commercial business cases.
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Employee Experience Strategy Can Boost Law Firm Success
Amid continuing business uncertainty, law firms should consider adopting a holistic employee experience strategy — prioritizing consistency, targeting signature moments and leveraging measurement tools — to maximize productivity and profitability, says Haley Revel at Calibrate Consulting.
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Competing In Triathlons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While practicing law and competing in long-distance triathlons can make work and life feel unbalanced at times, participating in the sport has revealed important lessons about versatility, self-care and perseverance that apply to the office as much as they do the racecourse, says Laura Heusel at Butler Snow.
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Where Justices Stand On Chevron Doctrine Post-Argument
Following recent oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court, at least four justices appear to be in favor of overturning the long-standing Chevron deference, and three justices seem ready to uphold it, which means the ultimate decision may rest on Chief Justice John Roberts' vote, say Wayne D'Angelo and Zachary Lee at Kelley Drye.
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Perspectives
6 Practice Pointers For Pro Bono Immigration Practice
An attorney taking on their first pro bono immigration matter may find the law and procedures beguiling, but understanding key deadlines, the significance of individual immigration judges' rules and specialized aspects of the practice can help avoid common missteps, says Steven Malm at Haynes Boone.