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March 12, 2024
Judge Lets Feds Appeal 'Novel' Issues In Asylum Bond Suit
A Washington federal judge allowed federal immigration agencies to seek the Ninth Circuit's opinion on whether the district court can hear a class of asylum-seekers' lawsuit alleging deprivation of bond hearings, saying jurisdictional and constitutional issues in the case seem novel.
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March 12, 2024
Judge OKs Deal Ending DACA Holders' Lending Bias Suit
A California federal court gave the all-clear for a $120,000 settlement to resolve claims that a credit union unlawfully denied loans to unauthorized immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status, including one of its former employees.
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March 12, 2024
Alito Again Delays Effective Date Of Texas' Migrant Arrest Law
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Tuesday again barred Texas from immediately arresting and deporting migrants under a new state law, ordering a five-day pause of a Fifth Circuit order allowing the law to take effect.
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March 11, 2024
Texas Fights Bid To Block Migrant Arrest Law At High Court
Texas on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny the Biden administration's bid to vacate an administrative stay issued by the Fifth Circuit and allow the Lone Star State's immigration law to take effect, saying it's the first line of defense "against transnational violence" caused by the federal government's inaction.
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March 11, 2024
9th Circ. Orders 2nd Look At Zambian Woman's Asylum Bid
The Ninth Circuit on Monday revived a Zambian woman's asylum bid lodged for fear of being persecuted over her sexual orientation, saying the Board of Immigration Appeals didn't properly evaluate claims she'd previously been persecuted in Zambia for being a lesbian.
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March 11, 2024
Biden's 2025 Budget Seeks More Border Funds, Again
The White House unveiled its $7.3 trillion fiscal year 2025 budget Monday, which includes more than $62 billion for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, some of which would fund initiatives Congress has so far rebuffed President Joe Biden on.
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March 11, 2024
Wash. Law Aimed At GEO's Migrant Facility Partially Barred
A Washington federal judge has halted the state from conducting unannounced inspections and imposing new health and safety standards at an immigration detention facility, saying that a statute authorizing those actions unlawfully discriminates against GEO Group Inc., the facility's operator.
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March 11, 2024
Texas Judge Doubts Paxton's Motive For Shutting Nonprofit
An El Paso, Texas, judge on Sunday put the brakes on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's bid to immediately shut down a Catholic nonprofit he has accused of smuggling or harboring migrants, raising questions about Paxton's motives.
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March 08, 2024
Biden Administration Must Use Border Wall Funds, For Now
A Texas federal judge on Friday ordered the Biden administration to use funds Congress specifically designated for the Southwest border wall to continue construction, issuing a preliminary injunction and finding that Texas and Missouri could face substantial harm to their state budgets without the injunction.
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March 08, 2024
Dems Say DHS Watchdog Trying To Evade Their Oversight
House Democrats on Friday said Republican leaders must renounce the U.S. Department of Homeland Security inspector general's claim his leadership isn't being investigated, saying the watchdog head was seemingly trying to shield himself — "in vain" — by claiming to be a whistleblower.
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March 08, 2024
H-1B Season Opens With Mix Of Optimism And Apprehension
A mixed aura of optimism and uncertainty greets the new H-1B season as immigration attorneys express hope that an overhauled lottery process will help level the playing field, while concerns simultaneously loom about how impending fee increases will impact smaller companies.
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March 08, 2024
Explain Prince Harry's US Visa Records, Judge Orders DHS
A D.C. federal judge will review information concerning Prince Harry's U.S. visa records in private to decide if the federal government can withhold records a conservative think tank claims may reveal whether the British royal got special immigration treatment.
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March 08, 2024
Migrant Parole Program Survives GOP States' Challenge
A Texas-led coalition of states lost their bid to challenge a Biden administration program letting Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans temporarily work in the U.S., after a federal judge ruled Friday they lack standing to sue over the program.
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March 08, 2024
Weather Data Revives Lumber Co.'s H-2B Visa Application
An Illinois lumber company's weather reports had helped prove it would face labor shortages during the warmer seasons, a U.S. Department of Labor judge ruled, ordering a certifying officer to revisit the company's request to hire eight seasonal workers.
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March 07, 2024
Biden Blasts 'Hidden Fees' During State Of The Union
During what could be his last State of the Union, President Joe Biden touted on Thursday night his administration's efforts to protect consumers by combating such issues as "junk fees" and price gouging.
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March 07, 2024
House Backs Migrant Detention Bill After Ga. Student Death
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that would require the federal government to take into custody undocumented migrants accused of theft, a bill that was crafted in the wake of the killing of a University of Georgia student last month.
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March 07, 2024
9th Circ. Gives Salvadoran Woman 2nd Chance At Asylum
A Ninth Circuit panel unanimously ruled that the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals must assess the Salvadoran government's ability to protect a woman facing deportation after seeking asylum, saying the agency had only determined that the government was willing to pursue her persecutors.
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March 07, 2024
GOP States Seek To Save Biden's Asylum Limits Rule
Several Republican attorneys general said Thursday their states should get the opportunity to intervene in the Biden administration's attempt to settle a lawsuit over a rule limiting asylum, saying the rule actually helps states deal with unlawful immigration.
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March 07, 2024
9th Circ. Says Board Ignored Salvadoran's Testimony
The Ninth Circuit has ordered the Board of Immigration Appeals to reconsider whether deporting a Salvadoran mother and daughter would expose them to state-condoned gang violence, faulting the board for "entirely" failing to address evidence that local police cooperated with gang members.
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March 07, 2024
Long-Distance Truck Drivers Again Found Eligible For H-2B
An administrative law judge has revived a trucking company's bid to temporarily hire foreign drivers, saying the Office of Foreign Labor Certification's answers to frequently asked questions, which a certifying officer relied on when denying the bid, got immigration law wrong.
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March 06, 2024
8th Circ. Rejects Appeal Of Denial Of Pause In Green Card Fight
The Eighth Circuit on Tuesday unanimously rejected a challenge by a group of Indian nationals to a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' refusal to issue final decisions on their status adjustment applications seeking lawful permanent residency, finding the panel lacks subject-matter jurisdiction to hear the case.
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March 06, 2024
Feds Resolve Immigrant Father-Son Border Separation Suit
The U.S. government has finalized a settlement with a Guatemalan father and son to end a $6 million lawsuit alleging federal immigration officers forcibly separated them at the border and blaming the Trump administration's policies for the trauma the two suffered as a result, according to recent court filings.
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March 06, 2024
House Votes To Require DHS Border Contract Reviews
A newly passed bill by the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to ensure accountability of federal contracts for operations and services along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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March 06, 2024
Lottery Winners Say Visa Wait Has Sent Them To The Border
Winners of the diversity visa lottery pressed the Washington, D.C., federal court to order the immediate processing of thousands of green cards, saying visa hopefuls who have waited years to immigrate are now entering through the U.S.-Mexico border instead.
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March 06, 2024
GEO Tries To Keep Immigration Site Inspection Suit In Fed Court
Private prison operator GEO Group argued this week that the Washington state labor department's lawsuit accusing GEO of unlawfully turning away inspectors from an immigrant detention facility should stay in federal court since GEO was merely following U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement instructions.
Expert Analysis
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Learning From This Year's Legal Industry Discrimination Suits
To limit the risk of lawsuits and make the workplace a more welcoming environment for female attorneys, it is important to reflect on lawyers' recent discrimination and sexual harassment claims against law firms and public employers, says Hope Comisky at Griesing Law.
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Series
The Future Of Legal Ops: AI Has Important Role To Play
Though the debut of OpenAI's ChatGPT has prompted some fears about negative impact on lawyers, artificial intelligence technology can be a powerful tool for legal operations professionals if used effectively to augment their work, say Justin Ben-Asher and Gwendolyn Renigar at Steptoe, and Elizabeth Matthews at TotalEnergies.
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4 Proactive Strategies For 'Rocket Docket' Discovery In SDNY
With more than half of Southern District of New York judges now allowing four or fewer months for fact discovery, civil litigators in this aspiring "rocket docket" jurisdiction should prioritize case management methods that make the most of this compressed timeline, say Jaclyn Grodin and Nicholas Cutaia at Goulston & Storrs.
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Opinion
Increasing Law Firm Polarization Will Degrade Rule Of Law
As evidenced in recent instances of law firms separating from attorneys who represented certain industries or espoused certain views, firms and the legal practice itself have grown troublingly polarized and intolerant of dissent, says Rebecca Roiphe at New York Law School.
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How To Deal With Difficult Clients, Practically And Ethically
Meredith Stoma at Lewis Brisbois discusses common obstacles for counsel working with difficult clients and provides guidance on ethically managing or terminating these challenging relationships — as, for example, counsel for Ye have recently done.
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Opinion
Federal Courts Should Adopt Supreme Court's Amicus Stance
The federal courts of appeals should adopt the U.S. Supreme Court's new approach to amicus curiae briefs, which allows the friend-of-the-court submissions to be filed without consent from the court or the parties, says Lawrence Ebner at Atlantic Legal Foundation.
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Why NIL Policy Isn't A Game Changer For Int'l Students
While it's been over a year since the NCAA's groundbreaking policy change allowing paid sponsorships, most international student-athletes will be unable to benefit until U.S. government agencies clarify the immigration consequences, says Gabriel Castro at BAL.
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3 Pricing Trends In Law Firm Use Of Litigation Funding
As BigLaw firms increasingly include litigation funding as a financing option for clients, internal pricing groups are taking the lead on standardizing and centralizing firm processes, and aggregating risk budgets, says Brendan Dyer at Woodsford Group.
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Safeguarding Attorneys' Greatest Asset: Our Mental Health
Attorneys who understand that mental fitness is their most valuable characteristic should prioritize mental health care accordingly, including with certain activities they may not realize qualify as self-care, says Wendy Robbins at Holland & Knight.
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Digital Nomads: Key Considerations For Global Businesses
As employers and employees embrace remote, location-independent work arrangements enabled by technology, they must be mindful of the employment law and tax consequences such arrangements may trigger, say Hannah Wilkins and Audrey Elliott at Eversheds Sutherland.
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Top 10 Labor And Employment Issues In M&A Transactions
In order to ensure that M&A transactions come to fruition in the current uncertain environment, companies should keep several labor and employment issues in mind during the due diligence process to minimize risk, says Cassidy Mara at Akerman.
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Opinion
Law Schools Are Right To Steer Clear Of US News Rankings
By opting out of participating in the U.S. News & World Report annual rankings, law schools abandon a profoundly flawed system and free up their resources to adapt to the tsunami of changes overtaking the profession, says Nicholas Allard at Jacksonville University College of Law.
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Opinion
Litigation Funders Seek Transparency In Disclosure Debate
Litigation funders want to correct the record on calls for funding disclosure in the name of transparency, as this purported justification obscures the disclosure's adverse effects — prejudicing plaintiffs' cases and discouraging the assertion of meritorious legal claims, say Dai Wai Chin Feman and William Weisman at Parabellum Capital.
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Employee Immigration Considerations For M&A Due Diligence
For a company going through a merger or acquisition, an immediate review of immigration issues, including compliance and impediments to employee retention, can remove several stumbling blocks known to trip up otherwise viable deals, say Elizabeth Gibbes and Miguel Manna at Parker Poe.
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5 Principles For Better Professional Development Programs
The pandemic and ensuing "great resignation" have resulted in a more transient legal work force, but law firms can use effective professional development programs to bridge a cultural gap with new associates and stem associate attrition, says Matthew Woods at Robins Kaplan.