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February 11, 2025
Trump Tells Agencies To Plan 'Large-Scale' Cuts With Musk
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that directs agencies to prepare for "large-scale" cuts to the federal workforce and gives Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency the authority to approve the future hiring of career officials.
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February 11, 2025
Ex-NY Gov. Aide And Husband Deny Foreign Agent Charges
A former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Linda Sun, and her husband on Tuesday pled not guilty to a superseding indictment that accuses her of secretly acting as an agent of China's government and adds new money laundering charges against her spouse.
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February 11, 2025
Red States Tell 8th Circ. DACA Health Coverage Harms Them
A coalition of 19 Republican-led states has told the Eighth Circuit they can challenge a federal rule expanding Affordable Care Act benefits to Dreamers, citing more than $624,000 in increased costs Idaho, Kentucky and Virginia will incur as a result.
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February 11, 2025
Plant Nursery To Shell Out $2.5M In H-2A Wage Suit
An operator of plant nurseries in California agreed to shell out $2.5 million in back wages after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation determined that it coerced H-2A workers to quit in order to dodge the program's wage and hour requirements, the department said.
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February 11, 2025
Iranian AI Experts Lose Challenge Over EB-2 Visa Delays
A California federal judge has thrown out an attempt by Iranian experts in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to speed up delayed visa applications, finding that the delays of up to 20 months were reasonable given administrative backlogs and national security screening.
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February 11, 2025
Religious Groups Sue To Bar ICE Raids In Houses Of Worship
A coalition of 27 Christian and Jewish religious organizations representing millions of congregants sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, alleging that immigration raids being conducted in houses of worship are a violation of the free exercise of religion.
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February 11, 2025
Bannon Cops To Fraud Scheme In Border Wall Case
Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, pled guilty Tuesday to a single felony fraud scheme charge in New York state court as part of a deal with Manhattan prosecutors to avoid jail time in his "We Build The Wall" charity fraud case.
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February 10, 2025
Refugee Program In Peril With Suspension, Suit Warns
A group of refugees and nonprofits sued President Donald Trump on Monday in Washington federal court for suspending the U.S. refugee program and withholding federal funding for refugee services, calling it "an unprecedented attack on refugee resettlement infrastructure."
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February 10, 2025
Feds Says Religious Groups Can't Show Harm From ICE Raids
The Trump administration has urged a Maryland federal judge to reject religious groups' attempt to stop a new policy allowing immigration raids in places of worship, saying they have failed to show how they will be harmed by the policy change.
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February 10, 2025
Trump Buyout Plan Still On Hold As Unions Cite 'Confusion'
A Boston federal judge on Monday extended his hold on President Donald Trump's federal worker buyout program as he weighs a request from unions to block the so-called Fork Directive, which promises months of pay to government employees who resign their posts.
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February 10, 2025
NM Judge Won't Let Feds Send 4 Venezuelans To Guantánamo
A New Mexico federal judge barred the Trump administration from sending four Venezuelans being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Guantánamo after the detainees said they feared imminent transfer.
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February 10, 2025
Fragomen Opens Pittsburgh Shop With 6 Dentons Attys
A team of six attorneys recently moved its immigration-focused practices from Dentons Cohen & Grigsby to help Fragomen open a new office in Pittsburgh, the firm announced Monday.
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February 10, 2025
Trump Admin Violating Order To Unfreeze Funds, Judge Says
A Rhode Island federal judge ruled Monday the Trump administration is not complying with the court's temporary restraining order barring a freeze on funding for federal grants and programs, ordering the administration to immediately restore the frozen funds.
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February 10, 2025
NH Judge Latest To Block Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
A third federal district judge has blocked President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, as a New Hampshire judge on Monday issued a preliminary injunction from the bench during an early morning hearing.
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February 10, 2025
Bannon To Plead Guilty In Border Wall Fraud Case, Avoid Jail
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon plans to plead guilty as part of a deal with New York state prosecutors to resolve fraud charges connected to fundraising for a U.S. southern border wall, allowing him to avoid any prison time, one of his lawyers said Monday.
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February 07, 2025
Fla. Gov. DeSantis Says State Officers Will Aid ICE Efforts
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday entered into an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that he said empowers the state's Highway Patrol to interrogate certain non-U.S. citizens on their immigration status and execute arrest warrants for immigration violations, among other immigration officer duties.
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February 07, 2025
Trump Isn't Obeying Order To Unfreeze Funds, States Say
The Trump administration is not complying with a temporary restraining order barring a freeze on funding for federal grant and aid programs, a coalition of states told a Rhode Island federal judge Friday, asking the court to enforce its order and to enter a stiffer injunction blocking the funding freeze.
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February 07, 2025
Attys Seek Guantánamo Access But Face Logistic Hurdles
A coalition of immigrant and civil rights groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union requested immediate access Friday to noncitizens the Trump administration transferred to Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, but getting there will be another matter.
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February 07, 2025
Ariz. Immigration Enforcers Charge 565 Since Inauguration
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona said Friday that it has charged 565 people with "immigration-related crimes" in the two weeks since President Donald Trump took office.
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February 07, 2025
GEO Group Urges Full 9th Circ. To Weigh $23.2M Wage Case
A Ninth Circuit panel decision holding GEO Group to Washington state's minimum wage standards discriminated against the federal government, the private prison giant argued, urging the full court to mull a case that has the company on the hook for $23.2 million.
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February 07, 2025
Trump Birthright Citizenship Order Faces Scrutiny In 3rd Court
A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday appeared to question the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's executive order aiming to limit birthright citizenship, considering whether to follow district courts in Washington state and Maryland in blocking the move.
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February 07, 2025
Dozens Of Nations Join ICC In Condemning Trump Sanctions
The International Criminal Court and a group of 79 countries on Friday condemned President Donald Trump's decision to impose sanctions on the intergovernmental organization, with the ICC saying the move will "harm its independent and impartial judicial work."
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February 07, 2025
SF, Other Sanctuary Cities To Sue Trump Over Threats
A nationwide coalition of sanctuary jurisdictions led by San Francisco plans to file a lawsuit Friday challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration's threats to defund these localities and prosecute officials.
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February 07, 2025
NJ Supreme Court Snapshot: Paterson Police, Immigrant Pay
The New Jersey attorney general's takeover of the embattled Paterson police department and a dispute over how undocumented migrants are treated under the state's wage law are among the matters the Garden State high court recently agreed to tackle.
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February 06, 2025
On Heels Of Bondi Memo, DOJ Launches 1st Sanctuary Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice wasted no time lodging a suit on Thursday over local sanctuary policies, suing in Illinois federal court the day after Attorney General Pam Bondi was sworn in and hours after she halted department funding for sanctuary jurisdictions
Expert Analysis
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Employment Verification Poses Unique Risks For Staffing Cos.
All employers face employee verification issues, but a survey of recent settlements with the U.S. Department of Justice's Immigrant and Employee Rights Section suggests that staffing companies' unique circumstances raise the chances they will be investigated and face substantial fines, says Eileen Scofield at Alston & Bird.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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Series
Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.
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How Immigration Attys Should Prep For A 2nd Trump Term
In light of the possibility of a drastic policy shift under a second Trump administration, immigration lawyers must review what Trump did during his first term, assess who would be most affected if those policies return and develop legal strategies to safeguard their clients' interests, says Adam Moses at Harris Beach.
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Opinion
Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits
With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.
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How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.
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Series
Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.
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Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys
Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.
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Opinion
Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.
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Series
The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan
Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.
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State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape
Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.
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8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney
A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.
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How A Trump Win Might Affect The H-1B Program
A review of the Trump administration's attempted overhaul of the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program suggests policies Donald Trump might try to implement if he is reelected, and specific steps employers should consider to prepare for that possibility, says Eileen Lohmann at BAL.
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Opinion
This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process
In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Illinois May Be Gearing Up To Ban E-Verify
Recently passed amendments to the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act appear to effectively ban the use of E-Verify in the state, but ambiguity means employers will have to weigh the risks of continued use while also taking note of other work authorization requirements imposed by the updates, say Julie Ratliff and Elizabeth Wellhausen at Taft.