Anteneh Abtew v. DHS

  1. January 06, 2023

    Ahead Of Privilege Arguments, 4 Kavanaugh Rulings To Know

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday about how to interpret the protection for communications containing both legal and nonlegal topics. But don't expect any overt attempt to convince the court — and particularly Justice Brett Kavanaugh — that a competing "one significant purpose" standard is flat wrong. Here, Law360 Pulse breaks down four significant Justice Kavanaugh decisions dealing with the issue.

  2. December 22, 2015

    DC Circ. Sides With DHS In Asylum Report FOIA Battle

    An Ethiopian man seeking asylum in the U.S. struck out in his bid to get a report the U.S. Department of Homeland Security used to deny his request, as the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday the document fell under an exemption to the Freedom of Information Act.

  3. September 17, 2015

    Asylum Seeker Tells DC Circ. DHS Report Isn't Privileged

    An Ethiopian asylum seeker blasted the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday for withholding a report that it used to deny his request, telling a D.C. Circuit panel that the document was a final decision that is retrievable under the Freedom of Information Act.