1270 ABA Journal Immigration Law articles.
Sep 16, 2020 11:59 AM CDT
Louisville will pay $12M to family of Breonna Taylor
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of Breonna…
Sep 15, 2020 4:49 PM CDT Court blocks Trump’s census count order A special three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has blocked President Donald Trump’s order to exclude…
Sep 11, 2020 4:12 PM CDT Sep 2, 2020 11:37 AM CDT Judge is punched by passing bicyclist Judge Phyllis Chu of the New York City Criminal Court was punched in the jaw by a man who rode past her on…
Sep 1, 2020 4:21 PM CDT Allegations include guards attacking victims in camera “blind spots” and telling them that “no one would believe” them in ICE detention centers, which imprison about 50,000 immigrants each year at a taxpayer expense of $2.7 billion. Aug 21, 2020 12:55 PM CDT Florida sheriff bans masks for deputies, office visitors Marion County, Florida, Sheriff Billy Woods has banned face masks for his deputies and visitors to his offices. Woods made some exceptions…
Aug 13, 2020 4:33 PM CDT Prosecutor who filed OSHA complaint dies from COVID-19 A prosecutor in Pennsylvania who filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after becoming ill with COVID-19 has…
Aug 12, 2020 4:30 PM CDT Aug 7, 2020 11:22 AM CDT The public’s approval of the U.S. Supreme Court is the highest it has been in more than a decade, according to a new poll from Gallup. The results, released Wednesday, show that 58% of Americans say the Supreme Court handles its job responsibly. Aug 7, 2020 9:31 AM CDT Katten Muchin partly restores pay Katten Muchin Rosenman has trimmed pay cuts announced in April. The firm had cut pay by up to 20% for lawyers and business professionals…
Aug 6, 2020 4:56 PM CDT Iowa governor restores voting rights for many ex-felons Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed an executive order restoring voting rights for many felons who have completed detention, probation and…
Aug 5, 2020 4:38 PM CDT Aug 3, 2020 9:55 AM CDT Jul 31, 2020 12:43 PM CDT Allen & Overy reveals its ‘stay gap’ Allen & Overy is the first major law firm to disclose its “stay gap”—the difference in retention between minority and white lawyers. Black,…
Jul 30, 2020 4:39 PM CDTAfternoon Briefs: Trump’s census count order blocked; lawyer dies by suicide as cops close in
1st Circuit lifts ban on immigration arrests at state courthouses in Massachusetts
A federal appeals court on Tuesday vacated a federal judge’s preliminary injunction that blocked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from making civil arrests of people in the country illegally at state courthouses in Massachusetts.
Afternoon Briefs: Judge punched by man on bike; 2nd Circuit delays subpoena for Trump tax records
ICE guards ‘systematically’ sexually assault detainees in an El Paso detention center, lawyers say
Afternoon Briefs: Sheriff bans masks for deputies; judicial panel won’t centralize COVID-19 insurance suits
Afternoon Briefs: Prosecutor who filed OSHA complaint dies from COVID-19; Wells Fargo faces new class action
Federal judge orders weekly COVID-19 tests for immigrants at California detention center
A federal judge has ordered immigration officials to provide rapid-result COVID-19 tests to all detainees at a California facility, where several staff members and detainees have already tested positive for the virus.
Public approval for SCOTUS surges after latest blockbuster term, report says
Afternoon Briefs: BigLaw firm eases pay cuts; virtual law firm expands into US
Afternoon Briefs: Iowa governor lifts ex-felon voting ban; gun licensing challenge reinstated
Divided Supreme Court refuses to block border wall construction
In a 5-4 vote Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block President Donald Trump from spending military funds on the border wall as litigation continues.
Federal judge demands US identify inaccurate and misleading statements made in filings
A federal judge in New York has ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to disclose all the inaccurate or misleading statements made to the court in defense of a decision to oust New York from expedited border crossing programs.
Afternoon Briefs: BigLaw firm reveals ‘stay gap;’ full DC Circuit will hear Michael Flynn case
