South America

Trump’s deportation push tests courts’ ability to check his power

The Trump administration Monday insisted it had not violated a court order by expelling hundreds of alleged members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang to El Salvador for imprisonment, even as a federal judge ordered a halt to some deportations.

Mar 17, 2025 9:44 AM CDT

Boies Schiller hopes to use radio, social media to inform clients it is withdrawing from Chiquita litigation

Boies Schiller Flexner wants to withdraw from its representation of about 1,400 Colombian clients suing Chiquita Brands International for its alleged support of paramilitary violence.

Oct 13, 2022 11:13 AM CDT

ABA and 2 former ABA presidents to be recognized for promoting rule of law

The World Jurist Association is recognizing the ABA and past ABA presidents Patricia Lee Refo and Hilarie Bass for their work to promote the rule of law in a ceremony today in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Dec 3, 2021 9:45 AM CST

Political unrest, violence have forced millions to migrate and seek protection of the rule of law

When countries lack the capacity to stop violence and corruption, and their legal and law enforcement systems lack the ability to hold perpetrators responsible, their people often have no other choice but to seek protection elsewhere.

Nov 1, 2019 4:10 AM CDT

Army reverses discharge of immigrant soldier at center of media coverage

The U.S. Army has reversed its discharge of a Brazilian-born recruit after his ouster garnered widespread media coverage.

Jul 17, 2018 3:26 PM CDT

AI software is more accurate, faster than attorneys when assessing NDAs

In a new AI-versus-lawyer matchup, the lawyers were bested when trying to accurately spot issues in non-disclosure agreements.

Tasked with spotting issues in five real NDAs from companies including Cargill and Pacific Gas & Electric Co., the software from LawGeex outperformed the attorneys with an average of 94 percent accuracy, according to their study. The attorneys had an average accuracy rate of 85 percent.

Feb 26, 2018 7:00 AM CST

North Korea, Venezuela among three countries added to new, more tailored travel ban

The Trump administration on Sunday night announced restrictions on nationals from three additional countries, including North Korea, along with those from five out of six Muslim-majority countries on the president's original list.

Sep 24, 2017 7:53 PM CDT

8 strategies for constructing your new law firm

It’s 2017, and we are all cyborgs. Don’t believe me? What’s the capital of Kyrgyzstan? You just thought about reaching for your smartphone—your auxiliary brain—to look it up, didn’t you? Instant knowledge is unremarkable in 2017, which is solid evidence that we are living in the future.

Jan 1, 2017 1:30 AM CST

Ryan Lochte is indicted in Brazil

U.S. Swimmier Ryan Lochte has been indicted in Brazil on a charge of filing a false police report in connection with his claims of being an armed robbery victim. Police said in a statement that Lochte, who is in the United States, will be informed of the charge so he…

Aug 26, 2016 9:24 AM CDT

US swimmer agrees to charity payment to avoid prosecution in robbery scandal, lawyer says

Updated: U.S. swimmer Jimmy Feigen has agreed to pay $10,800 to a Brazilian charity to avoid charges in connection with allegedly false claims of an armed robbery in Rio, his lawyer said on Friday. Lawyer Breno Melaragno tells the Associated Press that Brazilian law permits donations to avoid criminal prosecution…

Aug 19, 2016 8:08 AM CDT

Two US swimmers are pulled from plane; official alleges armed robbery claim was a lie

Updated: An anonymous police official has told news organizations that four U.S. swimmers in Rio were not held up at gunpoint early Sunday, but they were confronted by an armed security guard after breaking a bathroom door. A police official, who asked to remain anonymous, alleged in interviews with the…

Aug 18, 2016 9:29 AM CDT

Brazilian judge orders seizure of passports of US swimmers Lochte and Feigen after robbery report

A Brazilian judge has ordered the seizure of passports for U.S. Olympic swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen while noting “possible divergences” in their accounts of an armed holdup last weekend. A special tribunal for sporting events confirmed on Wednesday that Judge Keyla Blanc had ordered the seizure, report the…

Aug 17, 2016 1:23 PM CDT

Greek lawyer qualified for the Olympics without realizing it

A Greek lawyer who runs marathons didn’t know he had qualified for the Rio Olympics until he checked out a list of the athletes who would be competing for his country. The Athens lawyer, 30-year-old Michalis Kalomiris, says he was surprised to see his own name on the list when…

Aug 5, 2016 9:19 AM CDT

Clyde & Co. to acquire 18-lawyer Miami firm, seeks to be top US insurance coverage shop

A London-based international law firm plans to open its sixth U.S. office by acquiring an 18-attorney Miami, Florida, corporate litigation boutique. Clyde & Co. announced the deal with Thornton Davis Fein on Thursday, and expects it to be complete by July 1. “Our ambition in the United States is to…

May 26, 2016 9:35 AM CDT

Senior Facebook exec held for questioning as Brazil seeks WhatsApp info in drug case

Facebook Inc.’s top executive in Latin America was held for questioning on a Brazilian judge’s order on Tuesday, after the company allegedly failed to cooperate by providing WhatsApp information in a secret drug-trafficking case. Diego Dzodan was being questioned in São Paulo in what Facebook described as an “extreme and…

Mar 1, 2016 1:10 PM CST