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Afternoon Briefs: Book says Kennedy suggested Kavanaugh to Trump; no retrial for med-mal defendant who helped juror

Kennedy suggested Trump appoint Kavanaugh to replace him, book alleges Justice Anthony M. Kennedy told President Donald Trump in April 2017 that he should consider his former clerk Brett Kavanaugh for the next opening on the U.S. Supreme Court, according to an upcoming book by Washington Post deputy editorial-page editor…

Nov 21, 2019 4:25 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Law firm settles age bias suit; SCOTUS reviews Oracle’s $9B copyright claim

Pryor Cashman settles associate’s age bias suit Pryor Cashman has settled a lawsuit by an associate who said the firm violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when it fired him after 18 years on the job. The associate, Alan Laufer, was 61 when he was fired. The law firm…

Nov 15, 2019 4:37 PM CST

Prosecutors allege law grad who failed bar exam created law firms in name of classmate

A Stetson University law graduate who failed the bar exam twice has agreed to plead guilty to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft after prosecutors accused her of creating fictitious law firms and representing clients.

Nov 14, 2019 3:23 PM CST

Judge rules border agents need reasonable suspicion to search electronic devices

A federal judge in Boston ruled Tuesday that border agents violate the Fourth Amendment when they search electronic devices at ports of entry without a reasonable suspicion.

Nov 13, 2019 11:58 AM CST

Supreme Court appears to side with Trump administration in its defense of ending DACA

The Trump administration’s decision to phase out a program that deferred deportation for some immigrants appears likely to survive U.S. Supreme Court review, according to several publications covering oral arguments Tuesday.

Nov 12, 2019 4:28 PM CST

Police union says prosecutor refused to file charges after asking whether victim was ‘illegal’

A Texas prosecutor has been reassigned after a police union alleged that he asked whether an assault victim was “illegal” and then refused to file charges.

Nov 8, 2019 12:25 PM CST

For 30 years, ProBAR has served immigrants and refugees at the southern border

Thirty years after its founding, the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project is in the midst of a Central American refugee crisis that requires its services more than ever.

Nov 7, 2019 3:07 PM CST

Federal judge blocks Trump order barring immigrants without health insurance

A Trump administration order requiring immigrants to prove that they have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they are issued visas was blocked by a federal judge Saturday.

Nov 4, 2019 9:46 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

Commission on Immigration urges widespread reform

“A person comes to our borders, legitimately seeking asylum from, say, political or religious persecution,” said Massachusetts Bar Association delegate Kevin Curtin, a prosecutor for Middlesex County, Massachusetts. “We then lock her up. We might separate her from her children. And then, we prevent her from having access to counsel. … We wouldn’t do that to what my grandmother would call common criminals.”

Nov 1, 2019 1:10 AM CDT

Chemerinsky: The stakes are enormous for immigrants in upcoming DACA cases

On Nov. 12, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a trio of cases involving whether President Donald Trump acted impermissibly in rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Oct 31, 2019 6:00 AM CDT

Immigration office’s new structure may have adverse impacts, ABA president says

The proposed reorganization of the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review could adversely impact noncitizens’ access to legal information and services and the administrative review of immigration decisions, ABA President Judy Perry Martinez wrote in a letter Friday.

Oct 28, 2019 2:46 PM CDT

Quick deportation process for asylum-seekers to be reviewed by Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether asylum-seekers are entitled to federal court review of expedited removal orders.

Oct 21, 2019 10:31 AM CDT

4 federal judges rule against Trump on immigration issues in 1 day

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Oct 15, 2019 1:10 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: 9-year-old is charged with murder; court nominee won’t answer Ukraine questions

9-year-old boy is charged with murder A 9-year-old boy in central Illinois has been charged with arson and five counts of murder for allegedly causing a mobile home fire in April that killed four of his relatives and his mother’s fiance. The boy’s mother told the Chicago Tribune that her…

Oct 11, 2019 3:13 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Book says Kennedy suggested Kavanaugh to Trump; no retrial for med-mal defendant who helped juror

Afternoon Briefs: Law firm settles age bias suit; SCOTUS reviews Oracle’s $9B copyright claim

Prosecutors allege law grad who failed bar exam created law firms in name of classmate

Judge rules border agents need reasonable suspicion to search electronic devices

Supreme Court appears to side with Trump administration in its defense of ending DACA

Police union says prosecutor refused to file charges after asking whether victim was ‘illegal’

For 30 years, ProBAR has served immigrants and refugees at the southern border

Federal judge blocks Trump order barring immigrants without health insurance

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

Commission on Immigration urges widespread reform

Chemerinsky: The stakes are enormous for immigrants in upcoming DACA cases

Immigration office’s new structure may have adverse impacts, ABA president says

Quick deportation process for asylum-seekers to be reviewed by Supreme Court

4 federal judges rule against Trump on immigration issues in 1 day

Afternoon Briefs: 9-year-old is charged with murder; court nominee won’t answer Ukraine questions

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