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April 03, 2025
Newark Says New ICE Facility Lacks Proper Permits
The city of Newark has sued the company behind a new immigrant detention center in New Jersey state court, claiming it failed to obtain construction permits and refused to submit to local inspections in violation of city and state laws.
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April 03, 2025
'No Serious Question' Federal Firings Broke Law, Justices Told
Federal employee unions and advocacy groups urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the Trump administration's bid to pause a California court order reinstating tens of thousands of probationary workers fired from six agencies, arguing the government can't escape self-inflicted harms brought on by its allegedly unlawful actions.
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April 03, 2025
Loan Fraud Plea Adds 6 Mos. To Pizzeria Owner's Prison Term
The owner of a Boston-area pizzeria chain who was sentenced to 8½ years in prison in October for an alleged forced-labor scheme will spend an additional six months behind bars after pleading guilty to submitting false information to the U.S. Small Business Administration to obtain a loan.
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April 02, 2025
Immigration Officials Restrict Sex Recognition To The Binary
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Wednesday that it will recognize only two biological sexes — male and female — ending the Biden administration's short-lived policy of allowing nonbinary immigrants to select an "X" gender marker on some forms.
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April 02, 2025
Florida Sued Over New Criminal Penalties For Migrants
Advocates for immigrant and farmworker rights lodged a putative class action Wednesday challenging a Florida law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized migrants into the state, saying the law gives state officials unprecedented power to prosecute noncitizens and no defense to asylum seekers.
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April 02, 2025
DOJ Fights Bid To End Suit Over Ill. Sanctuary Laws
The U.S. Department of Justice responded Tuesday to a bid by Illinois and other sanctuary jurisdictions within the state to dismiss the Trump administration's suit challenging their policies toward immigrants, casting them as an "extraordinary assault" on the federal government's attempt to enforce federal immigration laws.
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April 02, 2025
Feds Claim Immunity For ICE Agent Who Made Midtrial Arrest
Lawyers with the U.S. attorney's office in Boston asked a federal judge Wednesday to toss a state court judge's contempt finding against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who detained a defendant midtrial, calling the decision a "damaging state intrusion into federal functions."
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April 02, 2025
Judge Won't Let Feds Cut Legal Funding For Migrant Kids Yet
A California federal judge said the federal government can't cut funding for groups that provide legal representation to unaccompanied immigrant children, finding that the public interest strongly weighs in favor of maintaining the status quo.Â
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April 02, 2025
No Grounds To Block Wartime Law Deportations, DOJ Says
The Trump administration urged a D.C. federal judge not to extend his temporary block on deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a wartime statute, saying that the removals are lawful and out of the court's jurisdiction.
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April 01, 2025
Columbia Activist's Detention Fight To Remain In New Jersey
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday denied the federal government's bid to make Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil fight his U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Louisiana federal court, saying jurisdiction the New Jersey court obtained from New York wasn't lost when ICE brought Khalil to Louisiana.
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April 01, 2025
Trump Admin Pushes Back At Sanctuary City Funding Suit
The Trump administration urged a California federal judge to deny cities and counties' attempt to block it from withholding funding to "sanctuary jurisdictions," saying their challenge is unripe for review because the federal government hasn't taken any actions against them.
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April 01, 2025
Trump Admin Fights Wash.'s Bid To Expand Layoff Injunction
The Trump administration has urged a California federal judge to reject the state of Washington's request to expand an injunction blocking federal agencies from firing probationary employees, saying the bid to broaden the order to other agencies is unnecessary and based on unfounded speculation of harm.Â
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April 01, 2025
Carnival Biz, H-2B Visa Workers To Settle Wage Suit
A carnival business that tours the East Coast and two H-2B visa workers who alleged that it forced them to work long hours in sometimes dangerous conditions without overtime pay have agreed to settle a proposed class action, according to Virginia federal court records.
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April 01, 2025
Cornell Student Says He Left US Over ICE Detention Threat
Cornell University doctoral student Momodou Taal said he left the United States just days after a New York federal judge declined to block U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining and deporting him for his Palestinian advocacy.
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April 01, 2025
Venezuelans Ask Justices To Keep Block On Removals
Five detained Venezuelans urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to deny President Donald Trump's move to lift a D.C. federal judge's order prohibiting the removal of alleged gang members from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act, arguing the president's "staggering" assertion of authority under the wartime law is unsubstantiated.
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March 31, 2025
Venezuelans Can Keep DHS Removal Protections For Now
A California federal judge on Monday temporarily halted U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's attempt to end temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, calling it an "unprecedented action" that is likely "unauthorized by law, arbitrary and capricious, and motivated by unconstitutional animus."
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March 31, 2025
Immigrant Groups Sue Over New DHS Registration Rule
Immigrant rights groups sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in D.C. federal court Monday, seeking to challenge the agency's interim final rule requiring unauthorized immigrants to register with the federal government or face criminal prosecution.
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March 31, 2025
Minimum Wage Orders Blocked For H-2A Farmworkers In Wash.
The U.S. Department of Labor may not approve minimum wage job orders for migrant farmworkers in Washington state, a federal judge has ruled, saying seasonal farmworkers with H-2A visas must receive paychecks that don't depress agricultural wages in the area.
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March 31, 2025
Migrants Can't Sue DeSantis In Mass., Judge Reaffirms
A group of asylum-seeking Venezuelan migrants who say they were lured into boarding flights to Massachusetts by associates of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis more than two years ago still cannot pursue most of their claims in the Bay State, a federal judge ruled on Monday.
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March 31, 2025
DocGo Can't Nix Investor Suit Over 'Indisputably False' Claims
A New York federal judge has trimmed a proposed class action alleging that mobile medical provider DocGo and its top brass misled stockholders before its $432 million migrant-services contract with New York City faced public scrutiny, but the judge found that claims stemming from the former CEO's "indisputably false" statements can proceed.
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March 31, 2025
Ex-Sen. Sinema Joins Hogan Lovells' Regulatory Group
Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who made headlines by changing her party affiliation from Democrat to independent in 2022, will join Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C., as a senior adviser in its global regulatory and intellectual property practice groups, the firm announced Monday.
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March 31, 2025
DOJ Seeking Steep Costs To Make Challengers Think Twice
The U.S. Department of Justice is quickly implementing President Donald Trump's plan to seek huge sums of money from litigants whose cases impede his agenda but ultimately prove unsuccessful, court records show.
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March 28, 2025
Columbia Activist Slams Transfer Bid As Venue Shopping
Counsel for the Columbia University student activist facing deportation for his part in pro-Palestinian campus protests urged a New Jersey federal judge on Friday to reject the government's bid to send the case to Louisiana, where he is in detention, saying prosecutors are venue shopping while they chill his speech.
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March 28, 2025
Judge Orders Due Process For Removal To Unrelated Countries
A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from removing immigrants to countries where they have no prior ties without first providing them with notice of where they are being sent and a "meaningful" opportunity to raise any safety concerns.
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March 28, 2025
Cornell Student Loses Bid For Restraining Order On Removal
A New York federal judge on Thursday denied a Cornell University student's attempt to bar U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining him for his Palestinian advocacy, saying the student failed to show the court can review removals.
Expert Analysis
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What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires
Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.
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Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support
A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.
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Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where
During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm’s objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.
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Series
Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Golf can positively affect your personal and professional life well beyond the final putt, and it’s helped enrich my legal practice by improving my ability to build lasting relationships, study and apply the rules, face adversity with grace, and maintain my mental and physical well-being, says Adam Kelly at Venable.
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Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing
Most law firm marketing and business development teams operate in silos, leading to an ad hoc, reactive approach, but shifting to a culture of proactive planning — beginning with comprehensive campaigns — can help firms effectively execute their broader business strategy, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Opinion
The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address
A BigLaw associates’ union could address a number of issues that have the potential to meaningfully improve working conditions, diversity and attorney well-being — from restructured billable hour requirements to origination credit allocation, return-to-office mandates and more, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.
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Opinion
It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union
As BigLaw faces a steady stream of criticism about its employment policies and practices, an associates union could effect real change — and it could start with law students organizing around opposition to recent recruiting trends, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.
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How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act
In its recent Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the Administrative Procedure Act in ways that undermine Congress and the executive branch, shift power to the judiciary, curtail public and business input, and create great uncertainty, say Alene Taber and Beth Hummer at Hanson Bridgett.
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Haste Is Priority For Participation In New Green Card Program
Immigration practitioners should determine their clients' eligibility under the Biden administration’s new policy to help certain noncitizens, particularly those married to U.S. citizens, to apply for green cards, and do so without delay given uncertainty tied to the upcoming election, says Brad Brigante at Brigante Law.
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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?
A Pennsylvania federal court’s recent dismissal of the defendants’ counterclaims in Morgan v. Noss should remind attorneys to avoid the temptation to repackage a claim’s facts and law into a mirror-image counterclaim, as this approach will often result in a waste of time and resources, says Matthew Selmasska at Kaufman Dolowich.
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Series
Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing Dungeons & Dragons – a tabletop role-playing game – helped pave the way for my legal career by providing me with foundational skills such as persuasion and team building, says Derrick Carman at Robins Kaplan.
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3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture
Traditional leadership styles frequently amplify the inherent pressures of legal work, but a few simple, time-neutral strategies can strengthen the skills and confidence of employees and foster a more collaborative culture, while supporting individual growth and contribution to organizational goals, says Benjamin Grimes at BKG Leadership.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents
Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to dismantle Chevron deference also effectively overrules its 2005 decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X, greatly diminishing agencies' ability to change regulatory course from one administration to the next, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.
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Series
Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer
As a master scuba instructor, I’ve learned how to prepare for the unexpected, overcome fears and practice patience, and each of these skills – among the many others I’ve developed – has profoundly enhanced my work as a lawyer, says Ron Raether at Troutman Pepper.