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Ellis Kim

Ellis Kim

June 26, 2018 | National Law Journal

Big Law Rushes to Reunite Families Separated under Trump's Immigration Policy

Firms including Paul Weiss; Kirkland & Ellis; and Covington & Burling have all gotten involved in some fashion after President Donald Trump backed off from a zero tolerance policy that separated immigrant families.

By Ellis Kim

1 minute read

June 25, 2018 | National Law Journal

Paul Manafort to Appeal Judge's Decision Placing Him in Jail

The former Trump campaign chairman's lawyers notified the district court of their plans Monday to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. That notice came 10 days after Manafort's pretrial release was revoked.

By Ellis Kim

1 minute read

June 22, 2018 | Law.com

Trump Watch: Family Separations Galvanize Big Law | Plus, Trump Attacks Immigration Lawyers

Top law firms have mulled all week whether to jump into legal action over the Trump administration's separation of immigrant and asylum-seeking families at the United States' southwest border.

By Ellis Kim

2 minute read

June 21, 2018 | National Law Journal

READ: Justice Department Goes to Court on Family Separation Crisis

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday in an effort to stem the continued public outcry over the separation of families at the United States' southwest border. The order directs Attorney General Jeff Sessions to “promptly” ask the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to modify the 1997 settlement agreement.

By Ellis Kim

1 minute read

June 20, 2018 | National Law Journal

Meet Dolly Gee, the Judge Who Will Consider DOJ's Request on Family Detentions

All eyes are on Judge Dolly Maizie Gee, the Los Angeles-based federal judge who will consider the Justice Department's request to modify the Flores consent decree.

By Ellis Kim

1 minute read

June 19, 2018 | The Recorder

State AGs and Former U.S. Attorneys Urge Sessions to Stop Separating Families at the Border

Two letters, one signed by state attorneys general and one from former U.S. attorneys, urged the Trump administration to pull back from it's policy Tuesday.

By Ellis Kim

1 minute read

June 19, 2018 | National Law Journal

State AGs, ex-U.S. Attorneys to Sessions: Stop Separating Families at the Border

Two letters, one signed by state attorneys general and one from former U.S. attorneys, urged the Trump administration to pull back from its policy Tuesday.

By Ellis Kim

1 minute read

June 15, 2018 | National Law Journal

Judge Orders Paul Manafort to Jail in Wake of Witness Tampering Claims

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the District of Columbia told Manafort that he “abused the trust placed in you six months ago.”

By Ellis Kim

1 minute read

June 15, 2018 | Law.com

Trump Watch: Is Paul Manafort Jail-Bound? Plus, Help Wanted for Cohen's Legal Team

Special Counsel Robert Mueller is asking a federal judge to modify the former Trump campaign chairman's bail conditions after he was accused of attempting to tamper with witnesses.

By Ellis Kim

3 minute read

June 13, 2018 | National Law Journal

McCabe's FOIA Lawsuit a Likely Precursor of More Litigation

An attorney for the former FBI deputy director had pledged to file a lawsuit after McCabe was fired nearly a day before retiring.

By Ellis Kim

1 minute read