June 27, 2018 | National Law Journal
Federal Hate Crime Charges Filed in Death of Legal Assistant in CharlottesvilleJames Alex Fields Jr. is accused of driving a car into people protesting against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year, killing Heather Heyer of the Miller Law Group.
By Ellis Kim
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June 26, 2018 | National Law Journal
Manafort Charges Survive Bid for Dismissal in VirginiaTuesday's decision from U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III moves the case against the former Trump campaign chairman closer to trial in July.
By Ellis Kim
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June 26, 2018 | National Law Journal
Sotomayor, in Dissent, Takes On Trump Travel Ban TweetsThe majority and dissenting opinions revealed a rift on the bench over how much the president's pre- and post-inauguration statements about the travel ban and Muslims should have factored into their decision Tuesday.
By Ellis Kim
1 minute read
June 26, 2018 | National Law Journal
Big Law Rushes to Reunite Families Separated under Trump's Immigration PolicyFirms 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
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June 25, 2018 | National Law Journal
Paul Manafort to Appeal Judge's Decision Placing Him in JailThe 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 That notice came 10 days after Manafort's pretrial release was revoked.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 LawyersTop 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 CrisisPresident 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 DetentionsAll 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 BorderTwo 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 BorderTwo 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
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