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November 08, 2018 | Litigation Daily

Ninth Circuit Upholds Block on DACA Rollback

"The government may not simultaneously both assert that its actions are legally compelled, based on its interpretation of the law, and avoid review of that assertion by the judicial branch, whose 'province and duty' it is 'to say what the law is,' " wrote Ninth Circuit Judge Kim Wardlaw, quoting from Marbury v. Madison.

By Ian Lopez

4 minute read

November 07, 2018 | Law.com

What's Next: Is the Blockchain the Cure For Electronic Voting Concerns?

Also this week, we look into plans for a national biometrics system, as well as Waymo ditching drivers (In California).

By Ian Lopez

7 minute read

November 05, 2018 | The Recorder

InfoWars, PayPal Spat Set to Go Down in Arbitration

Marc Randazza, repping InfoWars' parent company in a discrimination suit against PayPal, has moved to dismiss the case without prejudice, citing an arbitration clause in PayPal's user agreement.

By Ian Lopez

3 minute read

November 02, 2018 | The Recorder

NITs to Pick: An EFF Attorney Riffs on a Recent Ninth Circuit Malware Decision

The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Andrew Crocker says that a controversial warrant employed in an FBI child pornography sting also recently waived on by other circuits is “really inconsistent with the idea of the Fourth Amendment.”

By Ian Lopez

5 minute read

November 02, 2018 | International Edition

SEC Foreign Bribery Chief Says 'Additional Industries' Are Drawing Enforcement Attention

“A couple years back, everyone was surprised when financial services hit the radar. We still see those types of cases, there are still risks in that industry, and there are other industries that perhaps haven't gotten as close of a look in the past as they will in the future,” said the SEC's Charles Cain.

By Ian Lopez

4 minute read

October 31, 2018 | National Law Journal

Tribes Sue North Dakota for Suppressing Right to Vote in Midterms

Submitted by attorneys from the Native American Rights Fund, Robins Kaplan and Campaign Legal Center, the complaint accuses North Dakota's secretary of state of providing “deeply flawed” systems for assigning and verifying residential addresses that “produce conflicting and inaccurate results.”

By Ian Lopez

4 minute read

October 31, 2018 | Law.com

What's Next: Constitution Hacking | DMCA Milestone | SCOTUS 230

Also on deck this week, Snapchat registers voters and Amazon's move to sell ICE facial recognition tech

By Ian Lopez

6 minute read

October 26, 2018 | The Recorder

Despite 'Constitutional Error,' 9th Circuit OKs Evidence From Child Porn Warrant

The court agreed with appellant's argument that a magistrate judge issued a warrant beyond their scope, but found the investigators acted in good faith in executing the warrant.

By Ian Lopez

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October 25, 2018 | New York Law Journal

New School, Other Universities Sue DHS, Immigration Services Over Trump Administration Re-Entry Policy

The policy, universities and students argue, is "intentionally designed to impose tens of thousands of reentry bars on F, J, and M visa holders each year."

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October 24, 2018 | National Law Journal

Universities Sue DHS, Immigration Services Over Trump Administration Re-Entry Policy

The policy, universities and students argue, is "intentionally designed to impose tens of thousands of reentry bars on F, J, and M visa holders each year."

By Ian Lopez

4 minute read