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National Law Journal

Texas Accused of Blatant Judge Shopping in Lawsuits Challenging Biden Policies

The amicus brief accuses Texas of specifically filing lawsuits in divisions entirely, or almost entirely, staffed by Republican-appointed judges.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Update on COVID-19 Consular Operations: An Oxymoron

Despite the many steps taken by U.S. government agencies to improve our mobility and open borders for both business and tourism, foreign nationals and entrepreneurs still find themselves struggling with long visa processing times and general unavailability of appointments at U.S. embassies and consular offices internationally.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Conflict Created as 5th and 6th Circuits Disagree on Biden's Deportation Move

The court acknowledged its decision conflicts with an opinion from the Sixth Circuit, which reversed a lower court order that halted the Biden administration's guidance on immigration enforcement.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

After Supreme Court's EPA Ruling, Texas Turns to 'Major Questions' Doctrine In DACA Challenge

Texas is among the first to use the new precedent used by the justices last week to curb the Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory power.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Appeals Court OKs Biden Admin's ICE Enforcement Policy

"Reasonable jurists may sometimes reach different outcomes on the merits of tough questions. Yet one decision against the government by one judge potentially freezes the debate for all lower court judges," Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton wrote.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Former Trump 'Remain in Mexico' Asylum Policy Is Not Enforceable, US Supreme Court Says

Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Brett Kavanaugh joined Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. in the majority opinion.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Justices Back DeSantis Request for Statewide Grand Jury

Impaneling statewide grand juries is relatively rare. Perhaps the highest-profile statewide grand jury in recent years was formed to investigate school safety and other issues after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Berry Appleman & Leiden Adds LA Office to Focus on Sports, Entertainment Immigration Work

Berry Appleman & Leiden's expansion into Los Angeles is part of the corporate immigration firm's strategic plan to add as many as a dozen offices over the next five years.
3 minute read

The Recorder

In Fiery Dissent, Lawrence VanDyke Chastises 9th Circuit for 'Distorted' Precedent

The Trump appointee accused his colleagues of repeatedly searching for ways to overturn agency decisions against migrants.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Barrett & Gorsuch Are Textualists Who Are Agreeing to Disagree

Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett are self-described originalists and textualists, but their reading of texts in three recent decisions drove…
6 minute read

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