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National Law Journal

Five Takeaways From the Trump DOJ's Latest Census Fight at SCOTUS

During Monday's arguments, the justices focused almost exclusively on whether the case was ripe to decide and whether the court should await more information about how many undocumented immigrants would be excluded.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Former Superior Court Judge Bolsters Pashman Stein's Public Interest Practice

Retired Union County Superior Court Judge Stuart Peim will assist pro bono clients with immigration, criminal and other matters through the firm's 1-year-old Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Wilmer Partner Alejandro Mayorkas Picked for Homeland Security Secretary

The former Obama administration leader and ex-O'Melveny partner would become the first Latino to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Are Our Employment Laws Capable of Keeping Up With the Demands of an Increasingly Multiracial and Multiethnic America?

Graduating from law school in 1981, conventional wisdom was that the future of employment would be intertwined like a pretzel with an increasingly diverse population. The future is now, Michael P. Maslanka writes.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

At Supreme Court, Trump's Solicitor Flipped Positions. Biden's Team Is Sure to Follow Suit.

In 2018 arguments in Janus v. AFSCME, Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked Trump administration solicitor general Noel Francisco: "By the way, how many times this term already have you flipped positions from prior administrations?"
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Immigration Worksite Enforcement Continues in Spite of Pandemic

Immigration enforcement activities have continued apace in spite of the unprecedented changes wrought on U.S. employers due to the coronavirus pandemic.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Immigration Firm Splits in Two as Partners Foresee Renewed Activity Under Biden Administration

"There are many people who are in hiding who were afraid of pursuing any kind of case, but we think they will be more optimistic now," Alex Isbell of Palladino, Isbell & Casazza said.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'Headwinds to Tailwinds': Becerra's Office Will Pivot (With or Without Him)

Whether Becerra stays or goes, as his name often comes up for Biden leadership posts in Washington, the attorney general's office will have to reposition come January.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

US Deports Migrant Women Who Alleged Abuse by Georgia Doctor

The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation, and the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general also is investigating.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Sidley Austin, Harvard Law School Clinic Challenge Trump Asylum Rule

A handful of legal services groups claim that a rule issued Oct. 21 violates asylum seekers' constitutional rights and impairs the groups' ability to serve clients in the lawsuit filed Monday in the Northern District of California.
3 minute read

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