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New York Law Journal

Supreme Court Review: DACA, Undocumented Workers, Race Discrimination

In their Labor Relations column this month, David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins review decisions implicating employment of individuals participating in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, whether states may use information contained in federal I-9 forms to prosecute undocumented workers, and the applicable burden of proof in race discrimination claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Section 1981).
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Agency Will Pay $336K in Legal Fees, Ending Immigrant Minors' Abortion Rights Case

"Today's policy change rights one of the wrongs this administration has committed against immigrants in detention," the ACLU's Brigitte Amiri, who represented the minors in the case, said in a statement.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Denies Class Status for ICE Detainees Concerned About COVID-19

"Petitioners allege over 30 conditions in their suggested class definition, which could well mean that we may be required to certify over 90 subclasses—without even considering those petitioners with multiple conditions," U.S. District Chief Judge John Jones of the Middle District of Pennsylvania said.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump, After Second Census Defeat, Appeals to US Supreme Court

The case is the second 2020 census count dispute to reach the Supreme Court. In June of last year, the justices, in a 5-4 decision from Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., rejected an attempt by the Trump administration to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Immigration Firm Sues Legal Assistant For $1M After Move to Competitor Firm

Law Offices of Manuel Solis alleges the staffer violated a non-compete agreement when jumping to a competitor in Houston.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What Businesses, Employees Need to Know About Global Travel Amid COVID-19

In the United States, the coronavirus-related impediments to business immigration have been amplified by recent presidential proclamations, purportedly enacted to protect jobs in the face of the pandemic.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Justin Walker Makes DC Circuit Debut With Comey Memos Case

The case tied to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation was the first argument heard by Walker on D.C.'s federal appeals court.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

With $45 in the Bank, Pamela Ferretjans Defied the Odds to Start a Law Firm

Miami attorney Pamela Ferretjans says she's living proof that it's OK to start a law firm with "uncertainty and a dream."
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Hears NY State-Led Challenge to Trump's Census Order

A three-judge panel heard arguments Thursday on the Trump administration's case for excluding undocumented immigrants from the 2020 census count, as an attorney for the New York attorney general's office argued that the move was a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Fight Against Human Trafficking: Finding Consensus in Polarized Times

According to a comprehensive study conducted by the University of Texas School of Social Work, in Texas alone, there are approximately 313,000 victims of human trafficking at any given moment. This is a problem that affects us all, and one that requires maximum cooperation among federal, state and local officials to eradicate.
5 minute read

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