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June 01, 2024
Blockbuster Summer: 10 Big Issues Justices Still Must Decide
As the calendar flips over to June, the U.S. Supreme Court still has heaps of cases to decide on issues ranging from trademark registration rules to judicial deference and presidential immunity. Here, Law360 looks at 10 of the most important topics the court has yet to decide.
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May 31, 2024
Group Sued Over Immigrants' Benefits Too Late, Panel Holds
A Michigan state appeals court has nixed a nonprofit's challenge to the court's ruling that working while unauthorized is a crime and that immigrant workers are not entitled to benefits once their unauthorized status is discovered, saying the group brought the lawsuit in an untimely manner.
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May 31, 2024
4th Circ. Sees Path For Deportee To Return, But Denies Appeal
The Fourth Circuit on Friday found that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement directive might provide a narrow path for a deported Salvadoran's return to the U.S. to fight his removal, but ultimately shot down his appeal.
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May 31, 2024
Migrant Influx Fuels Push For Right To Immigration Counsel
Amid a soaring backlog of asylum cases in the United States, pro-immigrant advocates have intensified their push for legislation that would give noncitizens the right to legal representation in deportation proceedings.
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May 31, 2024
Wash. Prison Law Not Biased Against GEO, 9th Circ. Told
Washington state has urged the Ninth Circuit to lift a lower court's injunction blocking a law aimed at improving private prison standards, saying the law does not discriminatorily target private prison operator GEO Group Inc.
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May 31, 2024
DOL Asks To Wait To Disclose Workers In Fishery Wage Case
The U.S. Department of Labor urged a Mississippi federal court to halt the disclosure of the identities of some migrant workers who helped in the department's investigation of a fish farm, saying that it plans to ask the court to reconsider ordering the disclosure.
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May 31, 2024
Houston Judge's Vast Display Reflects 25 Years On Bench
Along the hallways leading to U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison's Houston courtroom hang hundreds of notes, photos, thank-you cards and other correspondence, serving as a kind of interactive scrapbook of Judge Ellison's 25 years on the bench.
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May 30, 2024
Full 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Immigration Attys' Privacy Row
The full Ninth Circuit on Thursday declined a request from a filmmaker and two immigration attorneys to rehear a panel decision finding that a purportedly covert government surveillance program tracking journalists and advocates tied to a migrant caravan didn't harm them.
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May 30, 2024
Honduran Workers Say Carnival Overworked, Underpaid Them
Two Honduran seasonal workers have filed suit in a Virginia federal court, saying they were forced to work 80 hours a week assembling and disassembling rides for a traveling carnival for only a little more than $400 a week.
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May 30, 2024
Man Connected To Brazil Massacre Accused Of Visa Fraud
Federal prosecutors have accused a Brazilian man who came to the U.S. on a tourist visa and later applied for asylum and a green card of failing to tell U.S. immigration authorities that he faced murder charges in Brazil.
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May 30, 2024
Migrant Smuggling Group Leader Sentenced To 10 Years
A Honduras-based woman will spend 10 years in prison after admitting she led an organization that smuggled over 100 migrants from Honduras to the U.S. and threatened migrants for not paying smuggling fees, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced.
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May 30, 2024
Removal In Child Porn Case Used Wrong Law, 8th Circ. Says
The Eighth Circuit threw out a removal order against a man convicted of possessing child pornography, finding that while the offense could warrant removal, immigration officers had brought the case under the wrong law.
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May 30, 2024
Gunster Bolsters Employment And Immigration Teams In Florida
Gunster has hired two attorneys in two separate Florida offices who will continue their practices focused on labor and employment and immigration issues, the firm announced this week.
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May 29, 2024
DACA Holder Accuses Fla. Credit Union Of Discrimination
A man with temporary immigration protections through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is accusing Florida's third-largest credit union of unlawfully denying him a home loan based on his immigration status, in a suit filed Wednesday in federal court.
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May 29, 2024
Feds, Dreamers Tell 5th Circ. That Fight For DACA Isn't Over
The Biden administration and recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program urged the Fifth Circuit to reverse an order that held the program unlawful, saying the program has a chance of surviving in light of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings.
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May 29, 2024
Iowa Immigration Law Challengers Want Identities Kept Secret
Two women using pseudonyms to challenge an Iowa law empowering state officials to deport certain immigrants resisted the state attorney general's efforts to publicly identify them, saying they fear the threat of removal as well as persecution from anti-immigrant extremists.
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May 29, 2024
Texas Judge Bans Using $1.4B Border Wall Funds For Repairs
A Texas federal judge on Wednesday permanently blocked the White House from using $1.4 billion of border wall construction funding for barrier repair, rejecting requests from landowners, contractors and environmental groups to reconsider the scope of the ban.
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May 29, 2024
Judge Says Texas Can't Relitigate DHS Parole Program
A Texas federal judge won't reconsider a March decision dismissing the Lone Star State's challenge to the Biden administration's parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, saying Texas is trying to relitigate the court's conclusion that it lacks standing.
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May 28, 2024
Kia, Hyundai Still Face RICO Claims In Foreign Labor Suit
Hyundai and Kia are still confronted with claims that they were in on a scheme to obtain cheap labor from skilled Mexican engineers seeking participation in a professional visa program after a Georgia federal judge determined workers had adequately alleged the companies' involvement.
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May 28, 2024
DOJ Reopens Missing I-9 Case, Saying Dismissal Was Error
The U.S. Department of Justice has revived the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's charges against a company with allegedly missing Form I-9s, saying that one of its administrative law judges erroneously dismissed the case based on an issue neither party had raised.
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May 28, 2024
Immigration Programs' Survival Justifies $3.7M Fee, Attys Say
The attorneys who challenged Trump-era orders ending immigration protections for people from countries in crisis are seeking a $3.7 million fee award, telling a California federal judge that the Biden administration's rescission of the orders showed their lawsuit was successful.
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May 28, 2024
Heavyweight Champ Lobs New Suit At Don King, Promoters
Legendary promoter Don King and champion heavyweight boxer Mahmoud Charr have entered the ring for another round of legal sparring over a new contract dispute in which the fighter accuses the defendants of canceling a planned fight that cost him a $1 million payout.
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May 24, 2024
9th Circ. Says H-2A Employers Must Pay Highest Wages
The Ninth Circuit on Friday said the U.S. Department of Labor can't let employers pay foreign farmworkers on H-2A visas a lower wage rate, rejecting the department's argument that the matter is moot because the previous harvest season is over.
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May 24, 2024
Biden's Judicial Impact And What's Left On The Wish List
President Joe Biden secured confirmation of his 200th federal judge Wednesday and has transformed the judiciary by picking more women and people of color than any other president. But the upcoming election season could derail his hopes of confirming many more judges.
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May 24, 2024
Wrong Circuit Law Used To Deport Moroccan, Board Says
The Board of Immigration Appeals faulted an immigration court for applying incorrect circuit law to deport a Moroccan national, saying Friday that the case was ruled by Sixth Circuit law, even though the case record was sent to the Third Circuit.
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Writing Thriller Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Authoring several thriller novels has enriched my work by providing a fresh perspective on my privacy practice, expanding my knowledge, and keeping me alert to the next wave of issues in an increasingly complex space — a reminder to all lawyers that extracurricular activities can help sharpen professional instincts, says Reece Hirsch at Morgan Lewis.
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What Lawyers Must Know About Calif. State Bar's AI Guidance
Initial recommendations from the State Bar of California regarding use of generative artificial intelligence by lawyers have the potential to become a useful set of guidelines in the industry, covering confidentiality, supervision and training, communications, discrimination and more, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Industry Must Elevate Native American Women Attys' Stories
The American Bar Association's recent research study into Native American women attorneys' experiences in the legal industry reveals the glacial pace of progress, and should inform efforts to amplify Native voices in the field, says Mary Smith, president of the ABA.
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Understanding Discovery Obligations In Era Of Generative AI
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Attorneys and businesses must adapt to the unique discovery challenges presented by generative artificial intelligence, such as chatbot content and prompts, while upholding the principles of fairness, transparency and compliance with legal obligations in federal civil litigation, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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Navigating USCIS' New Minimum EB-5 Investment Period
Recent significant modifications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ EB-5 at-risk requirement are causing uncertainty for several reasons, but investors who consider certain key aspects of prospective projects can mitigate the immigration and investment risks, say Samuel Silverman at EB5AN, Ronald Klasko at Klasko Immigration, and Kate Kalmykov at Greenberg Traurig.
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The Case For Post-Bar Clerk Training Programs At Law Firms
In today's competitive legal hiring market, an intentionally designed training program for law school graduates awaiting bar admission can be an effective way of creating a pipeline of qualified candidates, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.
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CFPB, DOJ Signal Focus On Fair Lending To Immigrants
New joint guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Justice effectively broadens the scope of protected classes under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to include immigration status, indicating a significant shift in regulatory scrutiny, say Alex McFall and Leslie Sowers at Husch Blackwell.
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Attorneys Have An Ethical Duty To Protect The Judiciary
The tenor of public disagreement and debate has become increasingly hostile against judges, and though the legislative branch is trying to ameliorate this safety gap, lawyers have a moral imperative and professional requirement to stand with judges in defusing attacks against them and their rulings, says Deborah Winokur at Cozen O'Connor.
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AI Can Help Lawyers Overcome The Programming Barrier
Legal professionals without programming expertise can use generative artificial intelligence to harness the power of automation and other technology solutions to streamline their work, without the steep learning curve traditionally associated with coding, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Cos. Must Adapt To Calif. Immigration Data Privacy Law
California’s recently signed A.B. 947 expands the California Consumer Privacy Act and brings the state in line with other comprehensive privacy laws that address immigration status, meaning companies should make any necessary updates to their processes and disclosures, say Kate Lucente and Matt Dhaiti at DLA Piper.
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Preparing Law Students For A New, AI-Assisted Legal World
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the legal landscape, law schools must integrate technology and curricula that address AI’s innate challenges — from ethics to data security — to help students stay ahead of the curve, say Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics, Ryan Abbott at JAMS and Karen Silverman at Cantellus Group.
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Consider Immigration Issues When Hiring Int'l Medical Grads
As health systems across the U.S. struggle to meet patient demand, recruiting international medical graduates can help alleviate some strain, although sorting through the requisite visa processes may require some extra legwork depending on the qualifications of both the graduate and the employer, say Nora Katz and Vinh Duong at Holland & Knight.
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General Counsel Need Data Literacy To Keep Up With AI
With the rise of accessible and powerful generative artificial intelligence solutions, it is imperative for general counsel to understand the use and application of data for myriad important activities, from evaluating the e-discovery process to monitoring compliance analytics and more, says Colin Levy at Malbek.
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Navigating Discovery Of Generative AI Information
As generative artificial intelligence tools become increasingly ubiquitous, companies must make sure to preserve generative AI data when there is reasonable expectation of litigation, and to include transcripts in litigation hold notices, as they may be relevant to discovery requests, say Nick Peterson and Corey Hauser at Wiley.
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Finding Focus: Strategies For Attorneys With ADHD
Given the prevalence of ADHD among attorneys, it is imperative that the legal community gain a better understanding of how ADHD affects well-being, and that resources and strategies exist for attorneys with this disability to manage their symptoms and achieve success, say Casey Dixon at Dixon Life Coaching and Krista Larson at Stinson.