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  • June 08, 2026

    Green Card Memo Warps Long-Standing Adjustment Process

    A recent policy memorandum that treats a nonimmigrant visa holder’s decision to seek adjustment of status in the U.S., rather than at a U.S. consulate, as an adverse factor reinterprets existing discretionary frameworks, compounds risks for applicants required to apply abroad and changes practitioner approaches to application preparation, says attorney Jack Jrada.

  • June 08, 2026

    Celebs May Need Federal Protection To Fight Voice Deepfakes

    Deepfakes and digital replicas are increasingly misappropriating celebrities' voices for commercial purposes, but unless federal right of publicity protections are developed, celebrities are left to rely on ill-equipped trademark and state law, say attorneys at Brown Rudnick.

  • June 08, 2026

    Energy Transactions Atty Returns To McGuireWoods In SF

    A senior vice president with Aon's global mergers and acquisitions and transactions solutions team has rejoined McGuireWoods LLP as a partner in San Francisco, the firm announced Monday.

  • June 08, 2026

    Insurer Says Replacing Defective Concrete Mix Isn't Covered

    An excess insurer has said it should be reimbursed for the $5 million it paid toward a concrete company's settlement after the company knowingly supplied the wrong concrete mix for a California highway construction project, saying the policy covers only accidental property damage.

  • June 08, 2026

    Judge Says Trump's $100K H-1B Fee Is Unauthorized Tax

    A Massachusetts federal judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa payment constitutes a tax that Congress did not authorize the president to impose, declaring the fee unlawful and vacating it in its entirety.

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