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October 15, 2025
Florida Accused Of Hiding Info On Detention Center Grant
A nonprofit focused on protecting the Everglades has accused the Florida Division of Emergency Management of breaking the state's laws by refusing to provide information about federal grant funding for the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center.
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October 15, 2025
3rd Circ. Preview: US Atty, Columbia Activist, Ex-Union Prez
The Third Circuit's late October arguments will include two nationally watched cases scrutinizing President Donald Trump's power to name "interim" government officials and his promise to deport foreign nationals who allegedly supported Hamas or took part in protests against Israel's war in Gaza.
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October 15, 2025
DHS Says Seizure Of Atty's Phone Tied To Employment Probe
The government is pushing back on a Massachusetts immigration attorney's allegations that his work phone was seized in retaliation for his criticism of the Trump administration and advocacy for noncitizens, saying it's looking into whether he violated federal employment verification laws.
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October 14, 2025
US Revokes Visas Over Comments Critical Of Charlie Kirk
The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that it revoked the visas of at least six foreigners over comments they made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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October 14, 2025
DC Circ. Questions Nonprofits' Standing In Funding Cuts Case
A D.C. Circuit panel expressed skepticism Tuesday that nonprofits challenging the Justice Department's termination of immigration court assistance funding could simultaneously have standing to bring their case while also keeping it out of the Court of Federal Claims, where a district judge effectively sent it in July.
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October 14, 2025
Justices Won't Take Up Bid To Ax Spousal Work Permits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a D.C. Circuit decision holding that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had authority to grant work permits to some spouses of highly skilled foreign workers.
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October 14, 2025
NJ Mayor Pans US Atty's 'Breathtaking' False Arrest Defense
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Tuesday slammed a move by acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba to escape his malicious prosecution and false arrest civil suit as doomed to fail.
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October 14, 2025
Judge Slams Feds' 'Ham-Handed' Bid To Skirt DHS Aid Order
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies did "precisely" what a Rhode Island federal court forbade when they recently told states that they must agree to help with immigration enforcement in order to receive disaster and security funding, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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October 14, 2025
2nd Circ. Weighs Taking 'Novel' ICE Detainee Labor Appeal
A Second Circuit panel mulled Tuesday if it should consider on an interlocutory basis if the New York Labor Law covers a class of detainees who allege they were underpaid by a for-profit company that manages a Buffalo-area immigration detention facility.
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October 10, 2025
9th Circ. Flouting 'Imperial Judiciary' Warning, Judges Assert
A large contingent of Ninth Circuit judges accused colleagues Friday of ignoring recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions limiting legal remedies in politically charged disputes, adding fresh fuel to a heated debate over the judiciary's handling of suits against the Trump administration.
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October 10, 2025
SG Tells Justices Courts Should Defer To BIA On Persecution
Solicitor General D. John Sauer has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to find that courts should defer to Board of Immigration Appeals' determinations on whether asylum seekers suffered persecution or the threat of persecution back home, arguing that it's a factual analysis that appellate courts are "ill-equipped to handle."
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October 10, 2025
FAIR Sues LAPD, LA Sheriff's Dept. Over ICE Records Delays
A conservative nonprofit that advocates for reductions in immigration sued the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Friday, saying they have not properly responded to open records requests seeking their communications related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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October 10, 2025
GOP Reps Back Legality Of Trump Birthright Citizenship Order
Eighteen Republican lawmakers on Friday told the U.S. Supreme Court the Trump administration is right to assert that the 14th Amendment was never meant to confer birthright citizenship to the children of parents who are in the country without legal authorization.
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October 10, 2025
7th Circ. Won't Pause Block Of National Guard Deployment
The Seventh Circuit on Saturday refused to grant the Trump administration's emergency order to stay an Illinois federal judge's ruling blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago while the appeals court considers the matter, but did pause the ruling as it pertains to the federalization of the National Guard in Illinois.
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October 10, 2025
Experts Doubt Gold Card Will Siphon Off EB-5 Investors
Concerns that President Donald Trump's gold card will siphon off noncitizens who would otherwise seek permanent residency through the EB-5 investor program might be overblown, with experts suggesting the program's 35-year track record and stability will continue attracting foreign investors.
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October 10, 2025
GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
It is of little solace to general counsel that most big law firms hiked their billing rates this year just slightly less than last year's increase. And it looks like Elon Musk is settling with the former chief legal officer and the general counsel of Twitter, along with two other executives, over their suit to obtain millions in promised severance pay. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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October 09, 2025
Paxton Can Move To Close Houston Nonprofit, Panel Says
Texas appellate court justices on Thursday said Attorney General Ken Paxton can initiate legal proceedings to take away an immigrant-led nonprofit's corporate charter and tax-exempt status, noting his allegations claiming it failed to comply with its purpose by engaging in political activities show there's probable ground to proceed.
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October 09, 2025
ICE Accused Of Warrantless Arrests In Colorado Suit
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and two directors with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were named in a proposed class action in Colorado federal court Thursday accusing immigration officials of making illegal, warrantless arrests of Colorado residents.
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October 09, 2025
Feds Urge 9th Circ. To Allow Portland Troop Deployment
A Ninth Circuit panel appeared split Thursday on the Trump administration's bid to preserve its ability to send Oregon National Guard members to Portland, with one judge suggesting the president's decision is entitled to deference and another panelist skeptical that the federal government would suffer harm if the deployment plan is tabled.
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October 09, 2025
Feds' E-Verify System Resumes Operation During Shutdown
The federal E-Verify system for employers to check people's eligibility to work in the U.S. has resumed operation, a little over a week after it went offline with the start of the ongoing government shutdown.
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October 09, 2025
Ineffective Counsel Claim Could Afford Immigrant Legal Status
A Guatemalan man who lost his path to U.S. citizenship after being convicted of breaking into a car has been offered another chance at a new trial if he can show his attorney failed to inform him of his right to appeal, Massachusetts' intermediate appeals court said Thursday.
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October 09, 2025
Florida Says Its Immigration Law Doesn't Preempt Federal Law
Florida asked the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to overturn a block on a state law that criminalizes the entry of unauthorized immigrants into the state, arguing that there is no preemption of federal immigration law.
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October 09, 2025
Ill. Judge Blocks Trump's Deployment Of National Guard To Chicago
An Illinois federal judge Thursday partially granted a temporary restraining order over the objection of the Trump administration blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois, saying the presence of those officers would "only add fuel to the fire defendants themselves have started."
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October 09, 2025
2nd Circ. Says Immigration Board Ignored Torture Evidence
The Board of Immigration Appeals glossed over evidence and failed to justify its decision to overturn an immigration judge who granted an El Salvador man protection from removal under the Convention Against Torture, a Second Circuit panel said.
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October 08, 2025
ICE Can't Use Force Vs. Ill. Press, Peaceful Protesters, Judge Says
An Illinois federal judge said Wednesday that she will temporarily restrain federal agents from using allegedly violent silencing tactics against press and peaceful protesters, and she won't limit her order to the detention facility U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operates in the Chicago suburb of Broadview.
Expert Analysis
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Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve
Empowering paralegals through new models of education that emphasize digital fluency, interdisciplinary collaboration and human-centered lawyering could help solve workforce challenges and the justice gap — if firms, educators and policymakers get on board, say Kristine Custodio Suero and Kelli Radnothy.
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Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management
Law students typically have weeks or months to prepare for any given deadline, but the unpredictability of practicing in the real world means that lawyers must become time-management pros, ready to adapt to scheduling conflicts and unexpected assignments at any given moment, says David Thomas at Honigman.
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How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities
A recent e-discovery dispute over hyperlinked data in Hubbard v. Crow shows how courts have increasingly broadened the definition of control to account for cloud-based evidence, and why organizations must rethink preservation practices to avoid spoliation risks, says Bree Murphy at Exterro.
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Writing Musicals Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experiences with writing musicals and practicing law have shown that the building blocks for both endeavors are one and the same, because drama is necessary for the law to exist, says Addison O’Donnell at LOIS Law.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law
Returning to the firm where I began my career after seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney in Virginia has been complex, nuanced and rewarding, and I’ve learned that the pursuit of justice remains the constant, even as the mindset and client change, says Kristin Johnson at Woods Rogers.
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7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know
For new associates joining firms this fall, stepping into the world of e-discovery can feel like learning a new language, but understanding a handful of fundamentals — from coding layouts to metadata — can help attorneys become fluent in document review, says Ann Motl at Bowman and Brooke.
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Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations
As lawyers increasingly use autonomous artificial intelligence agents, disciplinary authorities must decide whether attorney responsibility for an AI-caused legal ethics violation is personal or supervisory, and firms must enact strong policies regarding agentic AI use and supervision, says Grace Wynn at HWG.
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Rising USCIS Denials May Signal Reverse On Signature Policy
Increasingly, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services appears to be issuing denials and requests for evidence in cases where petitioners digitally affix handwritten signatures to paper-based petitions, upending a long-standing practice with potentially grave consequences for applicants, says Sherry Neal at Corporate Immigration.
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Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Pursuing my childhood dream of being a professional wrestler has taught me important legal career lessons about communication, adaptability, oral advocacy and professionalism, says Christopher Freiberg at Midwest Disability.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI
Though law school may not have specifically taught us how to use generative artificial intelligence to help with our daily legal tasks, it did provide us the mental building blocks necessary for adapting to this new technology — and the judgment to discern what shouldn’t be automated, says Pamela Dorian at Cozen O'Connor.
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Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning
A recent Texas bankruptcy court decision that a postconfirmation litigation trust has no obligations to repay a completely drawn down $2 million litigation funding agreement serves as a warning for estate administrators and funders to properly disclose the intended financing, say attorneys at Kleinberg Kaplan.
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Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process
Every year, an advisory committee receives dozens of proposals to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, most of which are never adopted — but a few pointers can help maximize the likelihood that an amendment will be adopted, says Josh Gardner at DLA Piper.
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A Foreign Currency Breach Won't Always Sink EB-5 Cases
Recent court decisions show that, while EB-5 investors must be able to show the lawfulness of their funds and methods of transfer, a third-party currency exchanger's violation of another country’s currency export control law does not, by itself, taint the funds for purposes of U.S. investment, says Jun Li at Reid & Wise.
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Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally
As kids head back to school, the time is ripe for lawyers who are parents to consider how they can incorporate their parenting skills to build a deep, meaningful and sustainable legal practice, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.