DC Circ. Skeptical That Review Of $100K H-1B Fee Is Foreclosed

By Britain Eakin

Two members of a D.C. Circuit panel appeared uneasy Monday with the Trump administration's argument that the president's proclamation imposing a $100,000 payment for new H-1B petitions and accompanying agency actions implementing it are beyond judicial review.

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Minn. Judge Pans Feds' Assurances As 'Utterly Meaningless'

By Tom Lotshaw

A Minnesota federal judge agreed to reconsider an El Salvador man's habeas petition on Monday, saying it was denied after "utterly meaningless and false" assurances from government officials.

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Judge Halts Rule Limiting Immigration Appeals

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. federal judge on Sunday blocked the core of a new Trump administration rule reshaping how the Board of Immigration Appeals handles cases from being implemented Monday, arguing that the changes aren't exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act's notice-and-comment requirements.

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Md. Judge Orders ICE To Improve Detention Conditions

By Tom Lotshaw

A Maryland federal judge has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to limit the number of people being detained in short-term holding facilities in Baltimore and provide better care due to "deplorable" and likely unconstitutional conditions.

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Analysis

FIFA May Be No Match For Town In World Cup Permit Spat

By Chris Villani

A small Massachusetts town may have a reliable 12th man in the courts if it ends up being sued by FIFA for failing to grant a license to host several World Cup matches, experts say, as the town holds all the power despite its potential foe's deep pockets.

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Advocates Press Conn. Lawmakers For ICE Limits, Lawsuits

By Brian Steele

During a marathon public hearing Monday, a parade of activists urged the Connecticut Legislature's judiciary committee to pass changes to state law that would restrict immigration enforcement activities in places like schools and hospitals and expand legal remedies when federal agents violate citizens' constitutional rights.

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Feds Tell Justices Ending Syria TPS Is 'Entirely Unreviewable'

By Ganesh Setty

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow its termination of temporary protected status for Syrians to move forward amid appellate litigation, arguing TPS designations or terminations fall within a "quintessentially national-security-laden area" and are "entirely unreviewable."

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Feds Must Respond To Immigrant Detention Suit, Court Told

By Ganesh Setty

A Salvadoran national who won release after being detained without a bond hearing told a Colorado federal court that the Trump administration shouldn't delay responding to his latest lawsuit, noting it has elsewhere sought expedited review of the same legal issues.

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3 Convicted Of Using Dental Practice To Defraud Medicare

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania jury on Monday convicted two of three brothers and an associate accused of using their dental practice to defraud Medicare by submitting bogus reimbursement claims, installing unapproved dental implants and doctoring visa paperwork to recruit workers from abroad.

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K&L Gates IP Atty Tapped For Wash. Supreme Court Seat

By Rachel Riley

A K&L Gates intellectual property litigator will become the Washington State Supreme Court's first justice of Middle Eastern descent, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson said Monday, announcing his pick to replace veteran retiring Justice Barbara Madsen.

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Kavanaugh, Jackson Debate High Court Emergency Orders

By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh pushed back Monday against critiques that the high court is ruling in favor of President Donald Trump in emergency appeals more often than it did for prior presidents, saying people who believe those allegations have "short" memories. 

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Ex-DLA Piper Atty Alleging Rape Can't Remain Anonymous

By Lauren Berg

A former Boston-based DLA Piper associate cannot use a pseudonym to pursue a lawsuit alleging she was raped by one of the firm's former partners, a Massachusetts judge ruled, noting that she already publicly revealed her identity in a related suit against the accused attorney.

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Employment Law Cases Have Rebounded Except For FLSA

By Max Kutner

Employment law cases overall have bounced back from pandemic-era lows, especially discrimination and disability accommodation suits, though a slump has continued for Fair Labor Standards Act claims, according to a report by legal analytics provider Lex Machina.

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NJ US Atty Trio Booted In 2nd Leadership Ouster

By George Woolston

A federal judge on Monday disqualified the three assistant attorneys overseeing the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, finding the "byzantine" leadership structure is unconstitutional.

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Brief

SCOTUSblog Founder Goldstein To Be Sentenced In June

By Emily Sawicki

SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein, currently under home confinement in Washington, D.C., after a Maryland jury convicted him on tax evasion and mortgage fraud charges, will face sentencing in June.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket last week featured disputes spanning alleged forged board approvals at a telecom startup, evidence-destruction claims tied to WWE's blockbuster merger with UFC and investor scrutiny of a multibillion-dollar deal between Intel and the U.S. government.

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McGuireWoods Beats Sun Pharma's DQ Bid In NJ Suit

By George Woolston

A New Jersey federal court has denied Sun Pharmaceutical's bid to disqualify McGuireWoods LLP from representing pharmaceutical company Biofrontera in litigation over the alleged breach of a settlement agreement, ruling the firm's continued representation won't harm Sun Pharmaceutical and will avoid significant harm to Biofrontera.

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Lewis Brisbois Renews Bid To Force Paralegal To Arbitrate

By Adrian Cruz

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP asked a Florida state judge on Friday to have a former paralegal arbitrate her defamation claims that its actions tarnished her reputation and cost her a job at another firm.

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