The US Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court order directing the US government to bring unlawfully deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back to the US. Garcia was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on his way home from work on March 12, and was sent to the newly-constructed, controversial [...]
A US federal appeals court on Wednesday granted the US government’s motion for a stay pending appeal of a district court’s order that federal agencies and executive departments reinstate fired probationary federal workers and refrain from firing any additional federal workers without proper notice. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the government met [...]
US President Donald Trump’s administration targeted Houston-based law firm Susman Godfrey LLP in an executive order Wednesday, zeroing in on the firm’s previous defamation litigation related to the 2020 US election, as well as its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The administration has targeted other large law firms over similar programs, deeming them “unlawful [...]
A group of 67 former lawyers of major corporations including Microsoft, Eli Lilly and Intel submitted a brief on Tuesday denouncing US President Donald Trump’s use of executive orders to target big law firms. The brief was filed in support of the law firm Perkins Coie LLP, which sued the Trump administration after being targeted [...]
A coalition of 19 attorneys general filed a 31-page amicus brief with the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, claiming a Maryland county’s policy of incorporating LGBTQ-inclusive books into their curriculum with no opt-out option for parents does not violate the US Constitution. The amicus brief asserted that the use of LGBTQ-inclusive books in the school [...]
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced on Thursday that a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging prisoner Ishmael Petty with first-degree murder and murder by a federal prisoner, both of which are punishable by death. The office discussed Petty’s criminal history in a press release, stating: “Petty has been [...]
A US federal judge ruled Tuesday that the White House must restore full access of the Associated Press (AP) to presidential events. “The Court simply holds that under the First Amendment, if the Government opens its doors to some journalists — be it to the Oval Office, the East Room, or elsewhere — it cannot [...]
The US Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in Trump v. J.G.G. on Monday, focusing on the procedural posture of a case involving the detention and deportation of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The decision grants the government’s application to vacate the orders of the DC District Court, reasoning that the [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted a Trump administration motion to vacate a lower court’s order blocking use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged gang members. On March 15, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals believed to be members of Tren de Aragua, a gang [...]
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed an amicus curie brief against the Trump administration in support of Perkins Coie’s motion for summary judgment on Monday. Supporting the law firm, the group argued that legal representation should be free from fear of reprisal. In its brief to the court, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund counsel argued [...]
