By Colby Hamilton | December 28, 2017
The appellate panel found the government's arguments that the courts can't review its agency decisions unpersuasive, while eyeing recent actions in similar cases before the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Cogan Schneier | December 22, 2017
The court, which heard oral arguments in the case last month, ruled that Trump exceeded his authority in issuing the Sept. 24 travel ban proclamation.
By Colby Hamilton | December 14, 2017
The appellate panel heard arguments on the mandamus petition before it over U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis' order to have the government proceed with document production and discovery in the suit over the federal wind down of DACA.
By Colby Hamilton | December 12, 2017
Despite the recommendation from the parole department for 15 to 21 months, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest nearly tripled the sentence for the defendant.
By Josefa Velasquez | December 8, 2017
A spokeswoman for ICE said Friday that the agents pursue arrests of undocumented immigrants in courthouses because the facilities provide a “far safer” environment for everyone involved, responding to calls by legal advocacy groups for state courts to impose limits on the practice.
By Josefa Velasquez | December 7, 2017
The Legal Aid Society, New York County Defender Services, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders and Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem are asking the Office of Court Administration and Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to issue rules about immigration arrests at state courthouses, which are proliferating in the Trump administration.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan | December 7, 2017
Eastern District Roundup columnists Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan discuss representative EDNY rulings handed down recently, including decisions: denying a petition alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel; explaining factors relevant to when a worker is an employee or an independent contractor, and when overtime pay is required for work done at home; and dealing with challenges to the Trump administration's rescission of the DACA program.
By Josefa Velasquez | Colby Hamilton | December 5, 2017
As the number of arrests at courthouses by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continue to rise under the Trump Administration, a report released Tuesday by the Fund for Modern Courts suggests New York's courts should limit the cooperation and assistance they provide to ICE officers in the courthouses.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jeffrey S. Klein and Nicholas J. Pappas | December 5, 2017
Employment Law columnists Jeffrey S. Klein and Nicholas J. Pappas write: As employees' work authorizations begin to expire, employers would be well served by confirming that their policies are in full compliance in regard to verification of their employees' work authorizations.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert D. Lang and Andrew D. Harms | November 29, 2017
In the experience of authors Robert D. Lang and Andrew D. Harms, the plaintiff's attendance at a mediation can mean the difference between a swift resolution, and none. They explain why, both from the plaintiff's and defendant's perspectives.
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