By Cogan Schneier | November 3, 2017
The Solicitor General filed a petition with the high court Friday to vacate the D.C. Circuit's en banc decision that allowed the teen to get her abortion last month.
By Marcia Coyle | October 26, 2017
The D.C. Circuit's blockbuster ruling that allowed an undocumented immigrant to leave federal custody to have an abortion marked the court's rare foray into hot-button social issues. It's an open question just how far-reaching the ruling will be either to the underlying purported class of pregnant undocumented minors or to immigration litigation at large. Judge Brett Kavanaugh, writing in dissent, said any precedential value of the court's decision will be debated.
By Marcia Coyle | October 23, 2017
"J.D. came to the United States without legal documentation. That is not disputed. But the government cannot make a forced pregnancy the sanction for that action. J.D. retains her basic rights to personhood," Judge Patricia Millett wrote in her dissent. Here's a snapshot of the foundation of Millett's writing.
By Cogan Schneier | October 20, 2017
The D.C. Circuit gave the Department of Health & Human Services until Oct. 31 to find a sponsor for the 17-year-old, in which case she would be free from HHS custody and allowed to get the abortion.
By Cogan Schneier | National Law Journal | October 20, 2017
The government argues it should not be required to facilitate an abortion for a pregnant undocumented minor, while the ACLU contends the government is violating her constitutional rights.
By Kenneth J. Harder | October 1, 2017
On Jan. 27 the Trump administration issued an executive order that immediately affected the U.S. immigration system.
By Charles E. Meacham | October 1, 2017
Over the last five years, Mexico has undertaken important structural reforms to several segments of the Mexican economy, most notably, the energy sector that was previously closed off to foreign investment.
By Charles C. Foster | October 1, 2017
What does the so-called "anti-sanctuary city" Senate Bill 4 legislation mean for the State of Texas beyond the real and perceived concerns that it will negatively impact a large number of Texans?
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | September 15, 2017
Charles Foster, chairman of Houston-based Foster, said the allegations are false.
By Cogan Schneier | September 7, 2017
The court upheld a district court ruling that said grandparents of U.S. citizens and other family members of U.S. residents are exempt from President Donald Trump's travel ban executive order.
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