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Texas Court Unwinds Dismissals In Border Crackdown Cases

By Brandon Lowrey

An en banc Texas appeals court on Tuesday reversed the habeas corpus dismissals of trespassing charges against nine men arrested during state immigration enforcement operations, citing a Court of Criminal Appeals ruling that rejected claims of prosecutorial sex discrimination in a similar case.

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DOJ Asks Full 4th Circ. To Rehear Judges' Speech Dispute

By Britain Eakin

The U.S. Department of Justice petitioned the full Fourth Circuit to rehear a June panel decision reviving a free speech suit from an immigration judges union, saying it flouts U.S. Supreme Court precedent and implements a novel legal requirement.

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Tufts Student Says Feds Can't Dodge Detention Oversight

By Britain Eakin

Turkish student Rümeysa Öztürk, who the Trump administration arrested after she co-wrote a pro-Palestinian column in her university's newspaper, told the Second Circuit on Monday that the government's position that she can't challenge her detention via habeas proceedings is unconstitutional.

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USDOT Flags States' Lapses In Deadly Fla. Truck Crash Probe

By Linda Chiem

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday called out three states' apparent failures in enforcing licensing standards for commercial truck drivers following last week's deadly highway crash in Florida that left three people dead and instantly became a flash point for the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies.

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Calif. Man Gets 8 Years For Shipping Firearms To North Korea

By Madeline Lyskawa

A Chinese national has been sentenced in Los Angeles federal court to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally exporting firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea in exchange for $2 million, prosecutors said Monday.

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USCIS To Vet Immigration Benefit Bids For 'Anti-Americanism'

By Rae Ann Varona

The Trump administration said Tuesday immigration officers will consider "anti-Americanism" when deciding to grant certain immigration benefit requests, like adjustment of status, saying in a new policy alert that supporting antisemitic ideologies will be an "overwhelmingly negative factor."

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9th Circ. Sides With Wash. In Immigration Detention Law Case

By Rachel Riley

A Ninth Circuit panel has overturned an injunction blocking a Washington state law calling for new health and safety standards at the state's privately run immigration detention center, saying Tuesday the lower court wrongly compared the facility to a prison when ruling in favor of its for-profit operator, GEO Group Inc.

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What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI

After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, we came away with numerous observations about the opportunities and challenges such tools present to new transactional lawyers, say professors at Cornell Law School.

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Morris Manning Faces $5M Ga. RICO Suit Over Tax Strategy

By Emily Sawicki

Morris Manning & Martin LLP is facing allegations of racketeering and tax fraud in a suit brought in Georgia state court by three investors that names a number of professional services firms.

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LegalZoom Launches Patent Filing Service

By Matt Perez

Online legal services provider LegalZoom announced Tuesday the launch of a streamlined alternative to traditional patent filing through its Arizona-based law firm LZ Legal Services.

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Trump Says Fed's Cook 'Must Resign' Amid Loan Fraud Claim

By Jon Hill

President Donald Trump's Federal Housing Finance Agency chief on Wednesday accused Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook of potential mortgage fraud and said he has referred the matter to federal prosecutors, prompting Trump to call for Cook's immediate resignation — a call she has rejected.

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Ga. Court Drops Greenberg Traurig Suit After Atty's Death

By Chart Riggall

The Georgia Court of Appeals said Wednesday that it will toss an appeal in a legal malpractice suit filed by a record executive against Greenberg Traurig LLP and its former music law guru Joel Katz after the parties were unable to identify a successor for Katz following his death earlier this year.

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Error-Filled Pro Se Recusal Bid Draws Conn. Judge's Ire

By Emily Sawicki

A Connecticut federal judge will not docket a pro se recusal request in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fraud action accusing a man of skimming nearly $1 million in investments designated for hotel repair work, saying in a minute order that the defendant otherwise has counsel and submitted a meritless, error-riddled bid.

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Abrego Garcia Seeks To Toss Feds' 'Vindictive' Charges

By Britain Eakin

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom the government erroneously deported to El Salvador in March, has asked a Tennessee federal judge to dismiss federal human smuggling charges he contends constitute retaliation for challenging his removal.

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NC's Cap On Med Mal Damages Is Constitutional, Panel Rules

By Hayley Fowler

The North Carolina state appeals court ruled Wednesday that a state law capping compensatory damages in certain medical malpractice lawsuits at $500,000 is constitutional, handing a defeat to a woman seeking to recoup her full $7.5 million jury verdict stemming from the loss of her unborn baby.

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In Illinois, Public Defender Welcomes Sea Change In Structure

By Steven Trader

Illinois is set to receive the first overhaul of its public defense system in 75 years, and Champaign County Chief Public Defender Elisabeth Pollock is "very much looking forward" to it, she told 蓝莓视频.

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