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Legal August 2018

ACLU Lawsuit Accuses US Of Wrongfully Denying Asylum

The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government Tuesday over its efforts to prevent immigrants from seeking asylum due to domestic and gang violence in their home countries. The ACLU's lawsuit asks a judge to invalidate Attorney General Jeff Sessions' June 11 decision to restrict the kinds of cases that qualify for asylum.

Legal August 2018

Judge Who Overturned Other Obama Program Hears DACA Case

Opponents of a President Barack Obama-era program shielding young immigrants from deportation will go before a federal judge who they hope will rule that the program cannot continue. Three federal judges have ruled against President Donald Trump's administration's efforts to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

Legal August 2018

Update: Judge Blocks Release Of Blueprints For 3D-Printed Guns [Beyond Education]

A federal judge on Tuesday stopped the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns as President Donald Trump questioned whether his administration should have agreed to allow the plans to be posted online. The company behind the plans had reached a settlement with the federal government in June allowing it to make the plans for the guns available for download on Wednesday.

Legal July 2018

Judge Says US Must Seek Consent To Medicate Immigrant Kids [Beyond Education]

A federal judge ruled Monday that the U.S. government must seek consent before administering psychotropic drugs to immigrant children held at a Texas facility. U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee in Los Angeles issued a ruling that the federal government violated portions of a longstanding settlement governing the treatment of immigrant children caught crossing the border.

Legal July 2018

Judge Strikes Down Florida's Campus Ban On Early Voting [Education News]

Calling it a "lopsided" burden on college students, a federal judge on Tuesday told Florida that college and university campuses can be used as early voting sites in this year's elections. In a scathing ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker called the ban put in place by Secretary of State Ken Detzner unconstitutional. He said it appeared to be done to stop younger voters from casting ballots.

Legal July 2018

Chicago's John Marshall Law School To Merge Into UIC [Education News]

The private John Marshall Law School will become part of the University of Illinois at Chicago, creating the city's first public law school. The University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved the merger Thursday. The new school will be known as UIC John Marshall Law School and will be located at John Marshall's existing downtown Chicago campus.

Legal July 2018

6 States And NYC Sue US Over Immigration-Related Policy [Beyond Education]

Six states and New York City sued the federal government Wednesday, joining other cities and states who say the government is trying to unlawfully force "sanctuary" communities to engage in federal immigration enforcement if they want anti-crime funds. Lawsuits were filed in Manhattan federal court on behalf of New York state and city, Connecticut, New Jersey, Washington, Massachusetts and Virginia.

Legal July 2018

Texas Professors Seek To Revive Campus Carry Law Challenge [Education News]

Attorneys for three University of Texas professors were set to ask a federal appeals court Wednesday to revive their lawsuit against a law allowing people with concealed-handgun licenses to carry weapons on public campuses. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans was hearing the arguments.

Legal July 2018

California, Long A Holdout, Adopts Mass Immigration Hearings [Beyond Education]

A federal judge was irritated when an attorney for dozens of people charged with crossing the border illegally asked for more time to meet with clients before setting bond. On Monday, the court will try to curb the caseload by assigning a judge to oversee misdemeanor immigration cases and holding large, group hearings that critics call assembly-line justice. The move puts California in line with other border states.

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