Here’s the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US State Department submitted a proposal to the Federal Register on Friday that would require nonimmigrant visa applicants to list their social media identities for the last five years. A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday rejected Exxon’s lawsuit claiming officials in New York and [...]
The DC District Court on Friday blocked policies implemented by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) limiting the ability of undocumented, minor immigrants in HHS custody to access abortion services. The preliminary injunction prevents HHS’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) from “interfering with or obstructing any class member’s access to … a judicial [...]
The US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Thursday granted summary judgment in favor of several groups of immigrants seeking asylum both in and out of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody. The ruling in the class-action lawsuit requires DHS to provide adequate notice of the one-year application deadline. The immigrant groups [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Patrick Poon, a China researcher at Amnesty International, discusses the tactics used by Chinese authorities to keep lawyers from changing the political and social environment… When Sui Muqing became a lawyer in 1993, he couldn’t imagine that 25 years later he would become a “post-lawyer” (lvshihou), a self-deprecating term often used by [...]
The US State Department submitted a proposal to the Federal Register on Friday that would require nonimmigrant visa applicants to list their social media identities for the last five years. The application would provide a list of social media platforms, which could be subject to change, and the applicants would be required to provide the [...]
A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday rejected Exxon’s lawsuit claiming officials in New York and Massachusetts were pursuing bad faith investigation in violation of the oil corporations rights. The attorneys general are investigating whether Exxon’s securities filings misled investors and the public about its knowledge of climate change and the potential effects that climate [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile of University of Arkansas School of Law discusses intellectual property rights of graffiti artists given the changing dynamics in the legal landscape and concepts of nontraditional art… Introduction It was known as 5Pointz but frequently referred to as the “United Nations of Graffiti.” It was a five-story former factory [...]
The Hawaii Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would legalize medically assisted death for terminally ill patients. The bill applies to patients with less than six months to live. It would allow patients to obtain a medical prescription to assist their passing. Only residents of Hawaii would be eligible. The bill [...]
The Supreme Court of Arkansas ruled Thursday that the state prison system may be permitted to conceal information that could be used to identify third parties who obtain drugs for the state, but must continue to identify the manufacturers of the drugs. The ruling comes from an appeal by the Director of the Arkansas Department [...]
A Los Angeles judge ruled Wednesday that coffee companies are required to display cancer warning labels on coffee because of the chemical produced in the roasting process. The Council for Education and Research on Toxics, a non-profit group, sued several coffee roasters, distributors and retailers under Proposition 65, a California law that requires products that [...]
