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Federal judge orders DOJ lawyers to attend ethics classes
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday ordered Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers appearing in multiple states to take ethics classes after finding DOJ lawyers misled the court. Judge Andrew Hanen found (More) |
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In Deciding DAPA Dispute, Will the Justices Reach Constitutional Questions?
JURIST Guest Columnist Glenn C. Smith of the California Western School of Law discusses the latest challenge to President Obama's immigration policy...Speculation about whether the US Supreme Court would wade into controversial issues involving immig (More) |
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Supreme Court to hear case on immigration action this term
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in four new cases for this term. In US v. Texas the Court has been asked to decide whether at least one respondent has standing to challenge Deferred Actions for Parents of Americans and Lawful P (More) |
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Federal government bargaining to get immigration ruling this term
The Obama Administration on Tuesday volunteered to forego its right to respond to states' filings opposing the new immigration policy in exchange for an expedited process that would have the challenge decided this term. Following a February distric (More) |
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New York court grants law license to immigrant who entered US illegally as a child
An appeals court in New York on Wednesday granted a law license to an immigrant who was brought to the US illegally as a child. Cesar Vargas was brought to the US from Mexico by his mother when he was 5 years old. He attended college and law school (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds injunction against immigration initiatives
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the injunction against President Barack Obama's recent executive action on immigration should remain in effect pending appeal. Many of the initiatives, which would have provided rel (More) |
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Texas federal judge refuses to lift order blocking president's immigration action
A judge for US District Court for the Southern District of Texas declined Tuesday night to lift an order he issued in February temporarily blocking the executive immigration actions authorized by President Barack Obama . US District Judge Andrew (More) |
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DOJ asks Fifth Circuit to stay injunction against new immigration policy
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday sought an immediate stay pending appeal of a Fifth Circuit preliminary injunction against the recent immigration initiative announced by US President Barack Obama that would halt the deportation of m (More) |
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Federal judge blocks Obama's executive action on immigration
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday temporarily blocked two key parts of a recent immigration initiative announced by US President Barack Obama that would halt the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants. Obama announced two programs i (More) |
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Federal judge blocks Arizona ban on driver's licenses for young immigrants
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Thursday made permanent an injunction that requires the state to issue driver's licenses to immigrants who were brought illegally to the US as children. The young people, known as Dre (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
