US Politics
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Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that asylum-seekers in expedited immigration removal proceedings who pass “credible fear” interviews and are then given a full deportation hearing cannot be released on bond, overturning a long-standing decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The Ninth Circuit on Friday temporarily lifted a California federal court’s order that earlier in the week halted the Trump administration’s policy of pushing asylum-seekers crossing the southwestern border back into Mexico while they await decisions on their immigration cases… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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President Donald Trump’s oldest sibling Maryanne Trump Barry has reportedly stepped down as a judge on the Third Circuit after coming under scrutiny for her alleged involvement in questionable tax maneuvers related to the family real estate business… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The man in charge of legal compliance for the Trump Organization, George A. Sorial, will hand the reins to assistant general counsel Jill Martin in June, the outgoing attorney confirmed to Law360 on Tuesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye used her annual State of the Judiciary speech on Tuesday to highlight the problem of discrimination and sexual harassment in the justice system, calling for a more accessible and equitable judicial branch… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 