Amazon’s attorneys will go before a judge Monday morning to try to overturn the historic union election at a Staten Island warehouse in March. The proceeding — an administrative hearing conducted by the National Labor Relations Board — has so far allowed Amazon to punt any contract negotiations with the […]
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Federal judge blocks Biden’s immigration enforcement guidance : NPR
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week. A federal judge has blocked a set of immigration enforcement priorities that Mayorkas championed. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro […]
More Than 20 States Press Judge to Continue Migrant Expulsions
LAFAYETTE, La. — Lawyers for 24 states critical of the Biden administration’s immigration policies argued on Friday for a nationwide injunction to maintain the swift expulsions of migrants under a pandemic-related public policy, and a federal judge said he planned to issue an order before the policy is set to […]
‘Not an immigration law.’ As Lafayette judge weighs COVID policy, asylum seekers remain in limbo | Courts
A federal judge in Lafayette heard arguments Friday on whether the Biden administration should end a controversial Trump-era pandemic restriction, known as Title 42, later this month. Judge Robert Summerhays of the U.S. Western District of Louisiana confirmed Friday his temporary restraining order that stopped the Biden administration from processing the end of […]
Federal Judge Dismisses Mint Mobile Data Breach Suit
California federal Judge William Alsup dismissed various claims against Mint Mobile LLC based on a data breach that exposed personal information of Mint customers. Plaintiff Daniel Fraser alleged that Mint, a mobile virtual network operator using the T-Mobile network infrastructure, was hit with a data breach in June 2021. According to Fraser, […]
Judge who tossed the mask mandate misunderstood ‘sanitation,’ legal experts say : Shots
Airline passengers, some not wearing face masks following the end of the federal mask mandate, sit during a American Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines from Los Angeles International Airport to Denver, on Tuesday. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images […]
Judge says Trump “likely” committed crimes in attempt to overturn 2020 election : NPR
Then-President Donald Trump speaks to supporters near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. Hundreds of Trump supporters later stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the certification of President Biden’s victory. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Then-President Donald […]
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on National Security Law: A Reader’s Guide
On Feb. 25, President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. She would replace Justice Stephen Breyer, for whom she once clerked. And if confirmed, Jackson would become the first Black woman and the first former federal public defender to serve in the U.S. Supreme Court. […]
Labor issues complicate Judge J. Michelle Childs’ Supreme Court candidacy
The very career experience that makes Supreme Court candidate Judge J. Michelle Childs attractive to both Democrats and Republicans may now be complicating her potential nomination, as some labor and progressive groups warn the White House that her appointment would break President Joe Biden’s promise to be “the most pro-union […]
District Judge Enters Order Approving Historic Change To The Uaw Constitution And System Of Electing Officers | USAO-EDMI
DETROIT – United States District Judge David M. Lawson approved the results of the referendum of the membership of the International United Auto Workers union and ordered the union to make a historic change to its constitution to provide for the direct election of the UAW’s officers, sometimes referred to […]