The Ninth Circuit's practice of automatically granting requests to stay removal orders on appeal allowed a Peruvian couple to gain time in the country with a "barebones" filing, according to a three-judge panel who said the practice must end. law360.com/articles/24039…

A New England man who was exonerated after spending more than 15 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit said the city of Boston and the detectives who helped lock him up acted maliciously and were to blame for the years stolen from him. law360.com/access-to-just…

Kilmar Ábrego García won't be deported to Liberia unless the judge who blocked his deportation lifts the order, an attorney for the Trump administration assured the court, despite the government previously saying he could be sent there as soon as Friday. law360.com/articles/24039…

Two lawsuits from fired DOJ attorneys may set the Supreme Court up to decide between presidential authority and civil service job protections, an "unprecedented" chance to reassess the nearly 50-year-old safeguards for lower-ranking government workers. law360.com/pulse/articles…

It's not news that there are problems in America's prisons, including mass incarceration and forced labor, but another crisis in those same prisons doesn't always garner the same attention: the number of correctional officers dying by suicide. law360.com/access-to-just…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision to suspend SNAP benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown is an abuse of discretion that threatens to take food away from millions of people, according to a lawsuit filed by 25 states and D.C. law360.com/access-to-just…

An Alabama woman has claimed that a Georgia state judge violated her constitutional rights by improperly jailing her when she was a witness in the judge's courtroom, a move that came as a state commission is seeking the judge's removal from the bench. law360.com/access-to-just…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security unveiled an interim final rule to end automatic extensions for expiring work permits for which renewal applications have been filed. law360.com/articles/24051…

After a new mother discovered that New Jersey police had used DNA extracted from newborns' blood samples in criminal investigations, she signed on as plaintiff in a suit that says parents have a right to refuse these blood draws. law360.com/access-to-just…

The New York City Commission on Human Rights recovered more than $17 million for victims of employment and housing discrimination in fiscal year 2025, a record figure for the agency. law360.com/real-estate-au…

A Brooklyn couple has filed a federal lawsuit alleging New York City uses a "voyeuristic" police surveillance system on all visitors and residents, which includes two police cameras that are aimed at the couple's bedroom and living room windows. law360.com/access-to-just…

The Seventh Circuit paused an Illinois federal judge's order requiring a top Border Patrol official overseeing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement surge in Chicago to appear every weekday ahead of a Nov. 5 preliminary injunction hearing. law360.com/articles/24055…

The DOJ issued a subpoena to intimidate an organization into ending gender-affirming care, a judge said in a ruling that found the agency is furthering the Trump administration's goal of eliminating transgender and gender-diverse patients' access to care. law360.com/articles/24055…

An Alabama woman has claimed that a Georgia state judge violated her constitutional rights by improperly jailing her when she was a witness in the judge's courtroom, a move that came as a state commission is seeking the judge's removal from the bench. law360.com/access-to-just…

Proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program could hinder legal aid recruitment and impact public interest work. law360.com/access-to-just…

Legal Aid of North Carolina has shut down a second office in one of the state's poorest counties in response to a freeze on more than $6 million in grant assistance the nonprofit gets from the North Carolina Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts. law360.com/access-to-just…

The Trump administration announced that it is capping the number of refugee admissions to a record low of 7,500, with most admissions going to white South Africans, who the administration has claimed have been facing racial discrimination. law360.com/articles/24057…

A Brooklyn couple has filed a federal lawsuit alleging New York City uses a "voyeuristic" police surveillance system on all visitors and residents, which includes two police cameras that are aimed at the couple's bedroom and living room windows. law360.com/access-to-just…

As the Trump administration follows through on campaign promises to arrest and deport millions, immigrants are increasingly finding that hiring an immigration lawyer is impossible. And without lawyers, they usually lose, no matter how strong their case is. law360.com/access-to-just…

The USDA's decision to suspend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown is an abuse of discretion that threatens to take food away from millions of people, according to a lawsuit filed by 25 states and D.C. law360.com/access-to-just…