- Judge accuses federal government of violating immigration laws
A federal judge said on Feb. 26 that he would haul prosecutors and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials into court to answer questions under oath if they continue to pursue immigration detentions under a legal provision many judges have rejected. U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi of New Jersey accused the Trump administration of defying the law by [...]
- Federal judge declines for 2nd time to block White House ballroom construction
A federal judge on Feb. 26 allowed the ongoing ballroom construction project at the White House to continue, rejecting a preservation organization’s request to halt it for the second time in two months. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon denied a motion for a preliminary injunction, finding the plaintiff, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, cited the wrong legal [...]
- Supreme Court considers how much compensation local government owes from home foreclosure
The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 25 seemed to struggle with a family’s claim that a county unfairly held onto the equity built up in their Michigan home after selling the property for unpaid taxes. During the oral argument, several justices questioned the family’s contention that it was entitled to recover the fair market value of the home that was sold at a government [...]
- Supreme Court won’t halt former detainee’s lawsuit against private prison contractor
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Feb. 25 that a private prison contractor will have to face a civil trial in a lawsuit alleging that immigration detainees were illegally made to work for $1 a day. The GEO Group was sued by a former detainee who claimed the company’s inmate work policies violated federal and Colorado law. The company argued it should not have to [...]
