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Zero Tolerance Immigration Policy Spurs Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Updated: Published by:

The zero tolerance immigration policy that has led to separating refugee parents from children at the U.S.-Mexico border faces its first legal challenge from a Guatemalan asylee.

Large Law Firms and Non-Profits Form Coalition to Reunite Families Separated Under “Zero Tolerance” Immigration Policy Updated: Published by:

A group of large law firms and non-profits have created a nationwide coalition aimed at reuniting immigrant families separated under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy. The coalition's effort has been named Project Corazon, and it will establish a system for parents to confidentially seek legal support in learning the…

US Supreme Court Holds States Can Require Out-of-State Sellers to Collect and Remit Sales Taxes Updated: Published by:

In one of the most highly anticipated decisions of the term, the US Supreme Court held today that states may require sellers who have no physical presence within the state to collect and remit sales taxes on goods sold to buyers in the state. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the opinion…

Third Circuit Issues Opinion in School Transgender-Bathroom Case Updated: Published by:

Last month, a three-judge Third Circuit panel announced just minutes after oral arguments that it would affirm a district court’s ruling in favor a school district policy that allowed transgender students to use bathroom and locker room facilities corresponding with their gender identity. This unusually quick decision was partly practical,…

Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Prohibiting Political Apparel In Polling Places Updated: Published by:

On Thursday the Supreme Court issued a decision striking down a Minnesota law that prohibited political apparel in polling places. In a 7-2 decision, authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the court held that Minnesota’s political apparel ban violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.  Justice Sotomayor joined by…

New York Attorney General Files Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Conduct by Donald J. Trump Foundation Updated: Published by:

On Thursday, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood filed a civil lawsuit against Donald Trump and his three eldest children for allegedly misusing funds associated with his personal foundation. The complaint, filed in New York state court, asks the judge to dissolve the Donald J. Trump Foundation and distribute its…

NASA Faces Lawsuit Over Vial of Lunar Dust Updated: Published by:

When Laura Murray was 10 years old, she received a small glass vial containing light-gray dust from an old friend of her father’s: Neil Armstrong. The vial was paired with a note that said “To Laura Ann Murray — Best of Luck — Neil Armstrong Apollo 11.” Laura, who’s now…

European Union Countries Must Recognize European Union Citizens’ Same-Sex Spouses’ Right to Live and Work Across Member Countries Updated: Published by:

On Tuesday, June 5, 2018, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that all member countries of the European Union must recognize same-sex marriage with regard to providing the same right to live and work across the European Union's 28 countries as heterosexual spouses, regardless of any individual country's…