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Nasdaq Diversity Rule Upheld by Fifth Circuit Updated: Published by:

The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Nasdaq rule requiring companies listed on its exchange to have women and minority directors on their boards or provide an explanation as to why they do not.

Lawsuit Seeks to Block President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Updated: Published by:

A lawsuit attempting to block President Biden's student debt relief program was filed in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.

5th Circuit Rules Texas Lawyers’ First Amendment Rights Violated by Mandatory Bar in Texas Updated: Published by:

On Friday, July 2, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of three Texas attorneys who filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging that mandatory registration with the State Bar of Texas violated their First Amendment rights. The lawyers claimed that their rights were violated…

Federal Judge Rules That USCIS Leader Cuccinelli Was Unlawfully Appointed Updated: Published by:

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that the Trump Administration failed to follow procedures set forth under federal law in appointing Ken Cuccinelli to a leadership role in US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in 2019. As a result, two rule changes to the asylum…

Multiple States Sue USDA Over Proposed Narrowing of Food Stamp Assistance Updated: Published by:

Last week, 14 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the federal government to challenge new regulations put forth by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that are estimated to cause almost 700,000 people to lose food stamp assistance. The proposed changes would affect states' ability…

ACLU Allowed to Move Forward in Lawsuit Seeking FBI Documents Pertaining to Social Media Surveillance Updated: Published by:

On Monday, November 18, 2019, Judge Edward M. Chen of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, issued an order declining to grant a motion for partial summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against multiple federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice,…

Third Federal Court Bars Administration’s “Denial of Care” Rule Updated: Published by:

Last week, Judge William Alsup of the US District Court for the Northern District of California joined federal courts in New York and Washington state in striking down the Denial of Care Rule put forth by the US Department of Health and Human Services earlier this year. Judge Alsup declared…

U.S. District Court Denies Request for Temporary Restraining Order Halting Trump Administration’s New Rule Curbing Asylum Applicants Updated: Published by:

On Wednesday, July 24, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia declined to impose a temporary restraining order which would pause the Trump administration's new rule limiting asylum requests from migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The new rule requires that migrants and refugees passing through a third…

Civil Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over New Asylum Rule Updated: Published by:

Multiple civil rights groups filed suit today against the Trump administration, challenging its new rule seeking to severely limit the asylum protections that are available under US and international law to migrants at the US-Mexico border. The American Civil Liberties Union, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Center for…