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Daniel M. Kowalski
9 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Will Humanitarian Parole Rescue These Afghan Lawyers?
Diana Jones, Reuters, Sept. 16, 2021 "The International Academy of Trial Lawyers will sponsor a move to bring four Afghan attorneys and their families, who face danger from the Taliban due to their work, to the United States under a program that...
Daniel M. Kowalski
10 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Another Giant Falls: Dale Schwartz (1942-2021)
Dale was a mentor, leader and an inspiration to thousands of immigration attorneys, yours truly included. His obituary reads: "Immigration attorney, champion for the underdog, and dedicated family man Dale Marvin Schwartz, 79, of Sandy Springs...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Documents Show Trump Officials Used Secret Terrorism Unit to Question Lawyers at the Border
Dara Lind, May 14, 2021 "Taylor Levy couldn’t understand why she’d been held for hours by Customs and Border Protection officials when crossing back into El Paso, Texas, after getting dinner with friends in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
EOIR Proposed Rule: Professional Conduct for Practitioners – Rules and Procedures, and Representation and Appearances
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 190 / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 / Proposed Rules "This proposed rule would amend Department of Justice (“Department” or “DOJ”) regulations to allow practitioners to assist individuals...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Cyrus Mehta: Immigration Attorneys on the Frontlines in the COVID-19 Crisis
Cyrus Mehta, Mar. 24, 2020 "Since USCIS still requires paper submissions by mandated deadlines and the immigration courts in detention centers still function, the COVID-19 crisis has compelled immigration attorneys to take more risks than others...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
New Online Platform Connects Volunteer Lawyers with Children Facing Deportation
ABA, July 25, 2019 "A new online platform operated by the American Bar Association and developed by a Florida technology company will match volunteer lawyers with immigrant children facing deportation in several states. The website – Pro...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Lawsuit Challenges Surveillance of Border Lawyers, Activists
Sam Levin, The Guardian, July 24, 2019 "The US government has interfered with humanitarian aid work at the US-Mexico border by monitoring activists, restricting their travel and detaining them, a new lawsuit alleges. In a complaint filed...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Military Lawyers to be Detailed to Border for Immigration Cases?
Washington Post, Apr. 26, 2019 "Senior Defense Department officials have recommended that acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan approve a new request from the Department of Homeland Security to provide military lawyers, cooks and drivers to...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
EOIR ANPRM on Limited Representation
Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 59 / Wednesday, March 27, 2019 "The Department of Justice (Department) is evaluating the possibility of revising the rules and procedures governing representation and appearance during proceedings before the Executive...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Feds Target Lawyers, Journalists Covering Southern Border
Tom Jones, Mari Payton and Bill Feather, NBC San Diego, Mar, 6, 2019 "Documents obtained by NBC 7 Investigates show the U.S. government created a secret database of activists, journalists, and social media influencers tied to the migrant caravan...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Immigration Law Blog
NYC Immigration Court Erodes Protections for Kids Without Lawyers
David Brand, CityLimits, Feb. 13, 2018 - "Over the past few months, finding legal representation has become even more challenging for immigrant children in New York City because Manhattan’s federal immigration court has eroded several of the...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
News Headlines
Update re 11 LA Attorneys Arrested in March Civil Disobedience Action
Prof. Jennifer Lee Koh, June 24, 2016 - "The Immprof Blog posted last March about 11 Los Angeles-based attorneys who were arrested in a civil disobedience action to protest immigration raids, deportations, access to counsel issues, and failure to...
Robin Shea
over 6 years ago
Labor and Employment Law
Labor and Employment Law Blog
Document Review Attorneys May Not Be Exempt From OT, Court Says
Uh-oh. Lawyers who do document review may not be exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to a court decision issued yesterday. Large law firms and legal services vendors often hire stables of contract lawyers...
David S. Rich
over 6 years ago
Labor and Employment Law
Labor and Employment Law Blog
Lawyers Who Review Documents May Be Eligible For Overtime Pay, Says Federal Appellate Court
On July 23, 2015, in Lola v. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP , No. 14-3845 (2d Cir. July 23, 2015) , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, reversing the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York’s order dismissing...
Ted Zwayer
over 8 years ago
Insurance Law
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