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Pres. Obama Pledges to Push Immigration Reform

March 18, 2010

Source: A compilation from various news outlets.
Just hours after he cancelled an international trip to stay in Washington and fight for health care legislation, President Obama has announced that he’s ready to start pushing forward on another controversial issue: immigration reform. In an election year, no less.
A week after he met with senators Chuck Schumer, [...]

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NYT: U.S. Haitians Curiously Ignoring Immigration TPS Offer

March 16, 2010

Source: New York Times
By Anne Barnard
Within days of the devastating earthquake in Haiti on Jan. 12, the United States government declared that Haitians living illegally in the United States were eligible for temporary protected status, a special immigration designation that temporarily allows them to work here legally.
While advocates and government officials alike said that [...]

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Odd News of the Day: Detroit Workers Warned to Go Scentless!

March 15, 2010

Source: The Associated Press
DETROIT — Change is in the air for Detroit city workers.
City employees will be urged not to wear perfume, cologne or aftershave as a result of a settlement in a federal lawsuit.
Officials plan to place warning placards in three city buildings. The signs will warn workers to avoid “wearing scented products, including [...]

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Pres. Obama Finally Talks Immigration w/Advocates, Lawmakers

March 11, 2010

It’s about time, right?
President Obama finally got around to the subject of immigration this afternoon, meeting for over an hour in the White House with advocacy groups and assuring them he remains committed to comprehensive immigration reform.
Whether any of this will happen in 2010 is still a mystery.
Later today, Obama is scheduled to [...]

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Pres. Obama Turns to Immigration w/ White House Meetings

March 11, 2010

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- President Barack Obama will turn to immigration in a pair of White House meetings today, reviving debate on an issue that has been out of the spotlight as the administration focuses on health care, jobs and financial regulation.
Obama will sit down with 14 grassroots leaders of the movement for comprehensive immigration reform at 1:00 [...]

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WSJ Blog: Prosecutors File Whale Of A Case vs Sushi Eatery

March 11, 2010

Source: Wall Street Journal Law Blog
The sushi wars are on!
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles yesterday filed criminal charges against Typhoon Restaurant, Inc., alleging that its Santa Monica, California sushi eatery, The Hump, sold endangered whale meat.
“Someone should not be able to walk into a restaurant and order a plate of an endangered species,” United States [...]

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WSJ: ID Card for Workers at Center of Immigration Plan

March 9, 2010

Source: Wall Street Journal
By Laura Meckler
Lawmakers working to craft a new comprehensive immigration bill have settled on a way to prevent employers from hiring illegal immigrants: a national biometric identification card all American workers would eventually be required to obtain.
Under the potentially controversial plan still taking shape in the Senate, all legal U.S. workers, including [...]

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Pres. Obama Ready to Meet w/ Key Senators on Immigration

March 8, 2010

Over the weekend came the long-awaited news that the President is finally ready to focus attention on immigration, scheduled to meet at the White House this week with two key senators and begin crafting a bill on the issue.
White House spokesman Nicholas Shapiro said Obama will meet with Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York [...]

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Update: “Trail of Dreams” Walkers’ Face-Off w/Sheriff Conway

March 4, 2010

Source: http://www.campusprogress.org/
Update: Sheriff Butch Conway (Gwinnett County, Georgia) wasn’t in his office when the “Trail of Dreams” walkers showed up, but he did have representatives meet with them, without incident.
The walkers made a firm declaration to risk being arrested during their attempt to meet with the Sherriff, who is known for having incarcerated and deported [...]

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“Trail of Dreams” Walkers Try Face-Off w/Sheriff Conway

March 3, 2010

‘Trail of Dreams’ walkers risk arrest as they seek meeting with Gwinnett County Sheriff R.L. “Butch” Conway
The following is a press release from http://www.dreamactivist.org:
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA – Four immigrant students who are walking 1,500 miles from Miami, FL to Washington, D.C. will make a stop Wednesday at the Gwinnett County Courthouse, calling on Sheriff R.L. “Butch” [...]

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Why Alec Baldwin Didn’t Become a Lawyer

March 1, 2010

“30 Rock” star Alec Baldwin told aspiring lawyers at a Fordham Law School event last week why he eschewed his original career of becoming a lawyer:
“I didn’t know if I wanted to join a field that was becoming as crowded and choked as law was.”

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Death Penalty Is Thrown Out in Texas Murders

February 25, 2010

Source: New York Times
A Texas court threw out the death sentence on Wednesday of a man whose double murder conviction gained international attention because of revelations that the judge and prosecutor had had an extramarital affair.
But the decision from the State Court of Criminal Appeals did not mention the affair, focusing instead on whether [...]

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Pres. Obama Will Insert Himself in Terrorism Trial Debate

February 12, 2010

By Anne E. Kornblut and Carrie Johnson
Washington Post Staff Writers
President Obama is planning to insert himself into the debate about where to try the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, three administration officials said Thursday, signaling a recognition that the administration had mishandled the process and triggered a political backlash.
Obama initially had [...]

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Collision Course for Feds & Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio?

February 11, 2010

By Ashby Jones
Source: Wall Street Journal/Blogs
A list of the most polarizing public figures in the country might include these names: Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Antonin Scalia, Al Gore, and Ben Bernanke. We’d add Lady Gaga, Simon Cowell, Alex Rodriguez and that television chef who yells at everyone.
And we’d also have to throw in the [...]

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ABA Calls for New Immigration Courts (& Other Things)

February 9, 2010

By Staff of Immigration Attorneys, The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
In 2008, the American Bar Association’s immigration commission ordered a report on the state of the immigration courts in the U.S. The report titled, “Reforming the Immigration System: Proposals to Promote Independence, fairness and Professionalism in the Adjudication of Removal Cases” was released last [...]

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CNN: John Edwards’ Mistress Seeks Return of Alleged Sex Tape

February 5, 2010

The legal battle over a sex tape allegedly showing former Sen. John Edwards and former mistress Rielle Hunter is expected to further unfold in a North Carolina court Friday.
Former Edwards aide Andrew Young and his wife, Cheri, are expected to appear in court to contest a temporary restraining order forbidding them from disseminating the videotape [...]

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Non-Violent Immigration Federal Prosecutions Up

February 4, 2010

Source: Immigration Policy Center
The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) reports that federal immigration prosecutions rose to record levels during fiscal year (FY) 2009. In the past, federal court resources were appropriately allocated to pursue immigration-related prosecutions against individuals with criminal backgrounds. Recently, however, priorities have shifted, and large numbers of federal immigration prosecutions have focused [...]

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Bizarre Legal News of the Day: Junk Food Thieves

February 3, 2010

Talk about your junk-food junkies.
According to an Associated Press story, in Kingsport, Tennessee, two men were arrested for allegedly stealing, of all things, $300 worth of Twinkies, cupcakes, and other sugary snacks.
The deputies tracked down the thieves hiding under a truck by following their footprints in the inch-high snow.
Guessing they made heavy tracks too.

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Steven Tyler Threatens Lawsuit If Aerosmith Recruit Singer

February 2, 2010

Steven Tyler’s new manager has sent a letter to Aerosmith’s management threatening legal action if the band makes good on their promise to tour with a new singer, Billboard reports. In the letter, manager Skip Miller asserts that Tyler is synonymous with Aerosmith: “Can you imagine the manager of the Rolling Stones calling for the [...]

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NY Times: Pres. Obama May Move Terrorist Trial Away from NYC

January 29, 2010

According to the New York Times, the Obama administration is considering canceling plans for the trial of the accused chief organizer of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and four accomplices to take place in Manhattan.
The issues at hand: cost and security.
The report said Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others have raised objections to [...]

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