- Ninth Circuit to Arizona Legislature: Dreamers Can DriveOn Tuesday April 5, 2016 the Ninth Circuit held that Arizona must continue to issue driver’s licenses to young undocumented individuals applying for relief under the Dream Act or DACA. See opinion issued on April 5, 2016 In January 2015, District Judge David G. Campbell issued a permanent injunction, blocking an executive order by former Gov. Jan Brewer that barred […]
- Arizona DUI Law Update: MarijuanaSince the passage of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA) in 2010, we have seen a sharp increase in DUI-marijuana arrests. The potency of modern dispensary marijuana, greater than commercial grade, may be a factor. This article will clarify the current state of Arizona DUI-marijuana laws.
- Students Finding Certainty in Cert“Finding Certainty in Cert based on a Statistical Analysis Over 14 Years,” authored by a University of Southern California law scholar, and political science student, confirmed that a notably small handful of elite attorneys hold outsized sway with the United States Supreme Court.
- Federal Crimes of Violence: Bail, Sentencing & DeportationMost criminal defense attorneys familiar with the landscape of federal criminal law have long been painfully aware that the term “crime of violence” crops up as a dark feature, repeatedly, unpleasantly, and often ominously throughout the Code and Guidelines. But now, with the recent advent of Johnson v. United States, and interpretive circuit opinions, the federal criminal defense landscape may be suddenly brightening, at least a little bit.
- Federal Judge Denies Bid by Texas to Block Syrian RefugeesOn December 9, 2015 United States District Judge David Godbey denied a request for a second temporary restraining order to halt the settlement of Syrian refugees in Texas.
- Ninth Circuit: ICE Agent’s Advice Made Removal UnfairOn December 23, 2015 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals authored a decision in United States v. Xochitl Cisneros-Rodriguez holding that if an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent erroneously advises an uncounseled alien in an administrative removal proceeding that an attorney will “not be able to help you,” any waiver of the right to counsel based on that advice is invalid.
- New Shelters for Surge of Migrant Youths Crossing BorderThe Secretary of Health and Human Services has asked the Pentagon to add 5,000 more beds for young people. During last year’s surge of undocumented persons, the military opened emergency shelters to house the migrants at bases in Oxnard, San Antonio and Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.
- Asylum Seeking Persons Forced to Wear Monitoring Ankle BraceletsThis year alone, the government will pay GEO $56 million to manage ankle monitors for 10,000 immigrants, and to run telephone check-ins for 20,000 immigrants.
- Senator John McCain Proposes Social Media VettingSenator John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced legislation on Tuesday that would require federal officials to scrutinize social media websites and other public data as part of the new standard procedure for reviewing applications by foreign nationals seeking visas within the United States.
- Department of Justice Sued by Judge for Discrimination, Pays $200,000Recently, the Department of Justice settled in a lawsuit brought against the agency last year by Immigration Judge Ashley Tabaddor. Of Iranian descent, Judge Tabaddor said her superiors at the DOJ ordered her not to hear any cases that involved Iranian nationals.