Hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed 17 executive actions covering a wide range of issues, including several focused on discrimination and racial justice, immigration, and environmental...more
There were many changes to immigration processes and procedures in the United States in just the past year, partially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and partially as a result of the Trump Administration, which was...more
Trump v. New York, No. 20-366: In July 2020, the President of the United States issued a memorandum to the Secretary of Commerce (who is tasked with taking the census and reporting the tabulation to the President, who in turn...more
In Washington - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Tuesday said that there has been “real progress” in talks with congressional Democrats and Republicans on coronavirus relief legislation. ...more
In Washington: The House passed (417-1) the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (H.R. 7010). The bill extends the ability to use the Small Business Administration (SBA) loans from 8 weeks to 24 weeks and changes...more
In our second annual SCOTUS review, Akin Gump Supreme Court and appellate practice co-head Pratik Shah analyzes the Court’s previous Term and previews the new Term. Among the topics covered: • SCOTUS decisions on census...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. After some very contentious debate and a handful of defections, the House late last week passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act on a rare party line...more
President Donald Trump announced that the Administration will not be proceeding with any further census litigation. The 2020 Decennial Census, which is already being printed, will be sent out without a citizenship question....more