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Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at the Ninth: Credibility Determinations

This week, the Ninth Circuit applied its “totality of circumstances” test for credibility determinations in immigration proceedings. KUMAR v. GARLAND - The Court applied its recent en banc decision in Alam v....more

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Using Country Conditions Evidence to Improve Appellate Review of Convention Against Torture Cases

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While the Trump Administration’s transit ban was in force, many would-be asylum seekers had to turn to other forms of relief. In particular, many such individuals sought withholding of removal under the Convention Against...more

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The Supreme Court - June 1, 2020

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Thole v. U. S. Bank N. A., No. 17-1712: Plaintiffs-petitioners James Thole and Sherry Smith are two retired participants in respondent U.S. Bank N.A.’s defined-benefit plan. They brought a putative class action under ERISA...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Travel Ban, Take 3

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President Trump has issued another update to the travel ban first introduced on January 27, 2017 and reissued on March 6, 2017. Presidential Proclamation 9645 Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting...more

CMCP - California Minority Counsel Program

What’s in a name? A battle for a transgender immigrant’s rights

While the United States continues to grapple with transgender rights—including the right to restroom access—transgender individuals across the globe often face severe persecution and torture on account of their gender...more

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