On Thursday, June 13, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions: FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, No. 23-235: This case involves an attempt to rescind the Food and Drug Administration’s...more
Responsive to the letter from Judge Pauline Newman's counsel sent June 15th (see "Judge Newman Matter Continues"), the Special Committee directing the Federal Circuit's inquiry regarding Judge Newman's fitness for continued...more
The Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) is the exclusive representative of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in immigration removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review. OPLA’s...more
Goodwin’s Appellate Litigation practice has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals and state appellate courts, representing clients in matters ranging from First Amendment rights to governmental...more
In re Estate of Bryant, a couple set up three trusts for their three children, Bill, Leslie, and Jane. No. 07-18-00429-CV, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 2131 (Tex. App.—Amarillo March 11, 2020, no pet. history). After the couple had...more
The word "impeach" is much in the news of late. It is of Anglo-French origin and originally meant to hinder or impede. As discussed in this post, the first English impeachment in Parliament dates from the fourteenth century....more
Monday's post concerned California's constitutional and statutory provisions governing impeachment. These provisions are based on the English parliamentary model developed in the 14th century. In 1678, the Commons impeached...more
The Founding Fathers did not invent impeachment. The procedure was largely copied from English precedent dating to the reign of Edward III. In 1376, the so-called "Good Parliament" under the leadership of Peter de la Mare...more
Last week, Proskauer — along with co-counsel Democracy Forward, and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. — filed a complaint on behalf of seven asylum seekers, their minor children and the legal services organization...more
Since my trip to the U.S./Mexico border last summer, the situation for families seeking asylum has only become more challenging, especially in light of the Administration’s new “Remain in Mexico” policy. This week, I am in...more
U.S. immigration policy has changed quickly and substantially in the past two years. While a handful of policies have received the majority of media attention—such as the separation of families at the border—the Department of...more
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court held that some immigrants do not have a right to a bond hearing, even when they were not immediately detained years after being released from criminal custody. The Court’s decision reverses...more
Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC v. Converteam SAS, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 24671 (11th Cir. Aug. 30, 2018) - On August 30, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision to compel arbitration between...more
There have been significant developments in recent days regarding the Articles of Impeachment brought against the four remaining justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia....more
The Judge was a lovely old fellow, a relic from a time before the birth of Silicon Valley, when Santa Clara County was covered with orchards instead of start-ups, and was known as the Valley of the Heart’s Delight. As a...more
It was unlike any courtroom I had seen before. The Immigration Judge appeared on a video screen a little blurry but larger than life. My client, an eight-year-old girl, sat next to me at a long table. This proceeding in...more
We left off in the last post with a discussion about why a Request Chamber comprised entirely of lawyers makes a difference in the nature and quality of decisions being issued by the CCF....more
Chevron deference is increasingly coming under fire from the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. That came through loud and clear in Pereira v. Sessions, issued on June 21, 2018....more