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Immigration and Citizenship
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. HHS

In Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. HHS, the Ninth Circuit is considering whether to stay a district court decision that prevented the Office of Refugee Resettlement from cutting off funding for legal...
Civil and Human Rights
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District

In Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District, the Ninth Circuit is considering whether lost educational opportunities are compensable under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. 
Rule of Law
July 16, 2025

TV (WJXT News4Jax): CAC’s Fernandes Discusses the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Dismantling the Department of Education

WJXT News4Jax
Rule of Law
July 15, 2025

‘More Corruption and Abuse’ on the Way as Bondi Fires DOJ Ethics Chief

Common Dreams
“The question this drastic firing raises is: Are there even worse ethics problems Bondi is...
Rule of Law
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

The Sustainability Institute v. Trump

In The Sustainability Institute v. Trump, the United States of Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is considering whether the Trump administration can unilaterally terminate grant agreements based on disagreement with the congressional policies...
Corporate Accountability
July 11, 2025

This Group’s Record in Front of the Roberts Court Is Mind-Boggling

Slate
In a provocative dissenting opinion, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recently called out her colleagues on the Supreme Court...
By: Ana Builes, Brian R. Frazelle

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