• Nationwide Pro-Bono Legal Support Network Launched in Response to Surge of Antisemitic Incidents

    In response to a sustained surge of violence and hate toward Jews and Jewish institutions across the United States, the Anti-Defamation League and Gibson Dunn have launched a coordinated network of law firms to provide free legal assistance to victims of antisemitism.

  • Azruddin Mohamed Arrested in Guyana

    Azruddin Mohamed’s case is significant: it illustrates how business, political ambition, resource-exports, and cross-border law-enforcement intersect in a small, oil-and-gold-rich country like Guyana, and it demonstrates the global reach of U.S. legal and sanctions regimes.

  • Texas Counties Are Looking into “Potential Noncitizens” on Voter Rolls. Here’s What They’re Finding.

    The voters were flagged after being checked against a federal database. Some officials question its reliability, aspeople listed as potential noncitizens have confirmed that they are, in fact, U.S. citizens.

  • Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge Trump to End $100k Visa Fee

    A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to end his $100,000 fee for H-1B visa holders. the Congressional members warned that businesses will struggle with the new fee and it will weaken American competitiveness globally.

  • Trump’s National Guard Deployments Raise Worries About State Sovereignty

    In two instances – Portland and Chicago – President Trump’s campaign to send the National Guard into Democratic-leaning cities he falsely describes as crime-ridden, has turned to out-of-state National Guard troops. Presidents who have federalized National Guard forces in the past, even against a governor’s will, have done so in response to a crisis in the troops’ home state. But the decision to send one state’s National Guard troops into a different state without the receiving governor’s consent is both extraordinary and unprecedented, experts on national security law.

  • New Pentagon Policy Is an Unprecedented Attempt to Undermine Press Freedom

    Recent changes in a Pentagon policy threaten journalists’ ability to cover the Department of Defense, because it could curb their rights to report information not authorized by the government for release. As a First Amendment expert, I believe the Pentagon policy change represents an unprecedented development in the Trump administration’s offensive against the press and a historic departure from previous administrations’ policies.

  • We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

    The government doesn’t track how many citizens are held by immigration agents. We found more than 170 cases this year where citizens were detained at raids and protests. More than 20 citizens have reported being held for over a day without being able to call their loved ones or a lawyer. In some cases their families couldn’t find them.

  • Trump’s New $100K Visa Fee Could Worsen State Doctor Shortages, Experts Say

    Many immigrant physicians help fill gaps in rural communities’ health care systems thanks in part to the H-1B visa, which allows skilled foreign workers to come work in the U.S.

  • Trump’s H-1B Visa Change: What to Know

    The H-1B visa program has helped fill gaps in critical sectors like health care and technology, though it has faced criticism that it adversely affects American workers. The Trump administration’s move to sharply increase the fee for new H-1B petitions has raised concerns about its potential effects on the U.S. economy.

  • A Year Before Trumps Crime Rhetoric, Dallas Voted to Increase Police. The City Is Wrestling with the Consequences.

    Despite drops in violent crime last year, a nonprofit called Dallas HERO convinced voters to approve a measure requiring the city to grow its police force to 4,000. Dallas HERO’s leaders have included hotel owner and GOP donor Monty Bennett and Pete Marocco, whom Trump picked to run the U.S. Agency for International Development.

  • For Trump’s Perceived Enemies, the Process May Be the Punishment

    Even when an individual is not convicted, the process of defending against charges can itself be a form of punishment. This recognition is one of the reasons that the DOJ has maintained independence from the president. By violating the tradition of staying out of politics, the Justice Department in the Trump administration has opened the door for the president to seek retribution on his perceived political enemies. The mere act of putting them through the criminal process ensures that they suffer, regardless of their guilt or innocence.

  • Despite Widespread Interest, Only 3 States Passed License Plate Reader Laws This Year

    Lawmakers in at least 16 states this year introduced bills to regulate the use of automated license plate readers responsible for collecting large amounts of data on drivers across the country. But just three states —Arkansas, Idaho and Virginia —enacted laws. Critics say automated license plate readers raise data and privacy concerns.

  • A Crucible for Guyana’s Evolving Democracy

    The legal saga of Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed is far more than a courtroom drama. It is a crucible for Guyana’s evolving democracy — testing the country’s institutions, its relationship with external powers, and its ability to balance justice with political pluralism. Few legal cases in Guyana’s post-independence history have had such wide political and symbolic resonance as the indictment of Azruddin Mohamed and his father Nazar Mohamed.

  • Texas AG Ken Paxton Announces Undercover Investigations of “Leftist Terror Cells”

    Paxton cited the recent attack on a Dallas immigration field office, though the shooter’s political affiliation was unclear and there was no evidence he was linked to organized “cells.”

  • James Comey’s Indictment Is a Trademark Tactic of Authoritarians

    Legal experts across the political spectrum describe the indictment of former FBI director James Comey as an unprecedented political prosecution that breaks fundamental democratic norms and mirrors tactics used by authoritarian leaders worldwide. Comey’s indictment is momentous because it tests a principle that has protected American democracy: Presidents should not direct prosecutors to charge their political enemies. When leaders can abuse the justice system to target critics and investigators, the rule of law collapses.