Trump signals he will deliver on promise to clamp down on illegal immigration
Four months ago, Thomas Homan, a former director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Donald Trump, took to the stage at the Republican National Convention to issue a warning to…
Read More »What’s behind the Trump campaign’s obsession with transgender issues
Gallup recently published a list of what Americans consider the most pressing issues as they choose the next president. Unsurprisingly, there is no overlap between Republicans and Democrats on the…
Read More »School with English-only policy settles with California
A Fontana preschool that implemented an English-only policy for its employees agreed to a $200,000 settlement with California after a teacher’s aide claimed management retaliated against her for speaking Spanish….
Read More »Caminos del Southwest: A road trip through Latino America in this election year
In early August, my editors came to me with an idea: Go around the country and ask Latinos whom they plan to vote for and why. I said no. Politicos…
Read More »Reddit’s latest policy change could stifle future protests against the platform
Reddit is changing its rules in a way that may ensure its mods never go rogue again. On Monday, Reddit’s VP of community, Laura Nestler, announced in a post on…
Read More »Syracuse Law’s Disability Law and Policy Program Hosts “A Body’s Work: A Discussion with Professor Britney Wilson”
Syracuse University College of Law’s Disability Law and Policy Program recently hosted “A Body’s Work: A Discussion with Professor Britney Wilson. Professor Wilson is an associate professor of law and…
Read More »Trump voters who disdain him say they liked his policies. What are they talking about?
You’ve heard it many times: A voter says they don’t like Donald Trump; they cite his nasty personality, divisiveness or penchant for saying stupid stuff. But then they say they’ll…
Read More »Tropical Storm Insurance Policy Protections Reviewed
With Tropical Storm Helene projected to intensify into a major hurricane and make landfall on Florida’s west coast as early as Thursday of this week, here are some insurance-related steps…
Read More »New California law orders schools to restrict student cellphone use
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill into law that will require California school districts to restrict or ban student cellphone use, thrusting the state with the largest K-12…
Read More »Employer Zero-Tolerance Marijuana Policy Justified Termination, Federal District Court Agrees
A recent federal court decision agreed an Illinois employer had the right to enforce a zero-tolerance policy on marijuana use. Off-the-job marijuana use can trigger employee discipline so long as…
Read More »USCIS Clarifies Policy Guidance for International Students in F, M Status
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has changed its policy manual to make it easier to find and understand all the regulations regarding nonimmigrant students in F and M…
Read More »Another Major Law Firm Goes Full Big Brother To Enforce Office Attendance Policy
The impact of the Covid pandemic can still be seen in Biglaw. The presumption that attorneys at the biggest law firms in the world need to be chained to their…
Read More »Congress Might Pressure Biden Over His Israel Policy
With President Joe Biden still refusing to limit American support for Israel’s bloody offensive in Gaza, senators could soon play a big role in challenging — and even changing —…
Read More »Opinion: Does Biden benefit if foreign policy dominates the 2024 campaign?
Conventional wisdom suggests Americans know little about foreign policy and care about it even less. Opinion polls regularly show that international issues take a back seat to topics more prosaic…
Read More »German court rules government violated climate change policy – JURIST
The Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court held Thursday that the German Government violated federal climate change law by failing to reach annual targets. The ruling now means the government must implement…
Read More »California dispatch: US-China relationship dominated APEC summit beset by multiple diplomatic, policy challenges – JURIST
Joshua Villanueva is a JURIST Assistant Editor and a 2L at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), He files this dispatch from San Francisco. The recently-concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
Read More »Finland government announces border closure policy to address influx of Russian refugees – JURIST
The Finnish government announced a comprehensive border closure policy on Wednesday for its border with Russia, closing a number of land border crossings. The policy is aimed at addressing an…
Read More »US federal appeals court hears arguments over Biden administration asylum policy – JURIST
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments Tuesday over President Joe Biden’s asylum policy that adds restrictions to migrants seeking asylum. The Biden policy presumes that migrants…
Read More »LAPD officers involved in Keenan Anderson death found out of policy
Several Los Angeles police officers broke with department policy in the arrest of Keenan Anderson, whose death after a traffic stop in January reignited debates about the suitability of police…
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