On the morning of May 9th, in Judge Monte Horton’s courtroom, a video screen hung on the wall, showing an empty white room. An officer appeared on the screen, a man in an orange jumpsuit hesitating behind him. “Hello? We’re having some problems,” the officer said. The video screen that federal immigration detainees use to see the courtroom remotely was blinking and flashing. Every second the image faded to green, then black. The technical issues persisted throughout the day. When another respondent appeared on the screen, their attorney, Sophia Gurulé, noted the effects the video glitches could have on him, given “extensive cognitive issues” and traumatic...
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Former special counsel Robert Mueller's scheduled hearings before the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees on Wednesday should be among the most important moments of the Trump presidency—the rare, and perhaps only, chance to question the man who has spent two years investigating and uncovering the various attempts of Donald Trump and others to corrupt and circumvent American democracy. Let’s be clear about what Mueller found. His work uncovered two separate criminal conspiracies that benefited the surprise election of Donald Trump. The first was allegedly led by Trump himself alongside his lawyer Michael Cohen, to cover up damaging stories about himself through federal felony...
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But astronauts soon won't be the only ones going to space. Space tourism is growing into a major market. And with the likes of Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin competing in a space race, the stars might not be so out of reach. Here's a list of jobs that may sound like science fiction now but aren't far off from becoming mainstream. You won't get to mediate legal disputes in space, but the job of space lawyer is still open to all space buffs or those interested in advising the government or private companies. There are only four universities that teach space law in the world, but two of them are in the U.S., at the University of Mississippi School of Law and University of Nebraska-Lincoln's...
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Boeing has friends in high places as it nears a showdown over the 737 Max The crashes of two Boeing Co. 737 Max jetliners have put the aerospace giant on a perilous course through multiple U.S. investigations. But as it faces off against the government, Boeing will be dealing with a lot of familiar faces. The myriad personal connections between the U.S. plane maker and top officials were hinted at when Atty. Gen. William Barr bowed out of a criminal investigation of the plane’s design and certification. Barr cited his past affiliation with Kirkland & Ellis, a longtime legal advisor to Boeing that’s now helping with its defense in the matter. Several other Trump administration...
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F or more than a year, Julie Sharron went quietly crazy reading news stories about migrants detained at the border, herded into detention centers, separated from their children and demonized by Donald Trump and his supporters as “criminals” and “ animals ”. As the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, she was chilled by what she saw as inescapable historical parallels. Like many of her liberal friends living on Los Angeles’ Eastside, she wrote outraged posts on social media, donated money and called her congressman. But it wasn’t enough. Then she remembered the emergency savings she’d inherited from her grandparents who made a good life for themselves after enduring years in Nazi camps and...
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Portsmouth lawyer on front lines of Southern border PORTSMOUTH — Claudette Barker has trouble sleeping at night, 10 months after traveling to Dilley, Texas, the site of the largest family detention center in the country. There, while offering pro bono legal services through Immigration Justice and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, she learned of the torturous and incomprehensible conditions many migrant women and children are fleeing. One woman, through an interpreter, told Barker she had witnessed another woman being skinned for not paying a gang debt. Others spoke of human trafficking, unavoidable gang recruitment and corrupt police. Most, if not all, Barker said, had...
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A group of about 50 Egyptian students whose May 4 SAT scores were canceled for test security-related reasons has filed suit in federal court seeking to compel College Board to release their scores. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield denied the students’ motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction and asked the plaintiffs to file a letter by today indicating whether they will consent to arbitration. The lawyer for the plaintiffs, Yasser Helal, said he will not consent to arbitration in part because he does not believe the option is available for the students to contest their score cancellations. The SAT’s terms and conditions say that...
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The Border Patrol agent, a veteran with 13 years on the job, had been assigned to the agency’s detention center in McAllen, Texas, for close to a month when the team of court-appointed lawyers and doctors showed up one day at the end of June. Taking in the squalor, the stench of unwashed bodies, and the poor health and vacant eyes of the hundreds of children held there, the group members appeared stunned. Then, their outrage rolled through the facility like a thunderstorm. One lawyer emerged from a conference room clutching her cellphone to her ear, her voice trembling with urgency and frustration. “There’s a crisis down here,” the agent recalled her shouting. At that moment, the agent, a...
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The construction payment process is complicated, and you’ve done everything right, but you aren’t getting paid. You are considering filing a mechanic’s lien in order to collect the money that you are owed. The question is: should you do it yourself, hire a lien filing service, or turn it over to your attorney? We can’t answer that question for you because every situation is different, but we can give you information to help you make an informed choice and feel confident that it’s done right. This post details some of the best mechanics lien filing services nationwide. Best Lien Filing Services in the United States There are dozens of services and hundreds of options to help you get your...
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Puerto Ricans press for Gov. Rossello’s resignation ahead of major protest Monday Alexa Padilla stood near the Puerto Rico governor’s official residence, a historic 16th century structure known as La Fortaleza, on Saturday checking her phone for any word on whether Ricardo Rossello would resign. “It feels like torture,” said the 17-year-old, who traveled an hour from Arecibo with her father and friend to attend a rally in San Juan, the capital, to protest Rossello and corruption. The governor must resign, she said. Rossello has apologized, but refused to step down following widespread outrage over leaked messages between him and several of his top aides, in which the men used homophobic...
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