Federal court finds jail for immigrant children unlawful
By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Last week, a federal court in California held that holding immigrant children from Central America in jail during their immigration proceedings was unlawful because it violates the terms of a...
Federal court rules that same sex parents must both be listed on birth certificate
CLDC Blog July 20, 2015 By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Last week, in Roe v. Patton, a federal court in Utah ruled that Utah must recognize a same-sex married couple as the legal parents of their child from birth. Under Utah state...
Federal court rejects Washington football team trademark registration claim for using disparaging term
July 13, 2015 By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Last week, in Pro-Football Inc. v. Blackhorse, a federal court in Virginia rejected a professional football association’s claim that it is entitled to trademark registration for...Victory for veterans:
CLDC Blog July 6, 2015 By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Beginning in 1942, the U.S. government approved the use of human subjects in experiments to test its chemical and biological weapons. The human subjects were tens of thousands...
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