Category: Legal Pulse

Illinois District Court Judge Rules Against Conditioning Grants for Sanctuary Cities

Written By Alex Grzebyk Background Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. 10151, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (“Byrne JAG”) supports state and local law enforcement, by providing federal funds… Read more »

Case Study: Roy Cockrum, et al. v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and Roger Stone

Written By Nicole Macris   BACKGROUND During the 2016 Presidential Election, an unidentified hacker broke into the Democratic National Convention’s database and stole more than one 100 accounts of donors,… Read more »

SDNY Dismisses Challenge to New York’s Zero Emission Credit Nuclear Subsidy Program

Written By Conor Tallet On July 25, 2017, District Judge Valerie Caproni, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, dismissed a challenge to New York’s… Read more »

Is Banning Transgender Individuals from the Military Unconstitutional?

“After consultation with my [g]enerals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow [t]ransgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the… Read more »

Common Sense, Close Family, and Bona Fide Relationships: Hawaii Judge Expands Classes Exempt from Travel Ban

Photo via The Guardian Written By Ian Ludd   ABSTRACT Hawaii U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson ruled last Thursday that the government definition of “close family member” with respect to… Read more »