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Federal Courts Third Circuit Changes Its Briefs

Third Circuit Changes Its Briefs

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

An appellate brief is anything but brief. In the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the body of principal briefs can be up 30 pages (or 14,000 words/1,300...

Federal Courts Does Mandatory Detention Have an Expiration Date?

Does Mandatory Detention Have an Expiration Date?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, immigration officials “shall take into custody any deportable alien who has committed various crimes” when the alien...

Federal Courts Want to Establish Residency? Bring Pets and Personal Property

Want to Establish Residency? Bring Pets and Personal Property

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

If you have clients who are lucky enough to have millions in the bank and a home in the Virgin Islands, you might want to brush up on a recent tax ruling from...

Federal Courts Can the Third Circuit Get Anything Right? SCOTUS Reverses Again

Can the Third Circuit Get Anything Right? SCOTUS Reverses Again

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Last year, the Sixth Circuit surpassed the Ninth Circuit as the most-reversed federal appellate court, according to the ABA Journal. This term, the Third...

Federal Courts Anti-American Attitude Doesn't Warrant Asylum

Anti-American Attitude Doesn't Warrant Asylum

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Shawn Allison, a native and citizen of Jamaica, entered the U.S. without inspection in 1994. In 2011, the Department of Homeland Security charged him with...

Federal Courts Senate Confirms Judge Patty Shwartz for 3rd Circuit

Senate Confirms Judge Patty Shwartz for 3rd Circuit

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

We finally have a new judge on the Third Circuit bench. Tuesday, the Senate confirmed New Jersey Judge Patty Shwartz by a 64-34 vote for a seat on the Third...

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