Tag: Legal news

Fla. Creates Working Group For Civil Courts Aid

The Florida chief justice has created a 27- member “working group” to tackle the problem of unrepresented poor people in civil courts. The Tampa Bay Tribune explains that “… criminal defendants are guaranteed legal representation even if they… Read More

Obama Does Congress’ Job on Immigration, is Immigration Courts Reform Next?

Courts Monitor Publisher Sara Warner, writing at the Huffington Post “politics” page, notes that President Obama has stepped up to do Congress’ job on immigration; now, she wonders, will the president also address problems in his Justice Department’s… Read More

N.M. Immigrant Detention Center Closing

The high-profile immigrant detention center in Artesia, N.M., is closing, theĀ San Diego Union Tribune is reporting. The paper says that ā€œā€¦ the government told some members of Congress about its plansĀ Tuesday, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement later… Read More

U.S. Seeking Lawyers To Help Border Children In Courts?

The U.S. Justice Department is “trying to find lawyers who are willing to represent” those border children facing immigration court and the Obama administration is working to improve that New Mexico detention center, according to Deputy Homeland Security… Read More