Access to Justice

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Latest News in Access to Justice

  • May 06, 2026

    DHS Can Withhold Some Border Search Records, Judge Says

    A federal judge in Washington has partially sided with immigration officials' decision not to provide some information about border searches of electronic devices that a First Amendment group at Columbia University requested, finding the documents contained privileged, decision-making details.

  • May 05, 2026

    Feds, Advocates Settle FOIA Suit Over Family Separation Info

    The American Immigration Council and the U.S. government told a D.C. federal judge they've struck a settlement to end a long-running Freedom of Information Act dispute over records related to family separation policies during the first Trump administration.

  • May 05, 2026

    Sponsor Suit Moot After Immigrant Kids Released, Feds Say

    The Trump administration asked a D.C. federal judge to dismiss a suit challenging requirements for previously approved sponsors to reapply for custody of unaccompanied immigrant children, arguing the suit's claims are either moot or unfounded.

  • May 04, 2026

    Justices Won't Review Dismissal Of Inmate's 'Malicious' Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a pro se lawsuit brought by a man incarcerated in Florida against a nurse he accused of denying him medical care, leaving intact lower court rulings that dismissed his action as "malicious" and were later affirmed on separate grounds.

  • April 30, 2026

    Immigrant Minors Lose Bid To Block Repeat Sponsor Vetting

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge Thursday refused to block a Trump administration policy requiring that previously approved custodians reapply to sponsor "unaccompanied" children while the minors are held in government facilities, finding that the plaintiffs have not established the government is likely acting contrary to law.

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