News & Updates

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Massachusetts, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), filed a lawsuit this Wednesday, September 13th, in an effort to halt warrantless searches of smartphones, laptops and other electronic devices at the U.S. border. Since 2009, both U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have specific policies which allow ICE and CBP officers to search electronic devices seized at the b

On September 5, 2017, Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, announced that the Trump Administration is rescinding the Obama-era immigration program “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,” better known as “DACA.” With the announcement, as of September 5, 2017, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will no longer be accepting applications for initial (new) DACA applicants. Any applications that were not received before September 5th, will be returned, and g

The full Federal Circuit made a decision this Thursday to challenge a panel ruling that applicants, who appeal a United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) decision to district court, must pay the USPTO’s attorneys fees, win-or-lose. In June, a three-judge Fed. Cir. Panel had ruled in favor of the USPTO. However, the full Federal Circuit has now decided to re-hear the case, without a request from either party, thus vacating the previous panel's ruling. Trademark applic