/access-to-justice?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Access to Justice Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:56:12 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2418898?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2418898 A Connecticut man convicted of murdering and robbing two women in 2007 to support a drug habit should have been afforded a hearing concerning his motion to dismiss his attorney before his habeas petition was denied, the state's appellate court announced Friday. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:01:26 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2415240?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2415240 As noncitizen families face a heightened threat of detention and deportation, a legal process originally crafted during the AIDS crisis to keep children in the care of trusted adults during an abrupt separation has taken on new urgency. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:01:26 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2417981?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2417981 Jamaican-born Eric Tolliver is nearing the end of his 33-year prison sentence in New York, but what waits for him on the other side might be worse: deportation to his home country, where many want him dead. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:01:25 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2388100?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2388100 As the Trump administration carries out a mass deportation campaign across the country, immigration attorneys faced with heavy demand and changing norms are feeling the impact of burnout and stress on their practices and emotions, they told Law360. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:21:42 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2415897?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2415897 Missed court hearings are costly for the legal system and can have potentially devastating consequences for individuals, but text, email and mail reminders offer a straightforward, affordable and evidence-based tool to boost appearance rates, says Anne Stotler at ideas42. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:47:46 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2417719?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2417719 A man sentenced to 25 years in prison for teaching an informant how to use explosives to repel federal agents cannot argue the law used to convict him is unconstitutional, the Fourth Circuit ruled on Wednesday, with a dissenting judge worried the decision could have the effect of "chilling" free speech. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:44:39 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2417859?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2417859 A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a 10th-grade student from Venezuela who was arrested last month at an immigration check-in, finding that his due process rights were violated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:11:30 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2417238?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2417238 The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a North Carolina man's convictions for child sexual abuse images, rejecting his claim that a detective omitted key information in a search warrant request that led to the discovery of the abuse materials. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:09:40 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2416806?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2416806 A recent Board of Immigration Appeals decision permitting immigration judges to dismiss asylum applications without notice or evidentiary hearings adopts the civil court's summary judgment mechanism without the procedural protections that make summary judgment fair, says Georgianna Pisano Goetz at GHIRP. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:59:54 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2413265?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2413265 Recent headlines reveal persistent gaps in oversight and protection for vulnerable residents in long-term care, but prosecution of these cases is often stymied by numerous challenges that will require a comprehensive overhaul of regulatory, legal and financial structures to address, says Veronica Finkelstein at Wilmington University. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:35:29 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2417127?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2417127 Former assistant public defender Caryn Devins Strickland lost her bid to have the full Fourth Circuit rehear her sexual harassment suit against the federal judiciary, as judges ruled they didn't overlook her pro bono legal team's withdrawal on the eve of her bench trial. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:42:28 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2416445?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2416445 A Brooklyn man who was wrongfully incarcerated for one year after being railroaded by a crooked murderous cop has filed a proposed federal class action against the city of New York on behalf of himself and 134 other people whose convictions were overturned after the former officer's misconduct came to light. Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:02:14 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2403441?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2403441 The U.S. Supreme Court will return Monday for the first week of its December oral argument session, during which the justices will consider whether internet service providers can be held liable for contributing to their customers' infringing activity online and whether the subjects of state subpoenas are required to first challenge them in state court.  Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:37:16 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2415780?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2415780 The city of Detroit has asked a Michigan federal judge to toss a lawsuit asking the court to force its City Council to approve an $8 million settlement with a man who was wrongfully accused of double murder in the 1990s. Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:25:24 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2415483?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2415483 The Eleventh Circuit upheld the dismissal Tuesday of a proposed class action brought by Alabama residents who alleged they were wrongfully prosecuted for unpaid garbage collection fees, saying their complaint didn't allege a racketeering conspiracy between a city and its contractor led to criminal charges.  Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:52:31 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2415300?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2415300 A Massachusetts law intended to give defendants acquitted of criminal charges a fresh start by automatically sealing a court's record does not prevent them or their attorneys from accessing the files, the state's high court ruled on Tuesday. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:51:24 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2413908?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2413908 Joining a host of other states, the Michigan Supreme Court released a draft rule prohibiting "the civil arrest of a person while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse," which would likely bar most Immigration and Customs Enforcement detentions. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:21:54 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2413834?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2413834 A Colorado appellate court panel on Thursday reversed a man's conviction on felony trespassing and other charges, saying a COVID-related courtroom closure violated his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:42:06 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2413579?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2413579 A federal jury on Wednesday awarded $80 million to the family of a Buffalo, New York, man who spent 27 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of a 1976 murder — the largest wrongful conviction jury verdict awarded to a single person in U.S. history, attorneys said. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:32:56 +0000 /access-to-justice/articles/2413724?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /access-to-justice/articles/2413724 A California federal judge has pushed off deciding the merits of Stanford University's student newspaper's challenge to the Trump administration's targeting of foreign students who express pro-Palestinian views for immigration enforcement, saying she can't rule until she's sure the paper has standing.