On April 15, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) from implementing certain […]
US District Chief Judge Issues Standing Order Restraining Hasty ICE Deportations
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland adopted a universal standing order Wednesday prohibiting the Trump administration from hastily deporting noncitizen immigrants who file petitions for […]
DOJ Defends Deportations, Appealing DC District Judge’s Finding of Cause for Contempt
The Trump administration filed a notice of appeal Wednesday asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review a trial court’s order finding […]
Ex Parte Trademark Appeals to District Court — Lessons Learned from the Front Lines
Section 1071 of the Lanham Act provides parties two options for appealing adverse ex parte decisions from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). The dissatisfied party may either appeal […]
Publishers Urge 2nd Circuit to Uphold District Court’s Ruling in Copyright Case Against Internet Archive
Davis Wright Tremaine partner Elizabeth McNamara on Friday urged a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to uphold a district judge’s ruling […]
Biden Picks Nominees for US District Judgeships in Pa., Calif., and Minn.
Biden will nominate Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Kay Costello for an Eastern District of Pennsylvania judgeship. He also plans to nominate Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura Margarete Provinzino for […]