lawyers

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Several immigration lawyers reported receiving requests for additional evidence on pending cases to make the case to the government that they should be allowed to continue the process of adjusting status inside the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

After reviewing public accounts and legal documents and interviews with more than a dozen lawyers and immigrants, The Times found that claimants from across the country are seeking at least $260 million.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

That tactic worked in the Live Nation case, when the states hired Jeffrey Kessler, known for litigating major sports-antitrust cases, to take the place of the Justice Department’s lead lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The situation was so odd that she ordered a team of nonpartisan, outside lawyers to brief the case, and they raised more questions than they answered.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The adversarial system means that lawyers want to win, and the better they are at winning, the more they get paid.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton