The Republican-dominated House of Representatives passed a symbolic resolution against granting undocumented immigrants the right to vote. The unusual measure was, according to POLITICO.com, ‘essentially a protest’ against a small handful of cities which allow illegal immigrants to vote in certain local elections. The move, supported by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), might be
A&G Rental Management, a rental management company in Portland recently agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former tenant for $105,000. The suit was filed earlier this year and alleged that the former tenant, Aleina Langford, lived in “deplorable living conditions that included hypodermic needles, rats and overflowing garbage at her Southeast Portland apartment complex.” To make matters worse, her attorney, Michael Fuller, claimed the rental management company sent a “collection agency after her seeking more than $1,500 in so-called bogus charges.”
A Department of Homeland Security proposal could deem immigrants with low credit scores inadmissible to the United States. Signed Friday by DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, the proposal’s intent is to prevent immigrants from becoming legal permanent residents if they’re ‘public charges.’ A public charge, writes MarketWatch.com, refers to individuals or households which draw substantial government
Earlier this year on April 24, Demonjhea Jordan fled the scene of a robbery and allegedly pointed his handgun at police officers in a Portland neighborhood. In response, one of those Louisville Metro Police officers “fired his gun through the window of his squad car,” killing Jordan, who was 21-years-old at the time. As a result of the fatal shooting, Jordan’s mother and father filed a wrongful death lawsuit earlier this month in Jefferson County Court, though it was moved to federal court yesterday.
Last month, Southfield, Michigan firm Maddin, Hauser, Roth, & Heller, P.C., announced that Best Lawyers® has recognized Harvey R. Heller as the 2019 Detroit Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year,” Kathleen H. Klaus as the 2019 Detroit Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year,” and Julie Beth Teicher as the 2019 Detroit Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year.” Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored with a “Lawyer of the Year” award.
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