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When navigating routine experiences such as applying for jobs, traveling, accessing healthcare, and interacting with government agencies, many of us are able to present our identification documents or write down our legal names without a second thought.

The Department of Homeland Security published a notice in the Federal Register extending the status of certain F-1 and J-1 nonimmigrant students and their dependents if DHS receives a timely-filed request for a change of status to H-1B no later than July 30, 2004 and the employment start date on the petition is no later than October 1, 2004.

What hidden pitfalls can delay, deny, or even undo a naturalization application? Immigration attorneys explore the criminal history issues, moral character requirements, and documentation strategies that can make or break a US citizenship case, along with the waivers and exemptions available for applicants who don't fit the standard mold.

It is either a crime or fundamentally unsafe to be LGBTQ in more than 80 countries around the world. For the LGBTQ individuals forced to flee such conditions,

The Supreme Court recently handed down a far reaching decision throwing out an attempt by Congress to deny the benefits conferred by federal law on same sex couples legally married under state law holding that the Defense of Marriage Act, as so applied, constituted a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons protected by the Fifth Amendment.

In a precedential opinion, the Federal Circuit on December 7, 2018 reversed the final determination of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ...

Courts across the United States are expected to weigh in on several key trademark law issues in 2019.

The American Bar Association’s Death Penalty Representation Project seeks volunteer counsel to pursue post-conviction appeals for indigent inmates on death row who are without state-funded counsel. While proponents of the Death Penalty Project often oppose capital punishment on principle, for many attorneys and judges the primary focus of the Project is the strong and honorable belief that every person, even (and, perhaps, especially) someone charged with a capital crime, is entitled to the due

Seyfarth Synopsis: Public entities and private businesses have been waiting for years – since 2010 – for the Department of Justice to issue regulations setting a standard for website accessibility.

On April 29, 2004, the United States effectively lifted the majority of its sanctions against Libya.

It's Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we've been monitoring.

As environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations continue to gain global importance in the context of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), many buyers are requiring human rights in their due diligence processes.

With many school leaders asking whether the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on transgender athletes affects existing policies and practices, New Jersey districts should be aware that state requirements governing...

In late July, Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced H.R. 3226, the Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015.

The Reporting Framework is structured as a series of questions, many of which seek to focus corporate attention on the human rights concerns most relevant to their operations.

The thought of the NYC Council voting to narrow the NYC Human Rights Law seems equivalent to a Game of Thrones episode without any violence. It’s not going to happen.

Employers should review their benefit plans and programs to ensure that their plans are properly drafted to reflect the intended coverage or exclusion of same-sex partners and compliance with applicable laws.