Punch and Jurists

Rodriguez v. Holder, No. 06-74444 (9th Cir.) (668 F.3d 670) (February 6, 2012) (Per Curiam) by This decision was one of five nearly identical orders issued by a sharply divided panel from the Ninth Circuit challenging the Obama Administration’s enforcement of its deportation policies. All five cases arose out of …

National Immigration Project v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, No. 11 civ. 3235 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.) ( F.Supp.2d ) (February 7, 2012) (Judge Jed S. Rakoff) by Continuing his penchant for embarrassing the Government, the indefatigable District Judge Jed Rakoff of the S.D.N.Y. has openly challenged the trustworthiness of the Office …