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The Amicus Curiae blog is a resource for everyone interested in recent happenings in law. We will share trending legal topics and thought-provoking pieces in all different areas of law. Some articles also provide advice to students or practicing attorneys.

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Immigration: High Stakes for High Skilled Immigrants

Posted: March 13, 2018
high stakes for immigrants
Forthcoming publication in Vol. 44, Issue 3 written by Kevin Miner and Sarah Peterson In a forthcoming article, the authors analyze changes made to U.S. high-skilled immigration policy during the first year of the Trump administration and compare the types and methods of policy change to what occurred during the first year of the Barack …

Immigration: High Stakes for High Skilled Immigrants

Immigration: Eliminating H-4 EADs is a Step Back in Women’s Rights

Posted: March 6, 2018
Woman immigrants
Written by Tina Zedginidze Attorney at Karam Law The H-1B visa is the workhorse of the U.S. employment-based immigration system, often serving as the immigrant’s initial step on the path to employment-based lawful permanent residency (i.e., a green card). Spouses of H-1B visa holders arrive in H-4 status. For years, activists criticized the United States for …

Immigration: Eliminating H-4 EADs is a Step Back in Women’s Rights

Closing Borders through Visa Restrictions and a Wall will not Stop the Flow of People into the U.S.

Posted: February 22, 2018
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Written by Malinda Schmiechen, Attorney at Aust Schmiechen Four yellow sticky notes lay on my desk with the following notations: “Travel Ban 1&2 for Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen”[1] “Sanctions against Cambodia (no B visas), Eritrea (no B visas), Guinea (no B, F, J or M visas), Sierra Leone (no B visas).[2] “October 9, 2017 …

Closing Borders through Visa Restrictions and a Wall will not Stop the Flow of People into the U.S.

From a Judge’s Perspective: Developing a Mentorship Strategy

Posted: February 15, 2018
  Written by Judge M. Jacqueline Regis, Hennepin County District Court Ownership of an effective mentoring strategy belongs to the mentee. A definition of mentoring is “to act as a mentor”; a mentor is defined as “a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.”[1] These definitions focus on the role of the mentor. Any mentoring relationship of …

From a Judge’s Perspective: Developing a Mentorship Strategy

From a Judge’s Perspective: Developing New Attorneys with Bifurcated Oral Argument

Posted: February 8, 2018
  Written by Judge Ann D. Montgomery, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota My change from an active status to a senior status judge has changed my perspective on trial practice in at least a couple of ways. It has given me a little more time to reflect nostalgically on the days …

From a Judge’s Perspective: Developing New Attorneys with Bifurcated Oral Argument