A Bhatta Law Firm team led by Associate Licelle Cobrador obtained a favorable decision from the Second Circuit on behalf of an immigration client on December 4, 2013. The client retained the firm to represent him in proceedings before the Board of Immigration Appeals and the subsequent appeal before the Second Circuit. The Second Circuit […]
By Beth Stebner / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thumbs up for free speech! “Liking” something on Facebook is protected under the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. In a landmark case, the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of six defendants who claimed a sheriff’s deputy in Hampton, Va. was […]
by Victoria Slind-Flor, Bloomberg News Nike Inc. (NKE) said it can make a golf shirt that could replicate what a coach does. The world’s largest maker of sporting goods obtained about a dozen patents on Aug. 27, including one invention with the potential to irk golf pros. “A coach or trainer can greatly improve an […]
By Maura Dolan SAN FRANCISCO — A gay Filipino immigrant who had been ordered deported won a reprieve from a federal appeals court Wednesday on the grounds he would be persecuted for his sexual orientation if sent back to the Philippines. Dennis Vitug, 37, who has been working in Los Angeles County, has struggled for […]
Federal authorities seized 14 7-Eleven stores on Long Island and in Virginia early on Monday, charging nine owners and managers with harboring and hiring dozens of illegal immigrants and paying them using sham Social Security numbers, officials said. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn were also investigating 40 other 7-Eleven franchises […]
NEW YORK—Filipino American lawyers in this city recently formed a coalition to provide pro bono legal aid to Filipinos who are facing legal trouble by reason of their immigrant origins and legal status but are unable to hire legal assistance due to poverty. The New York-based Filipino American Legal Defense and Education Fund (FALDEF) the […]