Rachel Browning’s Legal Blog

There has been much discussion over the past several years of certain Supreme Court Justices references to international law in their decisions and whether or not such practice is justifiable, legal or even necessary when interpreting the U.S. Constitution.  This week the high court handed down several important decisions, and international law was invoked, but [...]

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O-1 classification applies to persons possessing “extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or extraordinary achievements in the motion picture and television field.”  To obtain an O-1 visa, applicants must demonstrate that they possess “a level of expertise indicating that the person is one of a small percentage who has risen to [...]

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On Tuesday, I received the sad news that a law school professor of mine and immigration attorney, Joseph Vail,  had passed away after a long battle with cancer.  I had known for over a year that he was ill, but was unaware of the severity of his illness until last month.   I last saw him [...]

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Last week imprisoned terror suspects at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, won a major legal victory when the US Supreme Court ruled that they have the right to petition US courts to challenge the legality of their open-ended detention, through a writ of habeas corpus.  The 5 to 4 decision struck down a portion of the 2006 [...]

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I don’t know what it is about immigration law that creates the impression in people (petitioners and beneficiaries alike) that they can handle the process on their own, without consulting a lawyer.  I also don’t know what makes the same individuals think that when they do run into trouble, or into a situation in which [...]

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