An ongoing international effort against cybercrime operators announced a massive takedown of ransomware networks.A collection of agencies, including Europol, the FBI and the Department of Justice, announced they conducted a seizure of domains and servers from several groups specializing in ransomware scams.In total, the agencies said they seized 300 servers and knocked 650 domains offline. … Read more
Mohammed, a 41-year-old undocumented Afghan migrant, has for months been confined to the private garden near Tehran where he works as a caretaker, too afraid of detention and deportation by Iran’s police to even go out for a haircut. “My wife does all the shopping. My two sons are anxious when going to school,” said … Read more
Class actions allege that the mass terminations of probationary employees violated workers’ rights under federal law. The class action filings are believed to be the first on behalf of thousands of probationary employees fired in February. On March 7, federal employees announced the filing of class action appeals against multiple federal agencies, alleging that the … Read more
The Brown, Goldstein & Levy Criminal Defense Section—Jacqui Cadman and Kobie Flowers —hosted a panel called, “Dismantling Mass Incarceration—An Authentic Discussion,” on January 27 as part of an event series aimed at solving social problems. It made for an evening of meaningful and compelling conversations exploring solutions to the United States’ 50-year Mass Incarceration problem. … Read more
Image Source: Mitchel Lensink on Unsplash This is part one of a two-part series examining President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to stage a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and its economic impact. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to implement the largest deportation in the nation’s history beginning with his first day in office. However, his plans … Read more