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New York Note: NYC Charter Meeting, DOJ Sues NYC, City & State Who’s Who in Insurance

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The New York City Charter Revision Commission voted this week to place five proposed amendments on the November ballot. The first bill would create a more streamlined process for reviewing publicly financed affordable...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (7/28)

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Pritzker calls Texas GOP’s remap effort ‘cheating,’ doesn’t rule out Illinois response “Gov. JB Pritzker is leaving the door open to changing Illinois’ congressional maps to “counterbalance” an attempt by Texas politicians...more

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ACLU Sues Tennessee Over Immigration Law Making it a Felony to Vote for Sanctuary City Policies

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In February 2025, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law strengthening immigration enforcement in the state....more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (6/16)

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Gov. Pritzker Signs Seventh Consecutive Balanced Budget- “Governor JB Pritzker, alongside Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton and House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, signed the $55.1 billion FY26 state budget package,...more

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Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens (Trump EO Tracker)

Orders the Attorney General to publish a list of States and local jurisdictions that obstruct the enforcement of Federal immigration laws (sanctuary jurisdictions). Immediately following each publication, the Attorney General...more

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New Tennessee Immigration Enforcement Law: Key Measures and Implications

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While much attention has been given to the Trump Administration’s early federal policy objectives to increase immigration enforcement, clients should also be aware of similar increased enforcement policies at the state level....more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (2/5)

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Illinois House Republicans demand Pritzker cut migrant services - “Illinois House Republicans want to cut migrant services as a way to handle the budget deficit facing Illinois. The state is looking at a $3.2 billion budget...more

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Client Alert: A New Era for Immigration Policy and Enforcement: Five Key Issues Affecting Higher Education Institutions - The...

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With a promise to deliver the “largest deportation” in the history of the United States, President Trump’s 2024 campaign foreshadowed a new era of immigration policy and enforcement. The first two weeks of the second Trump...more

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Cozen Cities - January 22, 2025

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CHICAGO — Data Shows City’s Labor Market Stabilizing - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said the latest jobs report suggests the labor market is stabilizing at full employment and is not a sign of an...more

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Protecting The American People Against Invasion

This Order directs executive departments and agencies to enforce final orders of removal (deportation orders), directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure efficient and expedited removal of those who have not been...more

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New York Note: New Charter Revision Commission, Comptroller Race Update, E-Bike Council Hearing, Closing Migrant Shelters, Client...

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The Adams administration has officially announced the formation of a 14-member commission to rewrite the City Charter in 2025, continuing its focus on expanding housing opportunities. This commission aims to propose...more

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North Carolina Governor Vetoes Sanctuary Jurisdiction Bill, Draws Ire From Trump

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) has joined the “sanctuary city” debate. He vetoed House Bill 370, “An Act to Require Compliance with Immigration Detainers and Administrative Warrants,” on August 21, 2019. Some...more

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Which Provisions of California’s So-Called ‘Sanctuary State’ Legislation Affecting Employers are Currently in Effect?

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While portions of California’s Immigrant Worker Protection Act have been enjoined, employers remain subject to notice obligations. California passed a statute limiting the extent to which employers could cooperate with...more

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Federal Court Preliminarily Enjoins California Immigrant Worker Protection Act Employer Penalties

On July 4, 2018, Judge John Mendez of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California preliminarily enjoined California from enforcing some provisions of Assembly Bill 450 (AB 450), known as the...more

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District Court Preliminarily Enjoins Some Components of California Sanctuary Laws Impacting Employers

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On July 4, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice obtained a partial victory in its challenge of California’s Immigrant Worker Protection Act ("Assembly Bill 450" or "AB 450") and other sanctuary laws when a California federal...more

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DOJ Challenges California Law Placing Restrictions on Employer's Ability to Allow ICE into the Workplace

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On March 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit challenging California’s Immigrant Worker Protection Act (Assembly Bill 450), among other laws designed to limit the extent state law enforcement and prisons...more

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California as a Sanctuary State: Restrictions on Employers’ Compliance with Federal Immigration Actions

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In October 2017, California passed the widely publicized Senate Bill 54, the unofficial “sanctuary state” bill, which bars state and local law enforcement agencies from asking people about their immigration status. Another...more

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Fifth Anniversary Edition: Coming Attractions For 2018, And Beyond!

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Looking back, we have covered a lot of CA employment law territory, recently touching on topics as various as sexual harassment, pay equity, scheduling ordinances, and the news breaking Legislative Update. Our blog continues...more

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5 New Laws: California Governor Approves Employee-Friendly Laws

The 2017 California Legislature adjourned on September 15, 2017, and resulted in more than 700 bills being sent to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk for approval. Although the deadline for the Governor to sign new bills into law...more

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California Becomes a “Sanctuary State,” Restricts Employer Cooperation With Federal Immigration Authorities

On Thursday, October 5th, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law nearly a dozen new immigration-related bills, including AB 450, which prohibits employers from cooperating with federal immigration authorities in the...more

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The Ascent Of State Attorneys General As Quasi-Policymakers

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Casual observers understand the important and dynamic role that State Attorneys General (“AGs”) play across the country, whether that role is actively enforcing their state’s laws, challenging the federal government, or...more

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Illinois Sanctuary Jurisdiction Law: What It Means for Local Governments

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• The new Illinois TRUST Act limits state and local government officials from 1) complying with immigration detainer requests, or 2) stopping, arresting, searching or detaining an individual solely based on immigration...more

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Trump Administration Stops Law Enforcement Funds To Chicago, Sanctuary City, And Gets Sued

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Chicago, a sanctuary city, is challenging the Trump Administration’s ability to deny it needed law enforcement funds. The battle between the Administration and sanctuary localities began in April, when a federal judge...more

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President Trump’s Sanctuary City Executive Order blocked by California Judge

In the latest blow to President Trump’s immigration agenda, on Tuesday a federal judge in California blocked the Trump administration’s threat to withhold federal funds from so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions.” U.S. District...more

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Federal Court Blocks Portion of Trump’s Executive Order Denying Federal Grants to Sanctuary Cities

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Once again, a U.S. District Court has blocked part of one of President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders – the January 25th EO “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.”. In explaining the purpose of that...more

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