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50B Dismissed, Father Awarded Emergency Custody
Type of Case: 50B and Child Custody Case Result: The 50B was dismissed and our client was awarded temporary emergency custody. County: Davidson County A client had a 50B, also known as a Domestic Violence Protective Order, taken out against him by the mother of his child. She had also filed for primary legal custody [...]
Mother, Daughter Narrowly Avoid Vehicle Forfeiture
Attorney: Clarke Dummit Type of Case: Vehicle Forfeiture Case Result: Successfully received a court order returning the car County: Forsyth County A mother and her daughter were both on the title of a car. However, it was primarily the daughter's vehicle. A friend of the daughter took it without permission and got charged with DWI. [...]
NC Second Chance Act
The North Carolina Second Chance Act Could it affect your future? The Second Chance Act was signed into law on June 25, 2020. This new law went into effect on December 1st, 2020, and expanded who may qualify for expungements in North Carolina. [...]
La Corte Suprema Niega el Intento de Trump de Terminar con DACA
In English Hoy la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos detuvo el intento de la administración Trump de cerrar el programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia, conocido como DACA. Dummit Fradin ofrece nuestras sinceras felicitaciones a todos nuestros clientes, miembros del personal y sus familias que se benefician de las protecciones [...]
Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Attempt to End DACA
En Español Today the Supreme Court of the United States halted the Trump administration’s attempt to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA. Dummit Fradin offers our sincere congratulations to all of our clients, staff members, and their families who benefit from the protections this program affords! We are proud [...]
Senate Bill 704 Extends DMV Renewal Deadlines
Governor Cooper recently signed Senate Bill 704 into law, also referred to as the COVID-19 Recovery Act. Section 4.7 of this bill grants an extension to any valid DMV credential that would otherwise expire on or after March 1st, 2020, and before August 1, 2020. The extension is for five months from the date the [...]
The Cancellation of Removal Defense: Context
Did SCOTUS Make it Easier to Deport Green Card Holders? Barton v. Barr: The Cancellation of Removal Defense Leer en Español On April 23, 2020, the conservative majority issued a decision affecting immigrants in Barton v. Barr. Many pro-immigrant advocates have written [...]
¿Está la Corte Suprema Facilitando la Deportación de Residentes Permanentes?
El 23 de abril de 2020, la mayorÃa conservadora emitió una decisión que afectaba a los inmigrantes en el caso Barton contra Barr. Muchos defensores pro-inmigrantes han escrito comentarios crÃticos sobre el caso, usándolo como ejemplo de que la mayorÃa conservadora de la Corte Suprema se está moviendo en lÃnea con la agenda de Trump [...]
Trump’s Executive Order to Stop Immigration for 60 Days
On Wednesday evening, April 22, 2020, President Donald Trump released the text of an immigration executive order claiming to stop immigration to the United States for a period of at least 60 days. The order purports to justify this broad use of presidential power by claiming to limit the strain on our overburdened healthcare system [...]
Persecuted Pastor from El Salvador Gets Asylum
Type of Case: Asylum Case Result: Asylum Protection Granted Our client was a pastor in El Salvador whose religion strongly believes in the sanctity of all human life. Sadly, our client was the witness to attempted murder in his home country. The would-be criminal was a young gang member. Our client recognized both men and [...]
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