A Dallas-led team at Weil, working with the ACLU of Texas, has prosecuted major federal court litigation aimed at freeing hundreds of medically vulnerable immigrant detainees from an ICE civil detention facility in Conroe, Texas. To date, the Weil/ACLU team has obtained release of 15 medically vulnerable detainees through varying forms of individualized relief. The case is still pending and now awaits class certification.
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Baker Botts Brings Back Tech Transactions Lawyer in Dallas
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HollyFrontier and Holly Energy Partners Add Sinclair Dinosaur for $1.8B
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