Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute

??HLLI in the News?? Our co-founder, Ted Frank was quoted in a Washington Free Beacon article about Mahmoud Khalil, Syrian-born Columbia graduate student having his green card revoked. "In Khalil’s case, the government is challenging the Southern District’s jurisdiction over the case, arguing that Khalil’s lawyers should have filed it in either New Jersey or Louisiana, where Khalil was detained at the time. Ted Frank, the director of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, told the?Washington Free Beacon?that there is a strong argument for challenging the jurisdiction and that he would be 'surprised if the motion isn’t granted.'" Read the full article here ?? https://lnkd.in/eNu9hskg

??HLLI in the News?? Our co-founder, Ted Frank, appeared on Just the News to discuss our cases against the organizations who engaged in anti-Israel traffic blockades. "Ted Frank, co-founder of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, sheds light on the troubling trends linked to the DEI movement and its impact on societal attitudes towards Jewish Americans. Frank discusses significant legal actions taken against organizations that have engaged in disruptive protests, particularly those targeting pro-Israel sentiments." Listen here ???? https://lnkd.in/eRhKvQci

??HLLI in the News??? Bloomberg Law wrote about our case, Carlyle v. Akorn, Inc. "Counsel for?Akorn Inc.?investors must return $332,500 in attorneys’ fees for filing frivolous lawsuits against the now-defunct drugmaker seeking pre-merger disclosures, a federal court ruled. Judge?Thomas M. Durkin?said he would also consider requiring the lawyers to cite the finding in future merger-related demand letters and suits, to disclose their retainer agreements, and to disclose so-called mootness fees in similar suits. Durkin, of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, issued the order Monday. Ted Frank, an attorney and frequent class action objector, sought to intervene in the six largely resolved proposed suits—five of them class actions—that had sought additional disclosures in Akorn’s proxy documents for its proposed merger with Fresenius Kabi AG. The merger fell apart before Akorn’s 2023?bankruptcy. Frank said the attorneys’ fees extracted from Akorn unjustly enriched the investors’ counsel because their claims were frivolous." ?Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eheUJExF

??HLLI in the News?? Ted Frank, our co-founder, was quoted in this The Times of Israel article by Luke Tress. "Distributing Hamas pamphlets could be grounds for deportation, said Ted Frank, senior attorney at the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, which has filed litigation against anti-Israel groups that have blocked traffic at US protests. “The pamphleting, at least under congressional law, says, ‘Yeah, deport for that,’ and the Biden administration could have done that, but they weren’t enforcing that law, so the Trump administration is enforcing that law,” Frank said. “Under the law, even just espousing support for Hamas is enough for deportation.” Frank added that voicing support for terrorist activities, and not a specific terror group, is grounds for deportation, according to the law’s wording, and there is also no difference under the law between having a green card or a student visa. Americans’ speech in support of Hamas is protected by the First Amendment, but different rules apply for immigration and deportation, Frank said." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eepNwKfE

??HLLI in the News?? CITY JOURNAL published an article by Tal Fortgang that mentions our lawsuits against organizations who engaged in anti-Israel traffic blockades. Fortgang writes, "Private civil litigation is making headway. Class-action attorney Ted Frank has sued several civil-terror organizations on behalf of drivers blocked by demonstrators for the tort of false imprisonment." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eghX8Yvf

??HLLI in the News ?? Along with with Advancing American Freedom and Young America's Foundation we filed an amicus brief in Dubash v. City of Houston. The city of Houston says it can sidestep 1A protections by handing park?management to a private nonprofit. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression wrote about it: "Young America’s Foundation, Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, and Advancing American Freedom?explain that Houston cannot bypass its duty to protect free speech in its public spaces by granting oversight authority to a private third party. The brief also emphasizes the sweeping implications of the district court’s decision, including in the academic context where state universities are increasingly attempting to evade First Amendment protections by outsourcing park management to nominally private entities like student governments." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eQhaai8B

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In non-Delaware news, the latest order in Berg v. Akorn, Inc., imposing sanctions on firms that brought M&A litigation, dropped today. Congratulations to Ted Frank, M. Frank Bednarz, and the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute.

??HLLI in the News: Our co-founder and Director of Litigation Ted Frank was on the Tony Kinnett Cast discussing our lawsuits against organizations who engaged in anti-Israel traffic blockades. ??"People have the right to complain about America, people have the right to complain that we're not doing enough to support Hamas terrorists.?But what they don’t have the right to do is break the law and block roads."? https://lnkd.in/eKbRaZTm

??HLLI Update??? In partnership with Advancing American Freedom and Young America's Foundation we filed an amicus brief in?Dubash v. City of Houston. ?What's at stake? 1A rights in Houston’s Discovery Green park. The city argues it can sidestep free speech protections by handing park?management to a private nonprofit. ??But, the?government can’t outsource constitutional rights! ??Read our amicus brief here:??? https://lnkd.in/eyhjRAxh