United States DC Circuit

The Attorney General has complete discretion when deciding whether to waive the requirement that an alien obtain a labor certification in order to petition for a work visa.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/18/2005
• Decided 06/17/2005
• Published 06/21/2005

Judges

• GINSBURG, Chief Judge., Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frederic W. Schwartz, Jr. argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alan Burch, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, and Michael J. Ryan, Assistant U.S. Attorney.  Edith M. Shine and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, entered appearances.