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UN SG welcomes Gambia's decision to stay in ICC
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed The Gambia's decision to remain in the International Criminal Court (ICC) . According to a statement Guterres issued through a spokesperson, he "welcomes that The Gambia will remain a State (More) |
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Non-Discrimination Trumps Executive Order
JURIST Guest Columnist Karla McKanders of the University of Tennessee College of Law Immigration Clinic discusses the immigration and constitutional questions surrounding Executive Order 13769 ...Since Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13769, title (More) |
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Gambia president: country will remain in ICC
New Gambian President Adama Barrow has confirmed through a top EU official that The Gambia will remain in the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Neven Mimica , the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, was in The Gambia t (More) |
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Trump's Immigration Order Signals Sharp Departure from Other Post-WWII Presidents
JURIST Guest Columnist Margaret Hu of Washington and Lee University School of Law, discusses President Trump's break from post-WWII precedent on refugee policy ...As "leader of the free world," every post-World War II US President has expressed some (More) |
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Trump's Unconstitutional Muslim Ban
JURIST Contributing Editor, Professor Emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and author Marjorie Cohn discusses the constitutional violations resulting from the executive order banning nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries ... On Januar (More) |
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DOJ releases memo approving of immigration order
The US Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel released a memorandum Thursday approving of President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict immigration refugee entry into the US. The document outlines the actions the Department of Homela (More) |
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UN rights experts: US immigration order violates international human rights obligations
A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday said the executive order on immigration signed by US President Donald Trump breaches international human rights obligations . The order , signed last Friday, bars all nationals from the Muslim-majority (More) |
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Acting AG replaced after refusal to defend immigration order
The White House issued a statement on Monday declaring that Sally Yates would be replaced as acting Attorney General after she directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to defend President Donald Trump's recently executed immigration order . (More) |
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Washington AG sues over Trump immigration order
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued President Donald Trump over the temporary immigration ban. Trump's executive order provided a temporary ban on immigration from seven middle eastern countries. He also suspended the coun (More) |
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US Muslim civil rights group challenges immigration order
The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Monday challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration's executive order restricting immigration from several Mu (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
