The Trump Administration’s consolidated Muslim Ban cases, Trump v. IRAP and Trump v. Hawaii, were set for oral arguments today, October 10. However, the president released a Proclamation late last month to replace the challenged Executive Order, prompting the Supreme Court to remove the case from the argument calendar and request briefs on October 5...
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Washington Watch: The Challenge to Restore Our Sanity
by James Zogby in Washington Watch
Despite the fact that the stock market is at record highs and the unemployment rate, which began its substantial decline during the Obama Administration, is now at record lows, we spend our days haunted by the gnawing sense that life has spun out of control.
In recent weeks we've been hit by hurricanes that devastated islands in the Caribbean, parts of Texas and Louisiana, and most of Puerto Rico. Then came the horrific mass murder in Las Vegas. And now monstrous fires are ravaging northern California. Continue Reading...
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October 05, 2017
Roy Moore’s Dangerous Version of America
by Sarah Seniuk Roy Moore has a particular vision of America. His religious, political, and judicial histories and beliefs have come under renewed scrutiny as Alabama prepares for its senatorial special election. Moore’s selection as the GOP nominee, all but ensuring he’ll become the new senator for Alabama, should have...
October 03, 2017
The Attempt to Make the Muslim Ban Permanent
On September 24, the Trump White House released a new Presidential Proclamation effective October 18, which essentially makes permanent the temporary Muslim/refugee Ban the president signed earlier this year. The Proclamation, like Trump’s previous Muslim Ban actions, relies on the fundamental assumption that foreigners, and specifically Muslims and Arabs, pose a heightened...
by Sarah Seniuk Founded in 1963 by direction of President John F. Kennedy, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law fights to ensure the equal protection of and justice under the law, particularly for marginalized and under-protected groups. Following the election of President Trump and the ensuing rise of...
