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Refugee EO Update: The Supreme Court Hands Each Side a Partial Victory
The Supreme Court issued an order today regarding President Trump’s revised Refugee Executive Order (EO) that provided comfort to both the Administration and Hawaii, which has challenged the EO. The Cour... -
Refugee EO: Hawaii’s Response to the Government’s Request for a Stay
Yesterday, Hawaii posted a response to the government’s request to the Supreme Court to stay Hawaii District Court Judge Derrick Watson’s injunction regarding President Trump’s Refugee Executive Order (E... -
Hawaii District Court Grants in Part Motion to Modify Scope of Preliminary Injunction in Travel Ban Case
The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii has granted in part the plaintiffs' motion to enforce, or, in the alternative, modify the scope of the preliminary injunction in the travel ban case. Th... -
Twitter Users Sue to Enjoin the President’s Twitter Blocking Based on Political Viewpoint
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What Sort of Issue is Immigration?
Exactly what type of issue is the question of immigration? The question may seem overly theoretical, but how you answer it very much sets the frame for how you then deal with the question. -
Refugee EO Stay: Ninth Circuit Dismisses Hawaii’s Appeal But Draws a Roadmap for Future Litigation
Acting quickly, the Ninth Circuit on Friday dismissed Hawaii’s appeal of Hawaii District Judge Derrick Watson’s denial of the state’s motion to clarify the Supreme Court’s stay regarding President Trump’... -
The Supreme Court Finds the Recipe for Civility: Ignore Trump
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Hawaii Judge Watson Declines to Clarify Scope of Preliminary Injunction on Executive Order 13,780
Late last night, Judge Derrick Watson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii denied Hawaii’s motion for clarification of the scope of the court’s preliminary injunction in the challenge to... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions, 6/29 Session: Al Darbi Wants You to See His Deposition
The military commission to try Abd al Hadi al Iraqi met only once this week. The commission discussed the publicity of the al Darbi deposition, al Hadi’s presence at that deposition, the exclusion of al ... -
The EO Stay: The Government Doubles Down on Excluding Grandparents and Refugees
The government’s latest filing in Hawaii’s challenge to President Trump’s revised refugee Executive Order (EO) argues that both U.S. grandparents and approved refugee resettlement agencies lack the “bona... -
Implementing the Refugee EO: The State Department Should Consider Refugee Agency Assurances as Bona Fide Relationships
While progress has been made in implementing the Supreme Court’s stay of lower court injunctions of President Trump’s revised refugee executive order (EO), the State Department’s current stance on refuge... -
Statement from Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins for June 29
Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Brigadier General Mark Martins released the following statement yesterday on the occasion of the conclusion of military commissions hearings this week in the case of...
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