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Trump's Muslim Ban is Not at All About Terrorism

An executive order that seeks to ban Muslims from the country violates the Constitution; a refusal to comply with a court’s ruling on the matter subverts the rule of law and sets up a constitutional crisis.
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- January 31, 2017
Trump's Immigration Order May Violate Ideological Exclusion Rule

Section 212(f) of the INA has never been used for the purpose of ideological exclusion, but Trump’s immigration E.O. does just that, potentially violating the INA and the Constitution.
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- February 1, 2017
Yates Letter Points to Evidence Showing EO Unconstitutional

When Acting Attorney General refused to defend an executive order, she was taking in to account the evidence given prior to the order that the Trump campaign intended to clamp down specifically on Muslim immigration to the United States.
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- February 1, 2017
Immigration Ban Illustrates Vital Role of Courts

Five federal judges stood up against Trump’s “Muslim ban,” but some officials refused to obey court orders. This threatens the very core of our system of government.
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- January 31, 2017
Shining Light on Secret Spending in Arkansas

In Arkansas, elected officials from both sides of the aisle have recognized that secret spending has a pernicious effect on the state’s democracy.
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- January 31, 2017
Digital Privacy a Pivotal Issue for New Supreme Court

There is at least one issue on which the justices have spoken with a relatively unified voice, and on which senators from both sides of the aisle should be united: an individual’s right to privacy in the new digital age.
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- January 31, 2017
Will Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Stand Up To Him?

Preserving Americans’ rights and basic constitutional values depends on having justices with the strength and willingness to stand up against serious abuses of power – even if it means rising above usual ideological alliances to reject bad behavior and legal arguments by the White House occupant who named them.
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- January 30, 2017
Fact Checking Trump’s First Week On Crime And Voting

As Trump’s first week in office comes to a close, how many of his “facts” actually ring true?
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- January 28, 2017
The State of Redistricting Litigation (January 2017 edition)

2017 could bring rulings in the 13 cases that are currently before the courts. These cases could have significant consequences for upcoming elections and set precedents for how important redistricting issues are handled in the future.
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- January 30, 2017
Reflections on the Prejudice in the Draft Exec Order’s Vetting of “Prejudice”

Trump once again said that people coming into the United States would be subjected to “extreme vetting.” But what would that entail?
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- January 27, 2017