43 h. ago A legal scholar talks about 10 laws he says are 'ruining America'

In Bad Law, Elie Mystal argues that our country's laws on immigration, abortion and voting rights don't reflect the will of most Americans, and we'd be better off abolishing them and starting over.

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5 d. ago Georgetown scholar detained over American wife’s Palestinian ties, lawyer says

Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral scholar at Georgetown University and citizen of India, was arrested Monday night outside of his Virginia home by officers who identified themselves as Department of Homeland Security agents, according to a legal filing by Suri's lawyer. The post Georgetown scholar detained over American wife’s Palestinian ties, lawyer says appeared first on Boston.com.

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8 d. ago A law professor weighs in on the White House's recent deportations

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to University of Virginia law professor Amanda Frost about the barrage of legal challenges against the Trump administration, which insists it's complying with judicial rulings.

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1 week ago Mahmoud Khalil's lawyer talks about govt. efforts to deport her client

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mahmoud Khalil's attorney, Amy Greer, about his recent arrest by ICE officers. The Trump administration has accused Khalil, a green card holder, of supporting Hamas.

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2 w. ago Canadians are 'fed up,' says Alberta lawyer leading delegation to Washington for statehood talks

A Canadian lawyer is leading a delegation to Washington to discuss the possibility of U.S. statehood for Alberta with the Trump administration.

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3 w. ago Alaska Permanent Fund has a 46% chance in the next decade of failing to fund services and the PFD, forecasts show, as lawmakers talk reforms

Alaska Permanent Fund has a 46% chance in the next decade of failing to fund services and the PFD, forecasts show, as lawmakers talk reforms  Anchorage Daily News

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