[Legal News]
Law Professor Laurence Tribe (the author of “To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment”) will be interviewed by Jeffrey Toobin, Esq., CNN Legal Analyst and staff writer for The New Yorker. The event will also feature opening remarks by Kenneth R. Feinberg, Esq. It will take place Friday, November 1, 2019, 12:00 noon, at New York Law School’s Event Center, 185 West Broadway, Manhattan.
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U.S. Supreme Court
CHILD HEALTH EXPERTS FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPREME COURT AGAINST TRUMP’S DACA REVOCATION
[Immigration News\DACA]
Warren Seigel, MD, FAAP, Chair of NYSAAP: “The proposed rule eliminating DACA status would put 6,900 New York U.S. citizen children, whose parents are currently DACA recipients in severe jeopardy,” he added. “Breaking up New York State families based on faulty immigration policy is antithetical to good pediatric care.”
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TOP U.S. EMPLOYERS SUBMIT AMICUS BRIEF TO SUPREME COURT IN SUPPORT OF DREAMERS
[Immigration\Supreme Court]
Adobe’s Dana Rao: “Adobe would not be the company it is today without our rich diversity of employees, and that continued diversity is vital to our future. Today we’re proud to join 100+ other businesses signing the Coalition for the American Dream’s amicus brief, supporting more than 800,000 DACA recipients who contribute to U.S. companies and the economy.”
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ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES SEEKS TO STOP TRUMP’S PROLONGED DETENTION OF IMMIGRANT CHILDREN
[Immigration News]
NY AG James: “Every person, regardless of immigration status, is entitled to basic rights and this rule is a clear violation of those rights.”
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CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER JOHNSON ANNOUNCES FUNDING TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE CORRECT 2020 CENSUS COUNT
[City Hall\Census 2020]
NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson on funding community groups to get a correct 2020 Census count: “A complete count will send a strong message to the Trump Administration that New York is not invisible and not intimidated by the president’s attacks on our diverse communities.”
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