Constitutional Law,
Civil Rights,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
May 12, 2017
State secrets trump all
The pieces are already in place for the government to avoid review of its actions against Muslims -- or anyone else.
Elizabeth Pipkin
Managing Partner
McManis Faulkner
Technology, trade secrets, business disputes and civil rights
50 W San Fernando St 10th Fl
San Jose , CA 95113
Phone: (408) 279-8700
Fax: (408) 279-3244
Email: epipkin@mcmanislaw.com
Harvard Univ Law School
In two recent U.S. Court of Appeals cases, the Department of Justice attempted to defend executive orders issued by President Donald J. Trump barring immigration by individuals from specific majority-Muslim nations. In both cases, judges viewed Trump's campaign comments that the government should bar Muslims from the United States and target American Muslims for surveillance as evidence of improper discriminatory intent.
Despite the judges' concern, under the "state secrets doctrine...
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