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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Immigration Law Blog
CA9 on China, Asylum, Religious Persecution: Guo v. Sessions
Guo v. Sessions - "Petitioner Zhihui Guo is a Chinese citizen who entered the United States in 2010 on a student visa and stayed beyond its duration. He seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of his claims...
Ted Zwayer
over 7 years ago
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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
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CA11 on China, Persecution: Huang v. Holder
"It’s not always enough to say that you did something. Sometimes, you have to show it as well. Or at least you have to not do something else that may raise a question as to whether you did what you said you did. In this petition, the Board...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
CA11 on Persecution, Religion, China: Shi v. U.S. Atty. Gen.
"[T]he only question presented on appeal is whether the record compels the conclusion that Shi suffered past persecution when his church service was broken up, his family’s bibles were confiscated, and he was detained for seven days, slapped...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Unpublished BIA Victory in Religious Persecution Case - Benin
Cornell Law Prof. Steve Yale-Loehr writes: "Krsna Avila and Yanet Cordero, two of our students in the Cornell asylum appeals clinic, just won a remand from the BIA in a case involving religious persecution in Benin. The case involved a man who converted...
I&FL Community Staff (Rule of Law & Human
over 10 years ago
International Law
Rule of Law & Human Rights News
Vietnam jails pastor of banned Mennonite church
HANOI Vietnam (AP) - A court in central Vietnam sentenced the pastor of an outlawed Mennonite church to 11 years in prison for sowing division between the communist government and its citizens, state-controlled media reported Tuesday. Nguyen Cong...
I&FL Community Staff (Rule of Law & Human
over 10 years ago
International Law
Rule of Law & Human Rights News
Myanmar sets up internal probe of sectarian unrest
YANGON Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's government has formed a commission to investigate the causes of recent sectarian violence in which at least 83 people were killed. President Thein Sein's website announced the commission Friday, more than two...
David S. Rich
over 10 years ago
Labor and Employment Law
Labor and Employment Law Blog
Appellate Division Holds That The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Prohibits Workplace Harassment Based On Perceived Membership In A Protected Group
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. §§ 10:5-1 - 10:5-30 (the "NJLAD"), prohibits employers, because of the race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership...
Robin Shea
over 10 years ago
Labor and Employment Law
Labor and Employment Law Blog
Got an appearance code? Make sure you allow exceptions for religion.
Employers, is your appearance code so important that you would pay more than $150,000 to ban a $10 accessory in the workplace? This is the story of the $150,000 lanyard. If you are ignorant like me, you are thinking, "What the heck is a lanyard...
Jon Hyman
over 10 years ago
Labor and Employment Law
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Accommodating religions starts at home (a love story)
Nine years ago today I got married. Our wedding was not what you'd call traditional. I'm Jewish and my wife is Catholic, and we wanted our ceremony to blend the best of both traditions. While my wife's dream wedding included her dad walking...
Jon Hyman
over 11 years ago
Labor and Employment Law
Labor and Employment Law Blog
Supreme Court finds religion, dismisses discrimination lawsuit
Any decision issued by the Supreme Court in an employment case is newsworthy. Thus, even though Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. EEOC [pdf] concerns the viability and applicability of the narrow ministerial exception under Title...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 11 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Faith Leaders Address Immigration
"As some states pass laws aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration and federal lawmakers balk at passing any immigration reforms, religious leaders from various denominations are jumping into the debate." - Associated Press, Oct. 29...
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