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Press Releases - News for Asian American Justice Center

 
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Supreme Court Ruling in Ricci v. DeStefano Extremely Disappointing; Asian American Organizations Encourage President Obama to Issue Guidance to Employers to Ensure Equality

Release Date: 30-Jun-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Affirmative Action
Washington, D.C– The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and its affiliates–the Asian American Institute of Chicago, Ill., Asian Law Caucus of San Francisco, Calif. and Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Los Angeles, Calif.–express disappointment with the United States Supreme Court’s decision in the matter of Ricci v. DeStefano, which imposes a new standard on employers. The basis of the case is the City of New Haven’s decision to refuse ...
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U.S. Senate Confirms Harold Koh as Legal Adviser of Department of State

Release Date: 29-Jun-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Nominations
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, June 25, the U.S. Senate confirmed Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh as the legal adviser of the U.S. Department of State. Koh will head up the department’s legal staff, advising Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on a variety of issues. Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of the Asian American Justice Center, issued the following statement praising the confirmation. “Harold Koh’s confirmation ...
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Supreme Court Orders Re-Evaluation of English Language Learner Case

Release Date: 29-Jun-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Adult ESL
Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and its affiliates—the Asian American Institute of Chicago, Ill., Asian Law Caucus of San Francisco, Calif. and Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Los Angeles, Calif.—express their disappointment in the United States Supreme Court’s decision in the matter of Horne v. Flores and Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives v. Flores, which involved a challenge against the adequacy ...
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President Obama and Key Congressional Leaders Discuss Steps to Move Immigration Reform Forward

Release Date: 25-Jun-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Barack Obama met with a bipartisan group of Congressional leaders to discuss steps for passing comprehensive immigration reform. In response to the meeting, Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of the Asian American Justice Center, issued the following statement. “We commend the President for his leadership on immigration reform and for putting together a path and a timetable to get ...
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Asian American Organizations Congratulate DREAM Graduates; Urge Congress to Pass DREAM Act

Release Date: 23-Jun-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Washington, D.C.—The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and its affiliates—the Asian American Institute (AAI) of Chicago, Ill., the Asian Law Caucus (ALC) of San Francisco, Calif. and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) of Los Angeles, Calif.—celebrate the achievements of the high school seniors who are participating today in a national DREAM Graduation ceremony to support the urgent need for the enactment of the Development ...
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Supreme Court Ruling Preserves Section 5 of Voting Rights Act

Release Date: 22-Jun-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Voting Rights
Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder that leaves in place Section 5, a central provision of the Voting Rights Act that requires a number of states and many local governments to seek federal permission before changing their voting procedures, to deal with the problem of ongoing voting discrimination in covered jurisdictions. Section 5 covers ...
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U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Deportation Case Weakens Rights of Immigrants

Release Date: 16-Jun-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Washington, D.C.—The United States Supreme Court on Monday issued a unanimous decision in Nijhawan v. Holder making it easier for immigration officials to deport individuals based on information not specifically determined by a jury or judge in assigning a criminal conviction. In March, the Asian American Justice Center and its affiliates—the Asian American Institute of Chicago, Ill., the Asian Law Caucus of San Francisco, Calif. and the Asian ...
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Asian American Organizations Applaud Attorney General’s Order to Vacate Ruling Undermining Due Process Rights of Immigrants

Release Date: 12-Jun-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and its affiliates–the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) of Los Angeles, Calif., the Asian Law Caucus (ALC) of San Francisco, Calif. and the Asian American Institute (AAI) of Chicago, Ill.–applaud Attorney General Eric Holder for vacating the decision in Matter of Compean, Bangaly & J-E-C-, a Bush administration decision that eroded noncitizens’ right to competent legal ...
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National Asian American Organizations Applaud Congressman Mike Honda and Congresswoman Linda Sanchez on Introduction of the Reuniting Families Act

Release Date: 4-Jun-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and its affiliates–the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) of Los Angeles, Calif., the Asian Law Caucus of San Francisco, Calif. and the Asian American Institute of Chicago, Ill.–applaud U.S. Representatives Mike Honda (D-Calif.), Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), Raul Grijalva (D-Calif.), Jared Polis (D-Colo.), Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), ...
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AAJC and MALDEF File Brief in Supreme Court to Protect Right of Non-Citizen Criminal Defendants to Make Informed Legal Decisions

Release Date: 2-Jun-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) today filed a friend of the court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Jose Padilla in the matter of Padilla v. Commonwealth of Kentucky. The brief was joined by AAJC’s affiliates—the Asian American Institute, Asian Law Caucus, and Asian Pacific American Legal Center—and 14 other organizations. The Court will ...
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President Obama Nominates Judge Sonia Sotomayor to Fill Supreme Court Vacancy; AAJC Applauds Historic Pick

Release Date: 26-May-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Nominations
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Barack Obama announced federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, making her the first Hispanic Supreme Court pick in history. If confirmed by the Senate, Judge Sotomayor would succeed retiring Justice David Souter. Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), was present at the White House for the announcement and issued the following ...
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National Asian American Organizations Applaud Senators Menendez, Gillibrand, Kennedy and Schumer Introduction of the Reuniting Families Act

Release Date: 20-May-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and its affiliates – the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) of Los Angeles, Calif., the Asian Law Caucus of San Francisco, Calif. and the Asian American Institute of Chicago, Ill. – commend Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Charles Schumer (N.Y.) for their introduction of the Reuniting Families Act today. As a critical ...
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Senate Judiciary Subcommittee’s Hearing Signals Urgency to Reform Broken Immigration Policy

Release Date: 30-Apr-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Washington, D.C. – Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will hold his first hearing today as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Refugees. The hearing is titled “Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009, Can We Do It and How?” and is expected to explore the national need to reform immigration, and the feasibility for legislation this year. “Today’s Judiciary Subcommittee’s hearing is very ...
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House of Representatives Passes Hate Crimes Bill; AAJC Urges Congress to Enact the Bill into Law

Release Date: 29-Apr-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Anti-Asian Violence
Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, with a bipartisan vote of 249-175. The Act enables the Department of Justice to assist federal, state and local law enforcement efforts in investigating and prosecuting hate crimes based on race, ethnic background, religion, and expands the definition of hate crimes ...
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Karen K. Narasaki Appointed to the Federal Communications Commission Diversity Advisory Committee

Release Date: 29-Apr-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Television Diversity
Washington, D.C. – On April 22, 2009, Acting FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps announced the appointment of Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) President and Executive Director Karen K. Narasaki as a member of the FCC Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age. The Diversity Committee’s mission is to make recommendations to the FCC regarding policies and practices that will further enhance the ability ...
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Broad Coalition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Organizations Join to Support Nomination of Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh for Legal Adviser at the State Department

Release Date: 15-Apr-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell-Williams
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Nominations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Leonie Campbell-Williams April 15, 2009 202-296-2300 ext. 135  ...
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Asian American Civil Rights Organizations Support Unified Labor Position on Immigration; See United Labor Front as Key to Passing Immigration Reform

Release Date: 14-Apr-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center, a national civil rights organization in Washington, D.C., and its affiliates – the Asian Pacific American Legal Center in Los Angeles, Calif., the Asian American Institute in Chicago, Ill. and the Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco, Calif. – applaud the announcement that the country's most powerful labor federations have achieved consensus around a set of principles regarding immigration ...
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AAJC Applauds the Re-introduction of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act; Urges Congress to Act Swiftly on the Measure to Combat Hate Crimes

Release Date: 13-Apr-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Anti-Asian Violence
Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center applauds the re-introduction of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (LLEHCPA), H.R. 1913, and joins more than 300 law enforcement, civil rights, civic and religious organizations actively supporting its’ passage. The bipartisan LLEHCPA was introduced by Representatives John Conyers (D-MI) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) along with a number of other Members of Congress. The Senate is ...
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Asian American Organizations Applaud President Obama for His Leadership on Immigration Reform; New York Times Article Highlights President’s Plan for Reform This Year

Release Date: 9-Apr-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Washington D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), a national civil rights group based in Washington, D.C. and its affiliates -- the Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco, Calif., Asian American Institute in Chicago, Ill. and Asian Pacific American Legal Center in Los Angeles, Calif. -- thank President Obama for making immigration reform one of his top legislative priorities this year. “We believe that sensible immigration reform is a ...
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Asian American Organizations Outraged by Texas Representatives Remarks

Release Date: 9-Apr-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell
Category:  Recent News  Subcategory:  Voting Rights
Response to comments made by Texas Representative Brown that Asian Americans should change names to vote.
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