A recently naturalized U.S. citizen, Dafna Linzer, writes about the litany of poorly worded questions and answer choices on the U.S. naturalization test. Some of the answer choices are flat-out incorrect: Question 1: What is the supreme law of the land? The official answer: “the Constitution.” A friend and legal…
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From the NYT: Alabama has passed a sweeping bill to crack down on illegal immigrants that both supporters and opponents call the toughest of its kind in the country, going well beyond a law Arizona passed last year that caused a furor there. […] “This bill invites discrimination into every…
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The National Immigration Law Center (NILC), the American Civil Liberties Union, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Asian Law Caucus and a coalition of other civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit [pdf] yesterday challenging Georgia’s discriminatory anti-immigrant law passed last month and inspired by Arizona’s notorious SB 1070.…
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YouTube has announced that it will introduce a Creative Commons license option and also provide remixing capabilities in its video editor. “You can now access an ever-expanding library of Creative Commons videos to edit and incorporate into your own projects. … You’ll also be able to mark any or all…
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From El Diario: Governor Cuomo’s decision to suspend New York’s participation in the so-called Secure Communities program not only brings relief to vulnerable immigrant families but also helps build their confidence in government and the police. Since former Governor David Paterson signed onto Secure Communities, community organizations, elected officials and…
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Communities of color have always paid a higher premium for the American Dream. This premium is often referred to as the “Black Tax” or the “Brown Tax.” The Empire Justice Center, a multi-issue, multi-strategy, non-profit law firm, has published a multi-part report entitled “Paying More for the American Dream.” The…
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From the NYT: Goldman Sachs has received a subpoena from the office of the Manhattan District Attorney, which is investigating the investment bank’s role in the financial crisis, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The inquiry stems from a 650-page Senate report from the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations…
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Not only does Goldman Sachs need a new audit committee, but the SEC also needs to tell the public why it singled out and selectively prosecuted Fabrice Tourre, a junior level employee at Goldman Sachs, and why it didn’t prosecute the entire network of criminals at Goldman Sachs. The NYT…
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