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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ new lawsuit against California’s so-called sanctuary state laws is drawing withering criticism from lawmakers and groups that support immigrant rights. Sessions argues California is violating the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, which says federal laws take precedence....
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The Justice Department is suing California, Governor Jerry Brown, and the state’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, over three state laws passed in recent months to protect the rights of immigrants. Attorney General Sessions made a formal announcement regarding the lawsuit and California’s “extreme postion” during a visit to Sacramento at the 26th...
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San Jose, Calif. – Mayor Sam Liccardo of San Jose, California’s third largest city, issued the following statement after today’s announcement by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to sue the State of California: This lawsuit is a misguided waste of federal resources – much like the Administration’s indiscriminate approach to...
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – On Tuesday October 10th, the County of Santa Clara and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521 filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Trump Administration to overturn its unlawful rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program. The lawsuit is the...
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Andrea Sears Public News Service NEW YORK – Civil rights organizations have filed lawsuits to block President Trump’s ban on military service by transgender people from going into effect. A presidential directive issued on Friday August 25th bars transgender individuals from enlisting, prohibits coverage for certain medical procedures and...
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This unanimous decision was made during a special closed session held immediately before a County Hearing on Hate Crimes on Tuesday, January 31st, in the Board Chambers, County Government Center, 70 West Hedding, San Jose, CA 95110. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, President Dave Cortese presiding, has authorized County...