Month: June 2018

Sessions’ Decision on Solid Legal Ground, But Asylum Is a Moral Question Also

Attorney General Jeff Sessions made a significant change this week to how immigration courts will evaluate requests for asylum. His legal logic is reasonable, but that logic shouldn’t be the basis for making asylum decisions. You can read news coverage from CNN here, and the New York Times here.   First, let’s clarify what Sessions …

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NJ Child Marriage Ban Defeated Due To Orthodox Opposition

Last week the New Jersey state legislature was set to make that state the second (after Delaware) to set 18 as an absolute minimum age for marriage. Currently, the law in New Jersey is that 16 and 17 year olds can marry with parental permission, and children 15 and younger can marry with parental consent …

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