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Transgender Law Center V. Ice: Ninth Circuit Rules Ice Failed To Meet Foia Requirements After Death Of Detainee, Kayla Hughes Oct 2023

Transgender Law Center V. Ice: Ninth Circuit Rules Ice Failed To Meet Foia Requirements After Death Of Detainee, Kayla Hughes

Golden Gate University Law Review

This case summary details the decision in Transgender L. Ctr. v. Immigr. & Customs Enf’t, 46 F.4th 771 (9th Cir. 2022), in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit analyzed whether the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) had properly responded to a request for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552). The Transgender Law Center (TLC) had filed a complaint of an asylum-seeker who had died in the custody of ICE. In furtherance of its claim, TLC had submitted two FOIA requests regarding the circumstances of the complainant’s death. …


Humanitarian Protection In International Refugee Law, Sexism And Exclusion: Case For Human Rights Assessment, Carol Ijeoma Njoku Apr 2023

Humanitarian Protection In International Refugee Law, Sexism And Exclusion: Case For Human Rights Assessment, Carol Ijeoma Njoku

Theses and Dissertations

The overall purpose of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugee (Refugee Convention) and its 1967 Protocol is to protect refugees fleeing persecution and threat to life. Established in the aftermath of World War II (WW II), Article 1. A(1) of the Refugee Convention centered the meaning and criteria for refugee protection on the circumstances of the War. Thus, the status of a refugee is framed from persecution feared or suffered “on account of” race, religion, nationality, political opinion, and membership in a particular social group. More than seven decades after WW II, the scope of the definition …


Spring 2023 Newsletter, Golden Gate University School Of Law Apr 2023

Spring 2023 Newsletter, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Women’s Employment Rights Clinic

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Winter 2023 Newsletter, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jan 2023

Winter 2023 Newsletter, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Women’s Employment Rights Clinic

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