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George interviewed on BYURadio about refugee process
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Erika George was interviewed on the BYURadio Top of Mind show. George discussed the legal obligations the U.S. has to take in refugees, the definition of a refugee, and the extensive vetting process. Listen to the full segment here (Professor George starts at 62 minutes) »
Guiora interviewed by KRCL RadioActive on immigration reform
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Amos Guiora was interviewed on KRCL’s RadioActive show on Jan. 31. They discussed immigration reform, Guiora’s forthcoming book The Crime of Complicity: The Bystander in the Holocaust, and his upcoming talk Earl Warren, Ernesto Miranda and Terrorism. The conversation with Amos is found in the first […]
3L Mel Moeinvaziri, Spruance and Guiora interviewed by Deseret News on the immigration executive order
3L Mel Moeinvaziri, Professor Amos Guiora and PBI Director Jolynn Spruance were all interviewed by Deseret News on Trump’s executive order concerning immigrants and refugees. Moeinvaziri shared her families story who are immigrants from Iran and of their concern about the uncertainty of traveling back to care for any family members in need. Spruance spoke […]
2L Angie Portel describes summer clinical work in Ranchi, India
S.J. Quinney College of Law 2L Angie Portel is spending the summer in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India working with Maitri India as part of her Clinical coursework. Portel wrote the blog post (below) for Maitri, after interviewing migrant workers. The post was originally published on MaitriIndiaBlog.org. Right to Identity for Migrant Workers I am Angie Portel, Juris Doctor Candidate Class […]
U researchers: Better protections needed for migrant women trapped in abusive situations
New report from the S.J. Quinney College of Law focuses on remedies to help protect migrant women from domestic violence and sexual assault. The research is part of a broader initiative at the law school focused on drawing attention to empowering people through human rights education. (March 8, 2016) — A new set of recommendations […]
Baradaran Interviewed By Bloomberg Radio on Border Computer Searches
Shima Baradaran, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, was interviewed on May 14, 2015 by the Bloomberg Radio Law Program about D.C.’s District Court decision regarding computer searches at the border. Listen to a podcast of the program here »
Carissa Hessick to Speak at Yale Law Library
The Yale Law Library will be hosting a book talk on Professor Carissa Byrne Hessick’s recent book, Strange Neighbors: The Role of States in Immigration Policy (NYU 2014). The talk, which is scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, will feature Professor Hessick and her co-editor, Professor G. Jack Chin (UC Davis Law). Their book explores the […]
Baradaran Discusses Texas Injunction of Immigration Amnesty
Shima Baradaran, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, was interviewed by ABC4 about the injunction of the Executive Amnesty program announced last year by President Barack Obama. The February 16, 2015 injunction issued by Texas Federal Judge Andrew Hanen’s temporarily halts the Obama Administration’s executive action on immigration. Click here to see the […]
Responsibility to Protect: The New Neighborhood Watch
By Heather Lindsay for GlobalJusticeBlog.com Across the world, different courts and governing bodies have attempted to take on the issue of a nation’s responsibility to protect the people who reside within their borders, regardless of their citizenship. Through different aspects of law, the international community has begun to recognize it a duty of every country to […]
Carissa Hessick’s New Book Focuses on States’ Role in Immigration Policy
Carissa Hessick, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, has co-edited a new book, Strange Neighbors: The Role of States in Immigration Policy, with Gabriel J. Chin, professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law. The book, to be published by NYU Press, will be released on […]