For months, both Democrats and Republicans alike suspected that President Donald Trump would not retain federal protections for transgender students that were put in place by an Obama directive. And on Wednesday, it was official: Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the rollback of the directive, though they did say that other federal laws would still offer discrimination protections to Lgbt students.
“The Department of Justice has a duty to enforce the law,” Sessions said in a statement. “The prior guidance documents did not contain sufficient legal analysis or explain how the interpretation was consistent...
“The Department of Justice has a duty to enforce the law,” Sessions said in a statement. “The prior guidance documents did not contain sufficient legal analysis or explain how the interpretation was consistent...
- 2/23/2017
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
After a federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked his immigration order temporarily banning refugees and nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States, President Donald Trump has shot back.
On Saturday morning, the 70-year-old former reality star vowed to quash the ruling by U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle, Washington — tweeting “the opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!”
The president added that the ruling would halt enforcement, implying that the “safety and security” of the American people would be at risk.
“When...
On Saturday morning, the 70-year-old former reality star vowed to quash the ruling by U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle, Washington — tweeting “the opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!”
The president added that the ruling would halt enforcement, implying that the “safety and security” of the American people would be at risk.
“When...
- 2/4/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
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