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Article and comments
There is much detail in the article about the process of determining the number of refugees admitted and the funding and explains the faulty premise of the plaintiffs.
The article states that the judge is accepting the plaintiffs claim that their interpretation of the process is accurate.
Plaintiffs looking for grants - see post #1
Excerpt:
With this statement, Judge Chuang makes it clear that he accepts the argument made by plaintiffs HIAS (formerly Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) and the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) about refugee resettlement numbers in FY 2017.
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Impartiality of Federal Judge Who Blocked Trump EO May Be in Question
Title 28, Part I, Chapter 21, Section 455 (a) “Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge” of the U.S. Code Annotated reads as follows: (28 U.S. Code § 455 )
Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
The Public Advisory Opinions concerning ethical standards of federal judges offer little further guidance on this particular standard.
As former deputy general counsel at DHS under an administration that pursued policies that are diametrically opposed to those of President Trump, it is not surprising that many legal scholars and political commentators have written articles which, taken as a whole, suggest that the impartiality of Judge Chuang’s March 15 ruling “might reasonably be questioned.”
They also criticized a similar ruling handed down on the same day by another Obama appointee, Federal District Judge Derrick Watson, in Hawaii.
Legal experts question impartiality of Obama Maryland judge ruling against Trump EO
https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2017/03/22/legal-experts-question-impartiality-of-obama-maryland-judge-ruling-against-trump-eo/