Part I. Mexico By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney, and former professor. 66.1% of women in Mexico have experienced at least one episode of violence. Violence against women is on the rise in Mexico, despite the enactment of different laws to protect women. It is of great importance to keep …
September, 2018
August, 2018
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19 August
Trump Administration Further Undermines Judicial Independence
WASHINGTON, DC – On August 16, the Attorney General of the United States issued a precedent-setting decision, Matter of L-A-B-R, that limits the discretion of immigration judges to grant continuances. By restricting the court’s use of a vital docketing tool, the decision further erodes judicial independence and will pressure judges to deny more …
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15 August
ACLU Statement on Ninth Circuit Decision Affirming First Amendment Right to Photograph Near Ports of Entry
SAN DIEGO – Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Askins et al. v. DHS. The case involves the public’s First Amendment right to photograph and record matters and events exposed to public view from outdoor and exterior areas at or near ports of entry. The …
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4 August
Federal Court Criticizes Trump Administration For Lax Family Reunification Effort
SAN DIEGO — A federal judge today called out the Trump administration for losing track of hundreds of parents it deported without their children or can’t locate. During today’s status conference, U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said: “The reality is that for every parent who is not located, there will be …
July, 2018
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28 July
Children’s disappearances in a deficient system
By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney, and former professor. Children’s and adolescents that disappeared in Mexico stand a difficult chance to be found if impunity and corruption continue to exist in the Mexican system. Since the disappearance of the forty-three young students from the Normal Rural of Ayotzinapa “Raúl Isidro …
June, 2018
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16 June
Children’s Rights in the electronic revolution
By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney, and former professor. The definition of child under the US and Mexican laws is generally anyone under the age of eighteen. Each year around the world there are more than two million children suffering from commercial sexual exploitation and the number is even higher …
May, 2018
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27 May
Unfair Domestic Violence Laws in California
-Editorial They say that behind every Domestic Violence case there’s always something hidden, or a true story. But in these type of cases how can a prosecutor know the truth, the real truth? Is the legal system prepared enough to find out the truth? Do they have the means or …
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25 May
CAN REPORTERS BE HELD LIABLE FOR SLANDERING OR HARASSING POLITICAL CANDIDATES?
By: Veronica Henderson, Attorney. On June 5, 2018, there will be an election to choose judges, utility district directors, and many other important government officials. During this election season, news reporters have taken great liberty to accuse political candidates of many bad behaviors, including tax fraud and misuse of taxpayer …
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25 May
Challenges of Human Rights
By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney and former professor. Modern human rights treaties present several challenges for the U.S. constitutional system. The first challenge concerns substance, human rights treaty provisions are sometimes in tension with either constitutionally guaranteed rights (like the First Amendment) or well settled and democratically popular practices …
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8 May
DOJ and DHS Decide to Forcibly Separate Families and Prosecute Asylum Seekers
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced new efforts that will result in forcible separation of vulnerable families seeking protection in the United States under U.S. law. AILA Executive Director Benjamin Johnson responded: “It is a gross injustice that DOJ and DHS …
