Obama administration begins roll back of ideological exclusion of international scholars
January 20, 2010 by donal brown
Filed under 1st Amendment News, Freedom of Speech / Press, National Security, News & Opinion
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed orders lifting the ban of two foreign scholars denied the opportunity to address audiences in the United States. The two are prominent scholars from England and South Africa and were denied visas to the U.S. by the Bush administration. -DB American Civil Liberties Union Press Release January 20, 2010 [...]
Federal court reverses ruling that upheld government exclusion of leading Muslim world scholar
July 20, 2009 by donal brown
Filed under 1st Amendment News, Freedom of Speech / Press
The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of U.S. organizations when the government excludes foreign scholars, artists, politicians from the U.S. holding that the organizations have a First Amendment right to hear and speak with those individuals. -DB American Civil Liberties Union Press Release July 17, 2009 NEW YORK – A federal appeals court [...]
