Federal court rules that state discrimination against Syrian refugees is likely unconstitutional
The Volokh Conspiracy 2016-03-01
Summary:
A federal district court judge recently ruled that Indiana’s denial of funds to Syrian refugees that are given to refugees from other countries is “national origin” discrimination that probably violates the Fourteenth Amendment. Jacob Gershman of the Wall Street Journal has a helpful summary of the decision: Indiana unconstitutionally discriminated against Syrian refugees by freezing […]