November 3, 2014 Comments Off on ‘Born in Jerusalem’ passport case divides justices
Middle Eastern politics infused the Supreme Court’s arguments Monday over a disputed law that would allow Americans born in Jerusalem to list their birthplace as Israel on their U.S. passports.
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Read More »April 21, 2014 Comments Off on Jerusalem or Israel listed on passport? Supreme Court to decide
Confronting an issue fraught with Middle East politics, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear for the second time a passport dispute centering on whether Americans born in Jerusalem may list their place of birth as Israel.
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Read More »April 5, 2013 Comments Off on Visa requirements transforming the way we travel
A couple of years ago, I never dreamed applying for an entry visa could be so simple.
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Read More »March 19, 2013 Comments Off on D.C. Circuit revisits ‘Jerusalem’ passport dispute
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court had some tough questions Tuesday about the politically sensitive issue of whether Americans born in Jerusalem can list Israel as their birthplace on their U.S. passports. A 2002 law says yes, but the State ...
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Read More »March 26, 2012 Comments Off on Supreme Court: Judges can rule on passport law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the federal courts should decide whether a law that would allow Jerusalem-born Americans to list Israel as their birthplace on their U.S. passport passes constitutional muster. The justices, on an 8-1 judgment, ...
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Read More »November 28, 2011 Comments Off on Law blog roundup
Happy Monday and welcome back from the holiday weekend! Here are some law morsels to chew on while you decide if Mom’s turkey meatballs will still be good for one last lunch: Full of sound and fury signifying nothing? The ...
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Read More »July 13, 2011 Comments Off on Judge orders passport returned to state Sen. Currie
ANNAPOLIS — A federal judge has ordered the temporary return of an indicted state senator’s passport so he can attend a conference in Canada. U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett filed the order this week to return Sen. Ulysses Currie’s passport ...
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Read More »May 2, 2011 1 Comment
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from an American born in Jerusalem over whether he can have Israel listed as his birthplace on his passport even though U.S. policy does not recognize the once-divided city ...
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