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HI SCR97
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Laura Thielen
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AI Summary
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Requests the Hawaii Attorney General continue legal action against the January 27, 2017 executive order titled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States"
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References the executive order's restrictions on immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries (Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and suspension of refugee admissions for 120 days with indefinite ban on Syrian refugees
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Notes that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and other courts found the executive order illegal and unconstitutional and barred its enforcement
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Directs the Attorney General to take legal action against any similar future executive orders with comparable intent and effect
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Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor and Attorney General of Hawaii
Legislative Description
Requesting The Attorney General Of The State Of Hawaii To Continue To Take Any Legal Action Necessary Against The Executive Order Signed By The President Of The United States Of America Entitled "protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States" And Against Any Similar Future Executive Orders.
Requesting the attorney general of the state of Hawaii to continue to pursue legal action against the executive order signed by
Last Action
Referred to JDL, WAM.
3/15/2017