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HI SR41
Resolution
Status
3/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Laura Thielen
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AI Summary
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Requests Hawaii's Attorney General to continue legal action against the executive order titled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" signed on January 27, 2017.
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The executive order restricts immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries (Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and suspends refugee admissions for 120 days while indefinitely banning Syrian refugees.
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Notes that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which includes Hawaii, has found or suggested the executive order is illegal and unconstitutional and has barred its enforcement.
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Directs the Attorney General to take legal action against any similar executive orders in the future with the same intent and effect.
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Requires certified copies of the resolution to 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.
3/16/2017