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on October 25, 2016 in World News

Tennessee Selects Thomas More Law Center to Represent State in Lawsuit Against Feds to Stop Refugees

by Michael Patrick Leahy The Tennessee General Assembly has selected the Thomas More Law Center to represent the state in its lawsuit against the federal government over the resettlement of refugees in the Volunteer State. The Ann Arbor, Michigan based nonprofit public interest law firm made the announcement in a press statement released on Tuesday. The Thomas More Law Center will represent the state free of charge in the “constitutional challenge to the federal government’s refugee resettlement program as a violation of the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.” Tennessee is one of twelve states that have withdrawn from the… View Article

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