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by Atmika Iyer | Jun 10, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON–When my phone rang and I saw the familiar DC area code, I picked up, and a man with a slight Indian accent said: “Ma’am, this is the Indian Embassy.” Expecting a response from the Indian Embassy for an article I was working on, I said, “Is this in regards...
![High court blocks Hamas victims’ try to reopen case against Lebanese bank]()
by Atmika Iyer | Jun 9, 2025 | Featured, Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that it would not allow relatives of victims and survivors of Hamas attacks from 2001 to 2003 to reopen a case in which they accused a Lebanese bank of providing financial services to...
by Atmika Iyer | May 22, 2025 | Immigration
Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) paid tribute to the American rock n’ roll singer Bruce Springsteen by inciting a collective rendition of “Born in the U.S.A” on May 15 outside the Supreme Court with several immigrant advocates. “Born in the U.S.A.” is a song...
by Atmika Iyer | May 2, 2025 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Topics
WASHINGTON–After the state of Oklahoma contested the right of a Catholic organization to get state funding for a charter school, the Supreme Court is weighing whether the separation of church and state required by the Constitution justifies Oklahoma’s decision to keep...
by Atmika Iyer | Apr 22, 2025 | Social Justice
A year after the Supreme Court allowed cities to criminalize sleeping outside, homeless advocates gathered outside the Capitol to call attention to what they see as a worsening crisis. The National Coalition for the Homeless organized the April 22 rally, drawing a...
