With the release of Donald Trump’s new travel ban, a brief look at a Yale group that fought the original ban.

Suing the President: The Students Who Challenged the Travel Ban

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With the release of Donald Trump’s new travel ban, a brief look at a Yale group that fought the original ban.
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