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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/world/americas/travel-ban-trump-how-it-works.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FU.S.%20Supreme%20Court&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=8&pgtype=collection

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/11WVHl76izFwjml8HkQJiUruzgKbxcu1rXdPC8ZXefzI/edit?usp=sharing

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The travel ban that Trump and the Supreme Court have passed is more simple than realized. The travel ban bans immigrants from Libya, Iran, Somalia, Syria and Yemen — plus North Korea and Venezuela. There are certain exceptions to the travel ban including students who want to study in the U.S.. Also, critics who believe this is a Muslim ban are wrong, because not all Muslim countries are affected by this travel ban. The travel ban may seem complex but it really is simple.

Reflection
I think this affects the community as a whole because people believe it is unjust to keep these people out. I find it interesting that Venezuela is in the travel ban and confusing that North Korea is included as well because the citizens there aren’t even allowed to come to the U.S.. I think I’m mainly influenced by social media because I see that many people are upset by the travel ban. I don’t think my family will be affected because they know anyone from these countries.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/27/bruce-rauner-janus-supreme-court-680624

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nAQpHGYC5SGPUcKGUKnSQFgHPXz4_2ejxRAVKxwhUP0/edit?usp=sharing

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There seems to be a massive debate down in Illinois on who’s going to be the new governor. Republican Governor Bruce Rauner has been governing Illinois and he recently took on a case that would financially put a drawback to public union sectors. The Union workers are very upset about this so they decided to actually put hard work into getting enough petitions to put candidate Sam McCann in for governor to hopefully swing his votes. There will be a voting struggle as Rauner tries to get the votes he needs and not let McCann get in his way.

Reflection
This will affect the union workers of Illinois a lot because whoever wins this vote determines their future. I find it interesting that the union workers actually received enough petitions to swing the vote but I find it confusing as to why Rauner would try and mess with the union workers since they are really dedicated to what they do. I’d say I’m really influenced by social media on this because I see a lot of good work done by union workers. My family won’t be affected by this since they don’t really care if it’s not their state.

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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rallying-against-scotus-travel-ban_us_5b338360e4b03b6966b99421

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-OBo9C06o6tSbLFKnQDk2z-o7c44Jj-zogsDAW4aB0I/edit?usp=sharing

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided to side with Trump’s travel ban to certain nations and the people of the United States have something to say about it! They took to the streets, expressing how their concerns that the travel ban is unjust. The Supreme Court denies claims that the travel ban is discriminatory against muslim powers. People are upset and are fighting to hopefully make change of the new travel ban.

Reflection
This will affect many U.S. citizens by influences to either support or neglect the ban. What I find interesting is how the Supreme Court supported the travel ban but I find it confusing that they would actually support it with the recent uprise of all the equality stuff. I would say social media influences me on this because I see a lot of equality posts. My family will probably be upset with travel ban but won’t really be effected that much.

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https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2008/08-192.pdf
Arguments regarding whether using a telephone to buy drugs for personal use is a federal offense.
(Only found one case in regards to drugs so far)

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/us/brendan-dassey-supreme-court.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FU.S.%20Supreme%20Court&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=collection

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XtnDhRArT1tIAl9sjpWEMSlUgEHPJZHoOB-rCrIynKo/edit?usp=sharing

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Recently, the Supreme Court declined the appeal of Brendan Dassey whose was convicted of murder in 2007. The conviction was documented on Netflix in 2015 and made people curious as to whether or not he was rightly convicted. There is many arguments saying that he had a very low IQ compared to other teenagers and was interviewed without the presence of an adult around so he was easily manipulated into wrongly confessing to a murder that he may or may not have committed.  Brendan Dassey’s lawyers stated that they will continue to fight for his case even though it was denied appeal.

Reflection
I believe this case affects the families of Dassey and the murder victim, Teresa Halbach. I find it interesting as to how Netflix made a series about his murder conviction but confusing as to why the film-makers decided to research it. I have never seen the show but have heard of it and I was curious as to how it panned out. I don’t think this will affect my family in any case because I don’t think they’ll hear about it.

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https://www.npr.org/2018/06/19/621381414/trump-touts-economic-gains-as-trade-war-looms

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QDmA7VW1ZgZq9C_ZqX0Hy90YhPgrfqQ-8ehWFmEw4No/edit?usp=sharing

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As the trade war starts blooming, Trump stands by his actions of raising tariffs. Trump recently ordered tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods and followed with a warning of raising an additional $200 billion in Chinese imports. He states that this is good for our country and that we shall no longer be taken advantage of on trade by other countries like China. The trade war has started and people are worried that the U.S. will not benefit from it.

Reflection
I believe the people who are affected by this are pretty much everyone who buys the products which now have tariffs on them. I find it interesting that China has much more to lose in this trade war so I’m confused as to why Trump would place tariffs if he’s trying to maintain a good relationship with President Xi. I think my grandpas influences me on this one because he somehow predicted that Trump would start a trade war with China (he’s a genius). My family won’t care unless it directly affects them, but I don’t even think they’ll know if it did.

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https://www.justice.gov/criminal/ndds

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https://www.justice.gov/ag

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/19/politics/house-republican-immigration-trump-meeting/index.html

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cu7YsJHMSXnP_0RW6-T3FF9LR-Hn9ymVFKd_0iHAU2s/edit?usp=sharing

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Just this morning, it was announced that Trump will be meeting with Republicans on Capitol Hill where they prepare to hold major votes on two very different immigration bills. With more news about the separation of families crossing the border, Trump’s administration is receiving a lot of hate on the issue so these bills will resolve that. Trump says he backs both bills but Republicans are worried that he will mess things up by posting a rash or confusing tweet about the bill. Both immigration bills are apparently really well written with compromises so Republicans will hopefully have Trump’s backing of at least one bill.

Reflection
I believe this will affect many people, especially those whose are trying to get into the U.S.. What I find interesting is that there are two bills that are very different are being voted on but I find it confusing that it’s barely happening now. I think my influences are social media because I hear a lot about these missing families. My family will probably be pleased if the bill that says it will give DACA recipients citizenship.

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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/15/stormy-daniels-attorney-michael-avenatti-can-continue-his-publicity-tour-for-now-federal-judge-says.html

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QyQjgfprRKCt6P_m6SjLzkTk7KowIzNCDRpa6zQnEEc/edit?usp=sharing

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Regarding President Trump’s alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels, her attorney, Michael Avenatti has become a problem for Trump and his former lawyer Michael Cohen. Cohen and Trump, in agreement with many others, believe that Avenatti seeks too much attention so they filed a restraining order seeking to bar him from speaking to the press. Avenatti is seeking to void a $130,000 hush agreement about the alleged affair. Avenatti is being monitored on his speaking and should remember and observe the Code Of Professional Conduct.

Reflection
I don’t believe this will affect many people as of now. If the alleged affair is true, then it will matter and it will be more public. What I find confusing and interesting is that isn’t already true that the affair happened if a hush agreement was in place? The only way this would affect my family is that it would give them more of a reason to dislike Trump. I think this is very sticky and bad situation for Trump and my influences for this would be my experience of witnessing things like this on social media.

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/24/politics/senate-passes-sexual-harassment-bill/index.html

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/18_HUSJkgKoOL7trFuBhrc_6k-VbInBhvIvkr66zNi3o/edit?usp=sharing

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Both the House and the Senate have passed bill regarding how sexual harassment complaints are made and handled. The House passed their bill in February and now that the Senate has passed theirs, there will be much compromise. There was a lot of backlash to these bills by groups like American Civil Liberties Union, Equal Pay Today, and Public Citizen. These two bills that have passed will try to see compromise and hopefully, a final bill will be passed this summer.

Reflection
I think people are anxiously waiting to see how the final bill will come to be. Especially people who are going through sexual harassment in the workplace. It’s confusing to me that it has taken so long to pass these bills but I’m interested in how the final bill will come out. I’ve never witnessed or have been through sexual harassment but I have seen people post on social media about it and it is truly sad to me. I hope this bill reaches a good final compromise so it will be easier for victims to get justice.

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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/12/us-house-republicans-fail-to-reach-immigration-bill-deal-talks-continue.html

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g2Up3XAviGsPvjcZQYe3rs_2R31u0xpRfBqiVT1U7Wc/edit?usp=sharing

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Paul Ryan, a U.S. House Speaker, will be advancing two competing bills on immigration. For several weeks now, there has been a large split within the Republican Party on whether “Dreamer” immigrants are to be protected from deportation. A spokeswoman for Ryan stated that these bills will resolve the conflict between House Republicans’ decisions on the border security and immigration issues. The two advancing competing bills should be able to solve to debate that has been happening for several weeks now.

Reflection
I believe “Dreamer” immigrants are waiting anxiously for this debate to be over so they can know the final decision. It’s confusing to me that the debate over this has been going on for a while but I find it interesting that there’s a split in the House Republicans. This is a very big deal to immigrants and will determine their future in this world so I hope it goes well for them. My grandmother was once an immigrant from Mexico and I know she made the right choice by moving to America. I just hope others get the chance that she had.

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https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s32enr/pdf/BILLS-114s32enr.pdf

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/07/house-approves-bill-to-cancel-15b-in-spending-at-trumps-request.html

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e_YR4lVJB3dxf0HOOaDIpwXRCADAQpXrtEoM6OU5QJk/edit?usp=sharing

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Around a month ago, Trump proposed a bill that would cut $15 billion in government funds. The House passed the bill with a close vote of 210-206 with Republicans mainly going for the bill. Democrats believe it is unwise because this bill would take money out of their budget so it couldn’t be used at a later as it was in an earlier spending bill. The bill that has been passed includes budget cuts to programs that help with technology, agriculture, and also the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Reflection
I believe people will be split in the decision of these budget cuts. Those who were keen on the programs who have now been cut will be displeased but those who believe the government is spending too much money on these things will be pleased. Interestingly enough, some republicans opposed the bill even though it was a republican based bill. Something that I found confusing was that there were cuts to technology based programs even though this world is becoming relying more on technology. I think my family has a lot of influence on me when it comes to this decision because they don’t like anything the Republican Party does. However, even though I don’t budget cuts to certain programs, I think the bill is decent.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/opinion/sunday/affluent-suburbs-democrats.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FU.S.%20Congress&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j9AYGWhHS3u-izta3Qt8_OQS29TccZWxuJc-BFDgbN0/edit?usp=sharing

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Democratic politicians are turning their strategy around and are doing what they call a “suburban revolt.”  They are hopeful in this strategy as they turn to the successes of the off-year 2017 elections in Virginia and New Jersey. The parties plan is to target upper-middle-class moderates, college-educated white women and even disillusioned conservatives in the suburbs. The “suburban revolt” strategy has proven successful as it targets affluent white professionals while also appealing to minorities.

Reflection
The new strategy used by democrats will be an interesting one and I’m sure people will want to see more of their ideas. This new strategy will be good to people who don’t really know what or who to root for so it gives them another option to choose for. People who also enjoy their ideas will be happy to vote for them.

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https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2018-06-03/proposal-would-add-x-category-to-nyc-birth-certificates

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BsiNJPm9jHDZCZRCY3uEihIsvJESJE7iQVhk1vl9WxI/edit?usp=sharing

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The city of New York has proposed the option to its people who don’t identify as male or female to have the option of having a third category of sex, X, on their birth certificates. This idea was proposed by Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson who are both democrats. Both democrats are trying to join California, Oregon, and Washington in this gender X idea. Adding a third category of sex on birth certificates will most likely make trans people at ease.

Reflection
The idea of adding the third category to be allowed on birth certificates is pleasing. It’s interesting this wasn’t proposed sooner since trans people usually identify themselves as something other than male or female so it might as well show on their birth certificates. However, what I find confusing is that will it be allowed for parents to identify their babies as category X?  I’m glad trans people are getting a new category on their birth certificates and believe it is a step in the right direction.

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It is a popular belief that pineapple does't belong on pizza

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People enjoy pizza

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Pizza is an edible food.