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NU signs amicus brief on travel ban University joins 30 other schools supporting suit By ALAN PEREZ
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Northwestern reaffirmed its opposition to President Donald Trump’s travel restrictions last week after an amicus curiae brief was filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Hawaii filed a lawsuit Feb. 3 against Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order, which restricted travel to the United States from people of seven Muslim-majority countries, causing delays for travelers with valid visas. Trump signed a revised order on March 3, whose terms lowered the number of barred countries to six and revoked and replaced the earlier order on March 16. The case was put on hold in light of a similar suit in Washington, but litigation resumed after the second order was issued. Northwestern joined 30 other universities in filing a brief supporting Hawaii’s lawsuit in opposition to Trump’s immigration policy. The brief, filed April 20, said the order threatens the institutions’ “interest in ensuring that individuals from around the globe can continue to enter the U.S. and share their unique skills and perspectives.” The University previously joined another amicus curiae brief Feb. 13 along with 16 other universities in support of a lawsuit filed by New York attorney
general Eric Schneiderman against Trump’s initial executive order. NU decided to join the brief because the order would limit the University’s ability to recruit internationally, said vice president and general counsel Philip Harris. According to University data, 49 students and 22 scholars at NU during the 2016-17 academic year are from the six countries affected by Trump’s executive order. Harris said NU has been working in collaboration with a large group of private universities to address the executive order. Jenner & Block, a Chicago-based law firm, filed the brief on behalf of the universities after collecting information about the order’s potential impact on the institutions, Harris said. International Office director Ravi Shankar said his office is leading the response to the executive order in collaboration with the Office of General Counsel and Office of the Provost. “We’re taking the lead on this, but not by ourselves because this has to be an institutional and strategic response,” he said. Shankar said his staff is doing its best to accommodate students and faculty affected by the new immigration policies. In addition to hosting Q&A sessions, the office worked with Counseling and Psychological Services to respond to student concerns, he said. The University will also connect students and faculty to immigration attorneys and cover » See BRIEF, page 6
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Mayor-elect Steve Hagerty at his victory party earlier this month. On June 8, University President Morton Schapiro will welcome Hagerty to the community at an on-campus event.
Mayor-elect to visit Northwestern Steve Hagerty will meet with President Schapiro at Global Hub By DAVID FISHMAN
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Northwestern will welcome mayor-elect Steve Hagerty to campus June 8 at the new
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Biss bill on tax returns passes Illinois Senate
A bill that would bar future presidential candidates from appearing on the ballot in Illinois if they do not release their tax returns passed in the state Senate on Thursday. The bill, introduced in February by state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston), would require the
release of five years of tax returns from presidential and vice presidential candidates to make them eligible to appear on the Illinois ballot in 2020. Candidates would need to file copies of their returns with the IRS before certification of the general election ballot. The bill was introduced after President Donald Trump declined to release his tax returns during the campaign and once he took office. Every president since Jimmy Carter has volunteered his tax returns, though there is no
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500 individuals for an annual gala. Schapiro said he had always admired Hagerty, a local businessman who “really cares about the community.” Schapiro said he has been close to current Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, who will step
down next month after serving for roughly eight years. Over that time, Schapiro said, she had become a mentor and a friend — even joining his family for Passover seders. » See MAYOR, page 6
Obama staffer to Librarian reports run Biss campaign being suspended By RYAN WANGMAN
Vice President and General Counsel Philip Harris attends University President Morton Schapiro’s state of the University talk. Harris said Northwestern will connect students and faculty to immigration attorneys in light of new immigration policies.
Kellogg School of Management’s Global Hub, University President Morton Schapiro told The Daily last week. He said he had previously met Hagerty at Evanston MashUp, a community event that brings together more than
Abby Witt was a freshman sitting in a political science class at American University in 2001 when planes crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Witt — who will manage state Sen. Daniel Biss’ (D-Evanston) gubernatorial campaign — said 9/11 was a “life-altering” event that helped energize her interest in politics. She said the attacks law requiring presidents to do so. “I did what was an almost an impossible thing to do for a Republican — easily won the Electoral College! Now Tax Returns are brought up again?” the president tweeted earlier this month. Biss, who is running for governor, said in a February statement that Trump “deprived voters of the opportunity” to check his business record by not releasing his tax returns. The local politician recently released
inspired her to enter politics and make a difference. “Having that crystallizing moment about not just how it might affect one person but how it might affect communities, and what an individual can do about that is what drew me in,” Witt said. Witt, an Evanston native, will lead the Biss campaign through a crowded field of five other challengers in the Democratic primary next year. The winner of that primary will likely take on incumbent » See WITT, page 6
his own personal tax returns and has criticized his gubernatorial opponents for not doing the same. “Today the Senate took an important step toward requiring all presidential candidates to come clean with Illinois citizens before asking for their vote,” Biss said in a news release. “Whether you’re running for president or governor, full disclosure of your taxes should be a no-brainer.” — Kristina Karisch
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Lesley Williams told The Daily on Thursday she had been suspended without pay from the Evanston Public Library after a disciplinary hearing last week — for which the reason remains unknown — drew dozens of community members in support of the librarian. Williams, who has been on paid administrative leave since April 18, said the suspension will begin on Monday and last 15 days. She added that she was in the process of “checking my options with my council,” but declined to elaborate. The decision comes after a public protest over Williams’ disciplinary hearing last week, which drew dozens of local residents and advocacy organizations. Williams is the only black librarian at EPL, and has been active in local advocacy on behalf of minority communities. In a statement, Williams called into question the timing of her
disciplinary hearing, which she said came after four charges and stemmed in part from an incident in September. Williams said none of the charges involved criminal behavior, sexual or financial improprieties: One involved her handling of a library speaker, one involved an interaction with a “disruptive” patron and two involved communication with co-workers. She said she has refuted all the charges and believes they are “completely without merit.” “A fair-minded person would have to ask, why this level of intense and vindictive action now? Why this apparent shoring up of charges, based on manipulations of the facts?” Williams said in a statement. “Other staff members are not treated this way.” The EPL board of trustees released a statement Tuesday expressing support for the library’s director and denouncing recent criticism of EPL. The statement, however, did not include details of Williams’ disciplinary hearing. EPL » See LIBRARY, page 6
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