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Dutch lawyer 'refused US visa' because of terrorism defence work
- telesilla 8y agoOn the same site: Dutch lawyers drop terrorism cases for fears of similar travel ban. https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/04/lawyers-drop-terrorism-case-after-us-visa-concerns/ https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/04/lawyers-drop-terrorism...
- anonlapwarmer 8y agoChilling effects. Damn. Surprised this news hasn't made it to sites like TruthDig or Democracy Now yet.
- LorenPechtel 8y agoNot a surprise--they've found too many lawyers for terrorists were helping the terrorists.
- pie_hacker 8y agoJohn Adams (2nd president of the US) famously represented the British soldiers who were tried for the Boston Massacre. He argued that everyone deserved a legal defense, regardless of how heinous their alleged crimes may be. A good test for a legal system is whether it fairly doles out justice to those accused of the most terrible crimes.
- cylinder 8y agoThis is happening to computer security professionals too. If they don't like your client your esta and visa are denied.