Article: The Ghost of Chae Chan Ping: A Chinese-exclusion case from the 1880s set a precedent that haunts the legal fight over Trump's travel ban, by Garrett Epps

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Article: The Ghost of Chae Chan Ping: A Chinese-exclusion case from the 1880s set a precedent that haunts the legal fight over Trump's travel ban, by Garrett Epps

01/20/2018

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The Atlantic features a January 20, 2018 article, by Garrett Epps, makes a connection between the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the legal precedents for Donald Trump’s travel ban during his presidency. According to Epps, the Chae Chan Ping case has become “kind of crazy uncle in the constitutional basement, to be ignored if possible and explained if necessary.” Themes include: government distribution of power, legal segregation, legal precedents, and racial discrimination.

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