President ‘advertising’ national security tip line could increase Sinophobia in investment
By Danielle Myles
In a first for US investment screening, a public tip has prompted President Joe Biden to force the divestiture of Chinese-owned land on national security grounds. The government is now expe
Anti-Asian hostility spiked amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s nothing new. Parents and students are breaking a generational cycle of silence, demanding that school districts act.
by Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria
Editor’s note: This story has graphic language and descriptions of racial slurs, ha
By Crystal Cranmore/WABC
QUEENS, NY — May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Eyewitness News is taking a closer look at a community in Queens that is fighting for more representation in the New York City Council.
Members of the Asian community in Richmond Hill and South Ozon
By Michael Carroll
A federal appeals court appeared somewhat conflicted last week as judges heard oral arguments over the legality of a Florida law that bars Chinese citizens from buying homes in many parts of the state.
A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals listened to presenta
By Rachel Lu, AsAmNews Intern
On Friday, lawyers representing four Chinese immigrants appeared in front of the U.S Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to argue that a Florida law that bans many Chinese immigrants from buying a home in a large swath of the state is unconstitutional.
Activists fro
By Helen Shamamyan and Rajesvi Deora
MIAMI, FL – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a statement this week outlining the political climate surrounding an upcoming U.S. Court of Appeals hearing regarding the Florida law SB 264, a discriminatory law that bans many Chinese immigrants fr
By Bochen Han
‘By restricting housing based on Chinese domicile, Florida is unlawfully restricting housing for Chinese people,’ a lawyer for the plaintiffs contends
Plaintiffs also argue that Florida’s law conflicts with the US president’s ‘ability to speak for the nation with one voice on matter
BY STEPHANY MATAT
An attorney asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block a controversial Florida law signed last year that restricts Chinese citizens from buying real estate in much of the state, calling it discriminatory and a violation of the federal government’s supremacy in deciding forei
Law has chilling effect for Asian Americans in general, say plaintiff's supporters
MARRIAN ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer
NEW YORK -- A federal appellate court in Miami hears arguments Friday in a lawsuit challenging Florida's alien land law, which bans Chinese citizens from buying most property in the
By Andrew Kreighbaum
State restricts purchases by nationals of seven countries
Violates Fair Housing Act, Equal Protection Clause, suit says
A Florida law banning citizens of China and six other countries from buying real estate revives a 100-year-old, discredited legal precedent that unconstitut
A group of Chinese immigrants living in Florida seeking to buy homes argue the law unconstitutionally discriminates against them based on their national origin.
By Megan Butler
(CN) — On Friday, an 11th Circuit panel in Miami will hear arguments over a lawsuit challenging a Florida law that bans m
By Bethany Li and Thông Phan
For Asian Americans around the country, all eyes are on Florida this week.
On Friday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Miami, counsel representing four Chinese immigrants will argue against SB 264, a Florida law banning many Chinese immigrants fr
By Rachel Kim
An appeal filed by the New York City Council is an attempt to bring back voting rights for legal noncitizens in New York. The legal action comes after the noncitizen voting law was struck down in 2022, sparking a debate about inclusivity in the electoral process.
Enacting this landma
By Brigid Bergin
The New York City Council is asking the state’s highest court to overturn rulings against a law that would grant noncitizens living legally in the five boroughs the right to vote in local elections.
The Council filed a notice with the state Court of Appeals on Monday to defend Loc
By Michael Carroll
Two plaintiffs who are challenging the constitutionality of a Florida law that restricts Chinese citizens from owning property in the state won a temporary injunction earlier this month barring state officials from enforcing the law against them.
Yifan Shen and Zhiming Xu receiv
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BY RANDY BILLINGS | MAINE
A bill that would ban citizens of China and four other countries from purchasing property in Maine drew strong opposition during a public hearing Wednesday, with the state's leading civil rights group calling it blatantly racist and unconstitutional.
By Jenna Tooley
TALLAHASSEE, FL— In a significant development, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a temporary injunction against the enforcement of Florida’s SB 264. This law, deemed unconstitutional, prevents Chinese immigrants from purchasing homes in specific regions of the state.
By A.L. Lee
A coalition of civil liberties groups sued the Republican-controlled Legislature in Nassau County in New York, claiming that a new voting map discriminates against Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in violation of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
The suit, filed Feb. 8 against the Long Isla
By Hansi Lo Wang
NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. — In 2020, Maria Jordan-Awalom marched across an invisible line in one of the most segregated regions of the country.
After the police murder of George Floyd, she and other demonstrators took to the streets for racial justice in this New York City suburb, just
By Robert Bessser
TALLAHASSEE, Florida: Florida was blocked from enforcing a ban on Chinese citizens owning homes or land in the state against two Chinese citizens by a U.S. appeals court.
The two individuals were in the process of buying property when the law came into force.
On Thursday, a pane
