Dear All,
Earlier this year, the Wikimedia Foundation, along with many other
companies and organizations, filed two amicus briefs that support
challenges to executive orders on immigration and travel[1] to the United
States.[2][3] One case, Washington v. Trump, was dismissed by the Court.[4]
However, the second case, State of Hawaii v. Trump, continues.[5] The judge
in that case prevented the executive order from going into effect, and the
US Government has appealed that order to the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals. In addition, there is the similar case of International Refugee
Assistance Project v. Trump, which is before the Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals.[6]
This week, the Foundation again joined with a group of over 160 other
companies and organizations, to file an amicus brief[7] in both Hawaii v.
Trump and International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump. The brief
explains how the order would impact the international operations of the
signatories, including the Foundation. It also outlines legal problems with
the order’s provisions and proposed implementation.
The order’s restrictions on international travel and immigration would harm
our ability to collaborate with community members, Board members, and
stakeholders across the globe. As you know, we constantly monitor the legal
and policy landscape for opportunities to speak up on issues that impact
the Wikimedia projects and the pursuit of our mission to make free
knowledge available to all. We will keep you posted on the progress of
these cases.
Best,
Jan
[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order_(United_States)
[2]
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/02/06/amicus-brief-immigration-travel-restr…
[3]
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/03/15/amicus-brief-us-travel-restrictions/
[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_v._Trump
[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_13780#Hawaii_v._Trump
[6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_13780#International_Refugee_A…
[7]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:Amicus_brief_of_tech_companies_%2…
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Jan Gerlach
Public Policy Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
jgerlach(a)wikimedia.org