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Making bail not same for everyone

January 9, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By JAMES PINKERTON and LAUREN CARUBA  Houston Chronicle HOUSTON (AP) — Tung Nguyen survived a harrowing maritime escape from Vietnam, only to become trapped in the Harris County Jail. Neighbors had called police one Valentine’s Day when they heard Nguyen, 83, arguing with his wife of 60 years, Muon Vo. He was arrested and charged with […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, 2016, American Bar Association, District Court Judge Maria Jackson, Every Sunday, First Chance Intervention Program, Harris County Jail, Harris County Pretrial Services Director Gerald Wheeler, Harris County Public Defender Alex Bunin, Houston Chronicle, Houston City Council, MRSA, Michael Kubosh, Muon Vo, Nguyens South Houston, Project Orange Jumpsuit, Rodney Ellis, San Jacinto Street, Shawna Reagin, Tung Nguyen, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15

Editorial: Goodwin’s withdrawal is a loss for Americans

June 9, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Taiwanese American Goodwin Liu, 40, withdrew from consideration for a judicial seat on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on May 25.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, American Bar Association, Asian American, Bush Richard Painter, Editorial Goodwin, Goodwin Liu, Kenneth Starr, Ninth Circuit, Oxford University, President Barack Obama, Samuel Alito, San Francisco, Stanford University, Supreme Court, Taiwanese American Goodwin Liu, Vol 30 No 24 | June 11 - June 17, Wallace Tashima, Yale Law School, letter

Republicans step up opposition to liberal nominee

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WASHINGTON — Republicans intensified opposition to the nominee for a San Francisco-based appeals court, setting up a test of whether President Barack Obama can win confirmation for an unabashed liberal.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, American Bar Association, Asian American, Bill Clinton, Circuit Court, Goodwin Liu, President Barack Obama, San Francisco-based, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court, Taipei Times, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23

Obama names another Asian American

April 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Harold Hongju Koh, 54, brother of Dr. Harold Koh, the Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health-Designate, becomes the second Koh to receive a nomination.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, Advisory Committee, American Bar Association, American Lawyer, Asian American, Assistant Secretary, Harold Hongju Koh, Harold Koh, Harvard College, Harvard Law Review, Harvard Law School, Human Rights, Oxford University, President Obama, State Department, Supreme Court, Vol 28 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, Yale Law School

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