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Kleindienst v. Mandel

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A quick definition of Kleindienst v. Mandel:

Kleindienst v. Mandel was a court case in 1972 where an alien, Ernest Mandel, was denied entry into the United States because he promoted communism. The Supreme Court ruled that the Attorney General had the right to deny Mandel's entry and that the U.S. citizens' First Amendment rights were not violated. The Court said that Congress has the power to exclude aliens and delegate discretion to the Attorney General to waive the exclusion. The Court also expressed concern that requiring waivers for every alien with whom a U.S. citizen would like to speak would be problematic. Some Justices dissented, arguing that excluding Mandel violated the First Amendment and that the law was overbroad.

A more thorough explanation:

Kleindienst v. Mandel is a legal case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1972. The case involved an alien, Ernest Mandel, who was invited to speak at an academic conference in the United States. However, he was denied entry into the country because of a law that excluded aliens who promoted communism.

The Supreme Court held that the Attorney General had properly exercised his discretion in denying a waiver to the exclusion. The Court declined to examine the substance of the Attorney General’s decision or to engage in balancing the decision against the First Amendment rights of the U.S. citizens who had invited the alien to speak at the conferences.

For example, Ernest Mandel, a Marxist scholar from Belgium, was invited by Stanford University to speak at an academic conference. However, he was denied entry into the United States because of the law that excluded aliens who promoted communism. The Supreme Court held that the Attorney General had properly declined to waive the statutory exclusion and that the U.S. citizen plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights had not been infringed upon.

The case reaffirmed that the power to exclude aliens is a power inherent to every sovereign state. Congress has the right to exclude aliens and to delegate discretion to the Attorney General to waive the exclusion. The Court held that because the Attorney General’s decision not to waive was “facially legitimate” and “bona fide,” the Court would not consider the substance of the decision, nor would it engage in balancing against the First Amendment interests of the U.S. citizen plaintiff-appellants.

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lawguy we're nearly stats twins :D
13:13
I saw that, and I saw you got the Georgetown interview invite yesterday too! Goodluck!
you too haha, i was super surprised to have received one so early not gonna lie
i heard the group interview is really chill and I'm kinda excited to do it
seems cool
13:14
Yeah, 7sage has a page that talks about the questions for each schools interview, GULC's seems unique
13:15
Idk how much of an effect it has on admissions chances but should be cool either way
ive heard the conversion rate for gulc group interview is pretty high even moreso if you have the stats
it's hard to say but i've also heard that the group interview is harder to get than the alumni interview. but who really knows tbh
im p sure they don't interview everyone and getting one this early should be a great sign!
13:16
Yeah I've heard the same ab the group interview
13:17
So maybe I'll see you in D.C. a year from now lmao
initiallaw
13:32
Speaking of stat twins kazuyamishima were exact stat twins lol
17:13
Anyone going to the UGA zoom thing on the 22nd?
17:16
My bad, 24th*
Idk, what's it for?
@Law-Guy: How'd you get the Vandy fee waiver?
17:32
What does going ur3 in 3 days mean at Uva 😅
that you will get UR2 in 3 more
17:33
somethings gotta give
I’m new. What’s the UR and UR2?
17:35
I already went ur2. It’s the 3rd status date change
17:35
@RustyWrangler: attend one of their virtual info sessions and they'll send you a fee waiver
@Law-Guy: Awesome, thanks! I'll sign up rn!
i'm not entirely sure
They've recently been sending a lot of interview invites
It means status change?
17:47
Someone said there is a wl/r wave coming but how can that even be predicted 😭
17:48
Where?
Quillinit
17:50
This is obviously not true for UVA. Past years show they don't send any non A results until December
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