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While we continue to believe that this third version fails that test, there is no question that by striking down the first two travel bans, the judiciary forced a recalcitrant administration to at least give its order the veil of constitutionality, we continue to believe, as do four dissenting justices, that the travel ban is unconstitutional, unprecedented, unnecessary and un-American. – Neal Katyal	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Beyond France's prestige and commercial opportunities, an effective French diplomacy must ask what levers it can use vis-à-vis recalcitrant actors, it seems this basic question is no longer being asked in Paris. – Jalel Harchaoui	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
This is a serious problem that has been festering for years, but is getting worse as countries realize that they can get away with just refusing to accept back their citizens who are criminals, what is equally frustrating is that the Obama administration has continuously refused to use the tools that Congress has provided and the leverage that we have with many of the recalcitrant countries, even as the roster of victims from these criminal aliens grows longer every month. – Jessica Vaughan	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
They were recalcitrant, it was a range of issues. Every time it was something different. – Stanley Young	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It will be seen as the party that has forced early elections on a recalcitrant Turkish electorate at a time when there are severe challenges, both from the security perspective and also economically, the drawback to this gambit for Erdogan is that if the AK Party ends up losing votes, we may start to see more open dissatisfaction about his influence. – Sinan Ulgen	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

While we continue to believe that this third version fails that test, there is no question that by striking down the first two travel bans, the judiciary forced a recalcitrant administration to at least give its order the veil of constitutionality, we continue to believe, as do four dissenting justices, that the travel ban is unconstitutional, unprecedented, unnecessary and un-American.

– Neal Katyal

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Beyond France's prestige and commercial opportunities, an effective French diplomacy must ask what levers it can use vis-à-vis recalcitrant actors, it seems this basic question is no longer being asked in Paris.

– Jalel Harchaoui

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

This is a serious problem that has been festering for years, but is getting worse as countries realize that they can get away with just refusing to accept back their citizens who are criminals, what is equally frustrating is that the Obama administration has continuously refused to use the tools that Congress has provided and the leverage that we have with many of the recalcitrant countries, even as the roster of victims from these criminal aliens grows longer every month.

– Jessica Vaughan

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

They were recalcitrant, it was a range of issues. Every time it was something different.

– Stanley Young

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It will be seen as the party that has forced early elections on a recalcitrant Turkish electorate at a time when there are severe challenges, both from the security perspective and also economically, the drawback to this gambit for Erdogan is that if the AK Party ends up losing votes, we may start to see more open dissatisfaction about his influence.

– Sinan Ulgen

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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