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Articles From Bhavani Raveendran

Remarks From the Chair By Bhavani Raveendran Human and Civil Rights, May 2023 A note from the chair.
Illinois Department of Human Rights Releases Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Program By Bhavani Raveendran Elder Law, July 2020 On April 28, 2020, the Illinois Department of Human Rights released its Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Program in compliance with the Workplace Transparency Act.
Illinois Department of Human Rights Releases Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Program By Bhavani Raveendran Human and Civil Rights, June 2020 On April 28, 2020, the Illinois Department of Human Rights released its Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Program in compliance with the Workplace Transparency Act.
USCIS Revised Fee Waiver Requirements Impact on Pathways to Legal Immigration By Bhavani Raveendran International and Immigration Law, April 2020 In October, USCIS announced that it would be removing the means-tested benefit criteria in determining whether an applicant was exempt from filing fees.
Profile on Honorable Sheila Murphy By Bhavani Raveendran Human and Civil Rights, December 2019 A spotlight on Human Rights Section Council member, the Hon. Sheila Murphy.
USCIS Revised Fee Waiver Requirements Impact on Pathways to Legal Immigration By Bhavani Raveendran Human and Civil Rights, December 2019 In October, USCIS announced that it would be removing the means-tested benefit criteria in determining whether an applicant was exempt from filing fees.
The census citizenship question By Bhavani Raveendran Human and Civil Rights, June 2019 In April, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether the district court erred in enjoining the secretary of the Department of Commerce from reinstating a question about citizenship to the 2020 census.
Juliana v. United States: The constitutional side of the fight against climate change By Bhavani Raveendran Human and Civil Rights, December 2018 In Juliana v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument on whether it should stay a group of children and young adults’ attempt to hold the federal government accountable for not doing enough to stabilize our climate.
The United States left the Human Rights Council…. So what? By Bhavani Raveendran Human and Civil Rights, October 2018 The withdrawal of the United States from the Human Rights Council of the United Nations may have a far greater effect than envisioned.

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