An outdated relic of our cold war past. Let's lift the Cuba ban and usher in a new era of Cuba/US relations. Mr. Carter: I wish you the best of luck in defending your case.
VLS student Jared Carter (JD '09) is still a year away from receiving a law degree, but he argued his first case in federal court this week. Carter is one of four plaintiffs suing the U.S. government in an effort to ease travel restrictions to Cuba for family visits. Carter's wife, Yurisleidis Leyva Mora, is a native of Cuba who came to the U.S. in 2006. The couple want to travel to Cuba to celebrate their marriage with her family and to visit her aging grandparents. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions, Carter argued that the travel restrictions imposed by the Bush administration in 2004 violate due process and equal protection rights. The case is attracting wide attention, particularly in Miami and Havana. The Boston Globe carried this May 28 story, with video, that can be seen at boston.com. The Burlington Free Press covered the court hearing a May 29 story available at burlingtonfreepress.com (and reprinted in the Havana Journal): havanajournal.com.
The Rutland Herald and Times Argus carried stories available at timesargus.com and rutlandherald.com. The case was previously
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http://www.vermontlaw.edu/News_and_Events/VLS_in_the_News/VLS_in_the_News_2008_Archive/May_2008.htm
http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2008/05/28/they_fight_to_revisit_home/
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