December 19, 2008
Federal Judge Allows Lawsuit Over Visa Denial for South African
A federal court in Boston ruled last week that it has the power to review whether the Bush administration has a valid reason for denying a visa to the South African political scientist Adam Habib, a civil-rights activist and scholar of democracy and governance.
The ruling overcomes a significant hurdle for the lawsuit, which argues that the State Department must provide a specific rationale for denying Mr. Habib's application for a visa last year. That denial was made by the U.S.
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