September 7, 2022
Asian American advocacy groups oppose the nomination of US attorney candidate in Tennessee
Asian American advocacy groups have opposed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Casey Arrowood to serve as US Attorney.
Arrowood, an assistant US Attorney, is one of Biden’s nominees to serve as the US Attorney in the Eastern District of Tennessee. On July 29, the president announced his candidacy to hold the top position in the US Attorney’s Office in Knoxville.
Advocacy groups, including APA Justice, Asian American Scholar Forum, Tennessee Chinese American Alliance and United Chinese Americans, are calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Biden administration to reject the nomination of Arrowood following his role in the wrongful prosecution of a University of Tennessee professor.
Arrowood was the lead prosecutor in the case of professor Anming Hu, an internationally renowned nanotechnology expert who was targeted by FBI Agent Kujtim Sadiku under the Trump administration’s “China Initiative.”
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The now-defunct initiative was an effort to hunt down and remove Chinese spies operating in America. The practice had reportedly targeted Chinese researchers and professors at universities, making them the primary targets of prosecution efforts.
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In an interview with Tennessee Lookout, Hu called the nomination “ridiculous.” He urged Biden to withdraw Arrowood’s name from consideration. The Asian American advocacy groups are supporting Hu with their nationwide campaign.
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“The nomination of Mr. Arrowood is an affront to the Asian American, immigrant and scientific communities,” the groups stated in a arrowood-to-be-us-attorney” data-ylk=”slk:campaign notice” class=”link
Best Insurance Agents 2022: The Hatcher Agency
The Hatcher Agency started on Sept.1, 1990 by Greg Hatcher, and it’s been Arkansas’ top producing employee benefits agency for 32 years.
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The Hatcher Agency started on Sept.1, 1990 by Greg Hatcher. It has been Arkansas’ top producing employee benefits agency for 32 consecutive years and has become the largest organically grown employee benefits agency in the country. Hatcher credits “Outrageous Service” and community involvement as his staples of success. He is being inducted into the Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame in the fall of 2022.
ERIN MOORE
14 years at The Hatcher Agency
Moore enjoys providing great service to her clients and forging lasting relationships along the way. She resides with her family in west Little Rock.
JENNI GATLIN
16 years at The Hatcher Agency
Gatlin was born and raised in Little Rock and holds a degree in early childhood education. She loves her relationships with her clients and is very proud of her big family of six children and six grandchildren.
ROBIN FLETCHER
21 years at The Hatcher Agency
Robin specializes in Health, Life and Medicare for individuals. She was born in Memphis and attended the University of Central Arkansas where she received a BBA in accounting.
JENNIFER SAMUEL-HAEG
11 years at The Hatcher Agency
Samuel-Haeg specializes in casualty insurance and employee benefits sales. She resides in northwest Arkansas with her husband and three sons. She enjoys the outdoors and being active in the community.
DON WARDEN
8 years at The Hatcher Agency
Warden assists clients with all their property and casualty needs and has his health and life licenses. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and, through the years, has been very active in various charitable endeavors. He and his wife, Lisa, have a son and daughter and four grandchildren who all
Does BC Provide Adequate Legal Aid to Women Escaping Abuse?
“We don’t ask how many people deserve to have their broken bones fixed, so why do we talk about access to the family court in a way that suggests it is optional, or that we’re OK with it being out of reach for most of us?” asked Raji Mangat, the executive director of the West Coast LEAF.
West Coast LEAF is representing the women’s advocacy organization Single Mothers’ Alliance in a constitutional challenge about family law legal aid against the province, and Legal Aid BC, which is currently being heard in the BC Supreme Court.
Initially filed in 2017, the case argues that the province and Legal Aid BC are failing to provide adequate family law legal aid to women leaving abusive relationships.
Legal Aid BC’s annual service plan report for 2020-21 shows that just over half of people who seek legal representation through legal aid for family law matters get it. The rate for people seeking legal aid for other reasons is higher. Over 80 per cent of people seeking legal aid for criminal cases apply successfully, for example.
West Coast LEAF and SMA note that these numbers don’t reflect the needs of women who require legal aid but don’t bother applying at all.
“We’d like to see that all of those who need to access legal remedies through the court system to make themselves and their kids safe should be able to access that support,” Mangat said.
The family court establishes decisions