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  <title>New Haven Independent: Fed 'Sanctuary' Suit Stakes Claim On Supremacy Clause</title>
  <pubDate>April 30, 2026</pubDate>
  <description>Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, had an op-ed he wrote about Connecticut’s TRUST Act was cited in a media story examining a federal lawsuit challenging Connecticut and New Haven over immigration policies.</description>
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  <external_link>https://www.newhavenindependent.org/2026/04/14/fed-sanctuarysuit-stakes-claim-on-supremacy-clause/</external_link>
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  <author>michael-lawlor</author>
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