Legal Opinion
Lin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 7, 2009No. 08-5078PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.
BROWN, Circuit Judge:
America and China’s tumultuous relationship over the past sixty years has trapped the inhabitants of Taiwan in political purgatory. During this time the people on Taiwan have lived without any uniformly recognized government. In practical terms, this means they have uncertain status in the world community which infects the population’s day-to-day lives. This pervasive ambiguity has driven Appellants to try to concretely define their national identity and personal rights.
Initially, the individual Appellants sought modest…
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