In August 2020, former President Trump issued an Executive Order banning the use of WeChat, which is the most popular messaging and social media app for Chinese-speaking immigrants. I organized and started a lawsuit against the President. The court ruled in our favor, and my friends and I could continue using WeChat. The case resulted in a lot of publicity and media coverage. One of the most memorable reactions I got is a call from an immigrant friend who used to be a high-school teacher in China before he retired. He was dumbfounded at the fact that a judge at the lowest-level court had the power to issue a binding order against the U.S. President. An average person suing the highest leader of the country and winning was something unthinkable in China. I had to explain that the highest authority in this country is the Constitution, not the President. And there is something called the “rule of law” which applies to everyone including the President, which is a reason why so many immigrants including myself have chosen to come to this country.        

在2020年8月份，当时的特朗普总统发布了一个行政令，在美国封杀华人用得最多的app微信。因为这个事我发起了一个诉讼告了总统。法院最终判我们赢，从此我和我的华人朋友们可以放心的继续使用微信。很多媒体报道了这个案子。我印象最深的一个反应是有一个华人移民朋友当时给我打了一个电话，他以前在中国是个高中老师但现在退休了。他对于美国最低级法院的一个法官可以对总统发号施令这个事感到非常震惊和不理解；一个普通老百姓可以起诉国家最高领导人而且还能赢，这种事在中国是不可想象的。我不得不给他解释在美国具有最高地位的其实是宪法，不是总统；而且法治意味着总统也得服从法院的判决。我想这是很多像我一样的移民最终选择来到美国的原因。