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It has pressured law-abiding American Muslims to become informants against their own communities, often in coercive circumstances. [read post]
27 Mar 2022, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
”In the end, the Ramirez decision neither addresses the cruelty and inhumanity of the death penalty nor does it signal a newfound interest in protecting the rights of people the state seeks to put to death.It is just the latest waystation on the Court’s determined journey to put religion at the center of American life. [read post]
22 Feb 2023, 11:30 am by Unknown
Publications:"Deploying International Law to Combat Forced Labor in Immigration Detention Centers," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 1 (Fall 2022) [full-text]"Family Detention and Family Separation: History Struggle and Status," Belmont Law Review, vol. 9, no. 2 (2022) [full-text]ICE Detention Standards: Immigration Detention Facilities’ Responsibilities and Detained Individuals’ Rights: A Guide for… [read post]
8 Aug 2019, 3:59 am by Edith Roberts
” Brian Cassidy observes at Bloomberg Law that “[w]hatever their overall differences in legal philosophy and interpretation, the Justices … have traditionally shown a high level of agreement in intellectual property (IP) cases,” a trend that “continued in six IP cases decided during the Court’s 2018 term, covering subjects ranging from scandalous trademarks to secret pharmaceutical sales. [read post]
24 Apr 2009, 4:00 am
It's important that the legal assistance centers are working alongside refugee women's groups to promote gender equality, reforming justice norms from within the community. [read post]
8 Nov 2019, 9:05 pm by Milad Emamian
  Environmental Justice Policies and Their Impacts In an article for Yale Law & Policy Review, Brigham Daniels, Michalyn Steele, and Lisa Grow Sun, law professors at Brigham Young University, explore the costs of the environmental justice movement on vulnerable groups. [read post]
14 Jun 2019, 9:30 pm by Dan Ernst
Alan Kraut, American University, will moderate. [read post]
13 Feb 2011, 9:48 pm by Mary Whisner
And so, the film suggests, we are led to believe that the system is much fairer than it actually is.The documentary's producer lists impressive partners: The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law SchoolThe Center for Communications and Community at UCLAThe Center for Justice in Capital Cases at DePaul University, College of LawThe Center on the Media, Crime and Justice at the City University of New York’s… [read post]
12 Apr 2024, 9:30 pm by ernst
  Register to attend via Zoom here.In May 2025, the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania will convene a conference on the theme Where is Early America? [read post]
29 Mar 2017, 5:09 am by SHG
My college years at American University in Washington, DC were far from “turbulent. [read post]
20 Mar 2017, 2:04 pm by Ronald Mann
” Kraft also argues that the provision of Section 1391 treating corporations as ubiquitously resident reflects a major effort, led by the American Law Institute, to recast the venue rules. [read post]
6 Aug 2012, 4:39 pm by nflatow
During a panel at the American Constitution Society 2012 National Convention, the Brennan Center for Justice’s Nicole Austin-Hillery remarked that this “this is really the first time” since the passage of that 1965 law that the “we have been in a country that is actually going backwards,” in which states are introducing laws “that have the effect of making it harder for people to register to vote, of making it harder… [read post]
24 May 2010, 9:59 am
April, 2010 This Report of the Executive Director to the ABA Board of Governors* highlights issues related to ABA Membership, and Personnel, Also highlighted is an extensive list of Programs and Projects including those related to Bioethics and the Law, Center for Professional Responsibity, Criminal Justice, Family Law, Government Affairs, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Law Library of Congress, Mental Health and Disability, Rule of Law… [read post]
12 Jun 2009, 7:04 am
The "reporting" by the "Respectable Intellectual Center" (yes, I mean Jeff Rosen) "predicted" that Chief Justice John Roberts would prove to be a modest and moderate Justice (in fact, Rosen was sticking to his story on Roberts as late as July 2008 (Rosen wrote "It's still too early to judge Roberts's tenure, but it seems increasingly clear that liberals dodged a bullet when President Bush nominated him to be chief… [read post]
29 Aug 2012, 5:45 am by Alex Hunt
Here’s a look at today’s top stories affecting children’s rights, juvenile justice, and education: Sentencing Youth as Adults Harms Us All, Juvenile Justice Blog Although there have been a number of promising reforms over the past five years in which states have amended their laws to keep more young offenders in the juvenile system, an estimated 250,000 youth under 18 are prosecuted in the adult criminal justice system each year. [read post]
29 Apr 2010, 2:09 pm by Corporate Action Network
With little hope for criminal prosecution of the perpetrators, hundreds of the victims of Abu Ghraib and other detention centers in Iraq, all of whom had been released without charge, have sought recourse to justice through civil litigation with the assistance of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and a small team of attorneys. [read post]
23 Oct 2006, 7:52 am
(link) His op-ed concludes: The purpose of the civil justice system is clear: When corporations and their CEOs act irresponsibly by delaying or refusing to pay fair and just insurance claims, producing unsafe products, polluting the environment or swindling their employees, the last resort for Americans to hold them accountable is in a court of law. [read post]