Extending the Franchise for “Americans in Waiting”: Municipal Voting Rights for Noncitizens
By Guest Contributor Fatoumata Waggeh Fatoumata Waggeh, Esq. is a Litigation Associate. She is a recipient of her firm’s “Pro-Bono All-Star Award” for her energetic commitment to pro-bono work for justice. Fatoumata completed her undergraduate education at New York...
Pretrial Transformation and Abolition
Photo credit: Chicago Community Bond Fund Carceral pretrial approaches lack evidence of effectiveness—in fact, research identifies that commonplace strategies such as money bail, detention, and even mandatory drug testing hamper pretrial success. In addition, these...
Taking Liberties Episode 16: Nina Perales on Latinx Civil Rights
On this episode, editor Laura Garcia speaks with Nina Perales, the Vice President of Litigation at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). They discuss her work as an impact litigator at MALDEF, gerrymandering and voting rights, civil rights...
The Fate of Habeas Rights in Expedited Removal Proceedings
This is a guest post authored by Kevin Thomson, a student at University of Minnesota Law School. The Suspension Clause is back at the Supreme Court. In March, the Court will hear oral arguments in Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam. The Court granted...
What Matter of Soram Got Wrong: “Child Abuse” Crimes that May Trigger Deportation Are Constantly Evolving and Even Target Good Parents
This is a guest post by Kari Hong* and Philip L. Torrey.** Many are surprised to learn that crime-based deportations[1] do not necessarily make intuitive sense. Under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)[2], a misdemeanor...
Congratulations to Professor @michelebgoodwin—author of CR-CL forthcoming article, "The Thirteenth Amendment’s Punishment Clause: A Spectacle of Slavery Unwilling to Die"—for winning the @ABAesq's 2022 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award!
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/women/margaret-brent-awards/2022-brent-honorees/
Night 2 of the @Harvard_Law Ames Moot Court Competition Semi-Finals will be live tonight! Join us as we live blog here, starting at 6pm: https://harvardcrcl.org/ames-semi-final-round-march-9-2022/