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Extending the Franchise for “Americans in Waiting”: Municipal Voting Rights for Noncitizens

by Harvard CR-CL | Jan 5, 2022 | Amicus, Guest Author, Immigration, Voting and Elections Rights

By Guest Contributor Fatoumata Waggeh Fatoumata Waggeh, Esq. is a Litigation Associate at Shearman & Sterling. She is a recipient of the firm’s “Pro-Bono All-Star Award” for her energetic commitment to pro-bono work for justice. Fatoumata completed her...

Pretrial Transformation and Abolition

by Molly Crane | Nov 11, 2021 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Immigration, LGBTQ Rights, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice, Sex Equality

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

by Samantha Neal | Apr 26, 2021 | Human Rights, Immigration, Podcast

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

by Sara Carter | Jan 29, 2020 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Executive Branch, Immigration

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

by Molly Coleman | Oct 15, 2019 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Education & Youth, Executive Branch, Guest Author, Immigration, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice

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...

Census 2020: Race, Self-Determination, & Voter Suppression

by Felipe Hernandez | May 17, 2019 | Amicus, Congress, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Executive Branch, Immigration, Racial Justice, Reproductive Rights, Voting and Elections Rights

Photo credit: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters. In late April 2019, the Supreme Court heard oral argument for the Department of Commerce v. New York, 139 S.Ct. 1316 (2019), a case which asks whether the Secretary of Commerce’s decision to add a question to the Decennial...