Appeals Chamber Reverses Decision Blocking Investigation into Crimes Related to Conflict in Afghanistan March 5, 2020, The Hague – Today, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC...
Obstacles to Public Benefits Will Exacerbate Health and Economic Crises, Attorneys Argue May 18, 2020, New York – Today, lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights, The Legal Aid Society,...
Makes Strong Recommendations to U.S., Including Reparations Washington, D.C. & New York City, May 28, 2020 — Almost two decades after Algerian citizen Djamel Ameziane was detained and sent to...
D.C. Appellate Court Asked to Reverse Lower Court Ruling Refusing to Dismiss Lawsuit Targeting Advocacy as a SLAPP July 7, 2020, Washington, D.C. – Today, academics who were sued over the American...
August 10, 2022, San Diego, CA — On Friday, August 5, a district court judge ruled in Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas that the government’s turnback policy — its practice of systematically rejecting asylum...
U.S. victims seek money to satisfy judgments against Taliban, but those are sovereign funds and Taliban is not recognized government, judge says August 29, 2022, New York – A federal judge found that...
Following Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, 9/11 families sought assets that judge rules belongs to sovereign state to satisfy Taliban debts, but doing so would recognize Taliban as “government” of...
Lower court found “plausible” case of genocide, dismissed suit on jurisdictional grounds; starvation rampant as Israel prepares Rafah attack March 8, 2024, San Francisco, CA – Palestinian human...
Biden, Blinken, and Austin claim “foreign policy” decisions are exempt from judicial review; legal team argues in appeal reply brief submitted today that aiding and abetting genocide can never be a...
PR initiative trains attendees in guns and deadly tactics; cultivates vigilantism and xenophobia, rights groups say October 1, 2024, New York and Chicago – Internal documents shed light on the “...