...International Human Rights Clinic co-director Susan H. Farbstein said much of the case was “driven and led by the plaintiffs.”

“Their tireless commitment and their optimism are sort of what have allowed us to get to this point,” Farbstein said. “It just wouldn’t be possible without them, without their vision, without their energy — that’s one really important part of the story for me, is how they’ve just never given up.”

Becker said he heard the news from a colleague at the Center for Constitutional Rights — another organization that was involved in the case — while on a jog as part of his training to climb Mount Denali in a few weeks. ...

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