By Erin Miller
Continuing our series of five-minute podcasts on oral argument days, we have two new podcasts below with the counsel from both sides of today’s first case, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project (08-1498; 09-89). …

By Omar Alghabra
The matter of “Security Certificate” is garnering news headlines again. Today, the federal court struck down a certificate against a Mississauga resident.
Security Certificate is a deportation instrument that the government can employ to …

If you don’t have the opportunity to read the Federal Court ruling (which is really worth reading), you might be interested by this summary analysis prepared by Matthew Behrens.
The link to the actual …

Court Refuses to Hold U.S. Officials Accountable for Complicity in Torture Abroad
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November 2, 2009, New York –  Today, a federal Court of Appeals dismissed Canadian citizen Maher Arar’s case against U.S. officials for …

By SARAH LYALL
POOLE, England — It has become commonplace to call Britain a “surveillance society,” a place where security cameras lurk at every corner, giant databases keep track of intimate personal details and the government …

Civil Rights Conference:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009 – Valparaiso University School of Law, Indiana, USA

Welcome: Professor Penelope Andrews, Valparaiso University School of Law, Conference Organizer
Introduction: Professor JoEllen Lind, Valparaiso University School of Law, Associate Dean …

7th Annual Law and Leadership Summer Program
July 6, 2009 – July 24, 2009
Karamah’s Law and Leadership Summer Program is an intensive three week long course in which Muslim women from around the world convene in …