Today marks the fifteenth anniversary of the opening of the prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It is an anniversary I had hoped would never happen. Most people thought Guantanamo would close after President Obama announced on his second day… Continue Reading
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on Aug. 31, ordered dismissal of a $655 million award against the Palestinian Liberation Organization. That judgment, in Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation Organization, is exemplary of recent retrenchment by United States federal courts… Continue Reading
Case # SC 17413 (CT Supreme Court, 8/25/15) In a 4-3 decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court recently held that the statute abolishing the death penalty had to be applied retroactively to the eleven inmates already on death row. The legislature… Continue Reading
People have known for years that the Bush administration chose the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2001 because it was not on American territory. American officials believed, based on a WWII Supreme Court decision, that detainees held offshore… Continue Reading
Most Americans pay scant attention to Guantanamo. In fact, many Americans believe it is closed or only houses convicted terrorists. However, Guantanamo is still open, holding 122 men, 55 of whom have been cleared for release. As little as Americans… Continue Reading
January 11 is the 13th anniversary of the opening of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Nearly six years have passed since President Obama announced on his second day in office that he would shutter the detention center within… Continue Reading
The eleventh day of the eleventh month has been, for over a century, a symbolic time to recognize the contributions to America made by the men and women of the Armed Forces, our veterans. Within the School of Law, we… Continue Reading
Since 1986, I have been briefing the international and treaty standards that apply to U.S. cases through amicus curiae briefs filed on behalf of Human Rights Advocates. Despite the fact that the U.S. Constitution provides that treaties are the supreme… Continue Reading
OneJustice is honoring former dean Jeff Brand on July 25, 2013, at its Opening Doors to Justice celebration. The following blog was originally posted on OneJustice’s website. Jeff Brand traces his earliest memories of injustice to when he was still… Continue Reading
President Obama said at his news conference yesterday, “I continue to believe that we’ve got to close Guantanamo.” He then added, “Congress determined that they would not let us close it.” Unfortunately, the president’s comments are misleading. Congress may have… Continue Reading
