The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1865 at the conclusion of the Civil War, abolished slavery across the United States with one notable exception. According to the amendment, “neither...more
2/9/2024
/ American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,
Civil Liberties ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Justice Reform ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Prison ,
Prisoners ,
Pro Bono ,
Slavery ,
Thirteenth Amendment
An anxious mother, detained in a separate facility from her son, is informed that authorities had lost track of him. A devastated father is deported without his child. A crying child is ripped from his father’s arms and put...more
The idea that individuals with a felony conviction should be barred from voting for at least some period of time is widely accepted across the United States. But when you consider that current laws arose out of explicit...more
10/22/2020
/ Criminal Justice Reform ,
Felonies ,
Human Rights ,
Presidential Elections ,
Primary Elections ,
Pro Bono ,
Race Discrimination ,
Racial Bias ,
Slavery ,
State and Local Government ,
Voting Rights
When I volunteered in Mexico last spring with two Proskauer colleagues alongside the Institute for Women in Migration (IMUMI), I witnessed a growing humanitarian crisis. The U.S. “Remain in Mexico” Policy – officially called...more
The human trafficking industry preys on vulnerable young women throughout the world who seek to escape poverty, violence, and oppression. These women are often lured by sex traffickers through false promises of a better life,...more
The families and children migrating from Central America have suffered terrible traumatic experiences, and a recent report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), a non-profit advocacy group, addresses the serious, long-term...more
7/3/2019
/ Asylum ,
Best Practices ,
Client Services ,
Detention ,
Human Rights ,
Immigration Attorneys ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Medical Reports ,
Physicians ,
Pro Bono ,
Standard of Care ,
Undocumented Immigrants