Litigating Islamophobia

Attorney Thomas A. Durkin and Professor Bernard E. Harcourt are representing pro bono Dr. Al Homssi who was adversely affected by the Executive Order banning Muslims entered on January 29, 2017, and have challenged the constitutionality of the EO under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Columbia Law School student Laura Baron (CLS '18) is the associate on this case and is providing extraordinary assistance. 

Complaint filed in Federal Court N.D.Ill.

Cancelled J-1 Visa Photo--Redacted

The New Yorker Part 1: A Syrian Doctor with a Visa is Suing the Trump Administration

The New Yorker Part 2: A Syrian Doctor Returns to Illinois

Attorney Bernard Harcourt and client are interviewed