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Death Penalty
Death Penalty Litigation
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta has appointed Professor Bernard E. Harcourt to represent an Alabama inmate who has been on death row for 26 years. Doyle Hamm is appealing the denial of his federal habeas corpus petition by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in Birmingham.
Islamophobia
Litigating Executive Power and 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.
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Volunteering at Rikers Island
On Monday, 11/21, a group of Columbia Law School students visited Rikers Island to serve Thanksgiving dinner to the men there.
Prison Healthcare Initiative: Now Accepting Applications
The Prison Healthcare Initiative is accepting applications! (Read about the PHI's previous work.)
Teaching at Rikers Island
We are looking for two students who want to volunteer assistance teaching a workshop at Rikers Island.