Human Rights

Surveillance on U.S. citizens, extraordinary renditions and torture in U.S. detention facilities. For the last decade, litigators have faced serious hurdles to challenging these practices in U.S. courts, including invocation of the state secrets privilege, immunity provisions and expanded executive powers. As the Obama administration enters its second year, has the government changed course? Or do litigators face the same, recalcitrant challenges as under the Bush administration?

Leading counterterrorism litigators Steven Watt (ACLU), Katherine Gallagher (Center for Constitutional Rights) and Baher Azmy (Seton Hall) will discuss the evolution of their work on cases of national importance.

Part of the "Counter-Terrorism in the Age of Obama: Is their still 'hope' for human rights?" Speakers Series

Wine and cheese reception will follow the event.