Topic
Rendition
15 published works
Simple Justice
When They Weren’t “Illegals” At All
The debate has largely centered around a fellow named Kilmar Abrego Garcia, largely because his case has captured the headlines and the docket. In continuing violation of Judge Paula Xinis’…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Time’s Stunning Coverage of Renditions to El Salvador
THIS IS A MUST READ: Time's What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced. The photographs alone are worth the click through. I don't think anything else would be quite…
Human Rights at Home Blog
IACHR Allows US Torture Claims to Proceed
In an opinion issued July 8, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ruled that the claims of four victims of torture and rendition at the hands of the U.S. government…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
ACLU Sues State for WikiLeak-ed Cables
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The ACLU yesterday sued the U.S. State Department to get copies of 23 cables relating to the secret use of drones for targeted killings, opposition to the release of photos…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Canadian Media See Controversy in Law School Hire of Deputy AG Who Signed Rendition Order
The ABA Journal reports on the controversy about an American law professor's involvement in the "war on terror" during the Bush administration -- and, surprisingly enough, this time it is not about John…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal in Rendition and Torture Case
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The Supreme Court today declined to review the full Second Circuit's split ruling (7-4) in Maher Arar's case against U.S. authorities for their role in his extraordinary rendition and torture, Arar…
The Right Coast
Obama to keep rendition policy Tom Smith
And if we close Gitmo, I guess we'll need it. I don't expect anymore Hollywood movies on this topic, however. I do think prohibiting waterboarding while still shipping suspected terrorists…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
En Banc Second Circuit to Hear Canadian’s Rendition Case Tuesday
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The full Second Circuit will hear oral arguments tomorrow in Arar v. Ashcroft, the civil action by a Canadian detained at JFK, held in solitary confinement for two weeks in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Second Circuit To Rehear Rendition Case En Banc
The Second Circuit will rehear en banc a case it decided in June, in which it dismissed a lawsuit filed by a telecommunications engineer from Canada who was detained at…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Rendition Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (click here for the link to the opinion) on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Syrian-born Canadian man (Maher Arar)…