The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic‘s Jason A. Cade and Kristen E. Shepherd and the First Amendment Clinic‘s Clare R. Norins were featured in Law360 regarding their representation of women who allegedly endured abusive gynecological and other medical treatments while in the custody of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. The article titled “Release From Ga….
Cross-clinic advocacy wins safety, stability and citizenship for client
A longtime immigrant client of two School of Law clinics recently became a U.S. citizen after years of advocacy. The earliest work with the client was undertaken by the Jane W. Wilson Family Justice Clinic, which secured a 12-month family violence protective order and a negotiated resolution giving the client exclusive possession of the marital…
Community HeLP and First Amendment clinics earn national award
The law school’s Community Health Law Partnership Clinic and First Amendment Clinic – together with four other clinics from Harvard, Columbia, Texas A&M and Boston universities – were recognized for their work representing women who allegedly endured abusive gynecological treatments and medical neglect while in the custody of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement as well…
Cade publishes article in the Indiana Law Journal
Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning & Hosch Associate Professor Jason A. Cade published “‘Water is Life!’ (and Speech!): Death, Dissent, and Democracy in the Borderlands” in 96 Indiana Law Journal 261 (2020).
Community HeLP and First Amendment clinics featured in Law360
The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic‘s Jason A. Cade and Kristen E. Shepherd and the First Amendment Clinic‘s Clare R. Norins were featured in Law360 regarding their representation of women who allegedly endured abusive gynecological and other medical treatments while in the custody of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. The class action complaint asserts that…
Community HeLP clinic obtains release of client from immigration detention on health grounds
The Community Health Law Partnership clinic recently obtained release of a client from an immigration detention center in Georgia pursuant to the district court’s order in Fraihat v. ICE, which requires new assessments and release determinations for individuals at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 while in custody. Third-year student Raneem Ashrawi helped prepare the request…
Community HeLP and First Amendment clinics successful with motion to help detained women
The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic and the First Amendment Clinic joined forces to assist women who allegedly endured abusive gynecological and other medical treatments, as well as inhumane conditions and retaliation, while in the custody of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Georgia. Third-year student Anish Patel helped with the preparation of a motion…
Cade presents as part of Indiana Law Journal series
Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning & Hosch Associate Professor Jason A. Cade presented “‘Water is Life!’ (and Speech!): Death, Dissent, and Democracy in the Borderlands” as part of the Indiana Law Journal Author Talks Series at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law during November.
Community HeLP Clinic helps client secure immigration status and work authorization
The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic obtained legal immigration status and work authorization for a client pursuant to the Violence Against Women Act in late October. The case will now proceed to adjudication of the client’s application for permanent residence. Working under the supervision of Clinic Director Jason A. Cade, clinic students involved with this…
Cade publishes article in Studies in Law, Politics, and Society
Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning & Hosch Associate Professor Jason A. Cade published “All the Border’s a Stage: Humanitarian Aid as Expressive Dissent” in 84 Studies in Law, Politics, and Society: Law and the Citizen 109 (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020) (A. Sarat, ed).