Guantanamo Bay, National Security, and Immigration in the Courts: The Role of a Civil Liberties Lawyer in the United States

Guantanamo Bay, National Security, and Immigration in the Courts: The Role of a Civil Liberties Lawyer in the United States

Lee Gelernt is a Deputy Director of the ACLU’s national Immigrants’ Rights Project, where he has litigated numerous ground breaking civil rights cases in the areas of national security and immigration. Mr. Gelernt will discuss his work, including:

*His visit to Guantanamo Bay as one of only a few human rights observers for the first military trial of enemy combatants conducted by the United States since World War II;

*How his work at the ACLU has changed since the September 11 attacks;

*The role of a public interest lawyer in the U.S.;

*Representing immigrants during times of national crisis or economic downturn;

*Litigating high-profile cases on behalf of unpopular clients; and

*How to become a public interest attorney.

4:00pm on Thursday, November 5th 2009

5:00pm

LAW 1434 and Career Development Office, 765 Commonwealth Avenue

Career Development Office, Faculty/Staff, BU Law Home, J.D. Central, LL.M. Central