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Don't Miss It! Next Wednesday at 7:30 PM, ICAP's Mary McCord will participate in a dialogue at 92nd Street Y centered around ICE, protest, and the boundaries of law. Purchase tickets (virtual and in-person) at the link below.
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ICAP's Mary McCord writes that DOJ both embarrassed and exposed itself as a purely political actor in reversing its decision to dismiss the appeals of four court orders striking down POTUS's blacklisting of law firms. Read it here.
CBP agents are threatening and coercing unaccompanied immigrant children to "voluntarily" return to their home countries, potentially facilitating a return to the danger and violence they initially sought refuge from. ICAP has filed a motion seeking to halt this unlawful practice. More here:
"...the American people are on the hook for these claims if liability is assessed against the government." –– ICAP's Rupa Bhattacharyya on the president's request for the federal government to pay him billions of dollars. Read the full article at the link below!
The argument will begin shortly: www.youtube.com/live/gU6Nxcx...
More on the case here! www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/our-wor...
Last year we challenged DHS's rescission of the policy that restricts immigration enforcement in sensitive locations, including places of worship. Today ICAP's Kelsi Corkran will argue in the DC Circuit in our continued defense of the religious rights and freedoms of millions of Americans.
In a recent episode of the podcast @shortcircuitij.bsky.social, ICAP's Elizabeth Cruikshank shares insights from her years of work litigating on behalf of people behind bars. Listen now!
On Monday, a federal judge heard arguments on whether to expel ICE agents from Minnesota in an attempt to end the Trump administration's sweeping immigration enforcement. ICAP's Mary McCord joined @pbsnews.org to discuss the implications of this case and more. Listen now.
Professor Mary McCord of @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social joined Geoff Bennett on @pbsnews.org to discuss Minnesota's legal challenge to ICE enforcement actions and Tenth Amendment questions around federal-state authority: https://to.pbs.org/4qMLXy6
Yesterday U.S. Border Patrol shot and killed Alex Pretti in the streets of Minneapolis. ICAP’s Julia Gegenheimer pulls from years of experience prosecuting law enforcement misconduct to detail what a proper investigation should look like. Read now:
DOJ has more than enough evidence to investigate the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good. ICAP's Julia Gegenheimer breaks down what it would take to build that criminal case.
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ICAP's Julia Gegenheimer recently joined Amicus host, @mjsdc.bsky.social, to discuss the remaining paths to justice after the killing of Renee Good and provide expert legal analysis on what happens when the DOJ abandons its duty.
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ICYMI! ICAP's Mary McCord spoke with @npr.org 1A's Jenn White about what's happening in the Department of Justice. Listen now: the1a.org/segments/dot...
We’re breaking down the latest on Trump’s brazen Venezuela takeover—and what it means for the world—with Former Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord.
Coffee with the Contrarians returns at 9:15am ET on Substack. Watch LIVE by subscribing for free: https://contrarian.substack.com/subscribe
Listen to ICAP's Mary McCord join Jenn White on @npr.org’s 1A today to talk about the year of litigation against the Trump Administration: the1a.org/segments/the...
In case you missed Mary McCord's testimony at today's House Democrats' hearing, she summarized it in this op-ed:
Political violence didn't stop with Jan. 6
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Today at 10 am ET! ICAP's Mary McCord will testify about political violence on the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection before Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Congressmember Bennie Thompson, and the House Democrats. The hearing will be live streamed here:
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ICYMI: ICAP’s Mary McCord joined @democracydocket.com's @marcelias.bsky.social to talk about what’s happened to the DOJ she served in for more than 20 years:
We're pleased to have defeated the TN AG's petition for SCOTUS review in Fitzhugh v. Patton, a case involving the ability of pretrial detainees to challenge unlawful conditions of confinement. Read ICAP's opposition to review here:
ICAP Legal Director Rupa Bhattacharyya offered expert analysis on the potential misuse of the Justice Department's Judgment Fund in a recent The Hill article. Read the full article here:
"There is no pretense of evenhanded justice. That core principle is gone." – ICAP's Mary McCord on the President's weaponization of the Department of Justice.
Read more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/p...
Today! RSVP for the event at the link below.
Upcoming! Monday at 5:30 pm ET, ICAP’s Mary McCord will be moderating a McCourt School of Public Policy discussion featuring Aaron C. Davis and Carol Leonnig, authors of the new book ‘Injustice’ at Georgetown University. RSVP for the in-person event: tinyurl.com/2u5u3wvt
Read our brief on behalf of the plaintiff couple:
ICAP is proud to have defeated Kim Davis's efforts to overrule Obergefell. SCOTUS's denial of review confirms that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, and that Davis's denial of marriage licenses plainly violated that right. Love wins!
The Supreme Court's immunity decision has enabled political prosecutions, ICAP's Mary McCord and her Main Justice cohost @weissmann.substack.com write for the NY Times:
What should the Justice Department do with Trump's $230 Million demand? ICAP Legal Director Rupa Bhattacharyya draws from decades of experience in the DOJ to answer this question in @justiceconnection.bsky.social's Substack. Read the full article here:
