Amicus Briefs
Developing Human Rights Jurisprudence in U.S. CourtsCJA authors or signs amicus curiae briefs in support of human rights cases filed by other individuals or organizations, where decisions in these cases could have a wide-ranging impact on our work and on the evolution of human rights law. Our amicus briefs provide substantive written arguments on legal issues on which we have expertise, and address topics ranging from the torture of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay to the prevailing impunity for violence against women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
CJA's Amicus Docket
Acree v. Republic of Iraq
Torture in Iraq: Supporting the Claims of Survivors Against the Iraqi Government
Campo Algodonero v. The United Mexican States
Ciudad Juárez: Addressing Mexico's Failure to Prosecute Violence Against Women
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Tortured Evidence: Opposing the Unconstitutional Military Commissions for Guantanamo Detainees
Hwang Geum Joo v. Japan
The Comfort Women Case: Supporting the Claims of WWII-era Victims of Sexual Violence
Matar v. Dichter
The Limits of Sovereign Immunity: Preserving the Intended Purpose of the Torture Victim Protection Act
Medellin v. Dretke
Foreign Nationals on Death Row: Recognizing the Right of Access to Consular Officials
Rasul v. Bush & Al-Odah v. U.S.
The Right of Habeas Corpus: Defending Due Process for Guantanamo Detainees
Rasul v. Rumsfeld
The Right of Redress: Supporting the Claims of Torture Survivors Against Bush Administration Officials
Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain
Preserving the Alien Tort Statute as a Powerful Tool for Human Rights Litigation
Tachiona v. Mugabe
The Robert Mugabe Case: Keeping Determinations of Immunity in the Judicial Branch
