{"id":26,"date":"2017-12-19T16:01:24","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T21:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/icap\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:39:11","slug":"our-press-releases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/icap\/our-press-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Press Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"

4\/7\/26 – More than 350 Former U.S. Department of Justice Lawyers File Comment Opposing Finalizations of Rule that Would Allow Attorney General to Attempt to Indefinitely Delay State Bar Investigations of Department Lawyers<\/a><\/p>\n

4\/6\/26 – Coalition of 39 Former DOJ Staff Urges Court to Hold ICE, Other Federal Agents Accountable<\/a><\/p>\n

3\/24\/26 – Hennepin County Attorney\u2019s Office, State of Minnesota, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension sue federal government for access to evidence related to Metro Surge shootings<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

9\/18\/25 – Advocates Win Preliminary Injunction Blocking Unlawful Deportations of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in U.S. Custody<\/a><\/p>\n

7\/30\/25 – District Court Allows Disabled Veteran’s Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional Arrest and Harassment Campaign to Proceed<\/a><\/p>\n

6\/27\/25 – SCOTUS Limits Nationwide Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Case<\/a><\/p>\n

6\/23\/25 – Lawsuit Challenges Tennessee “Anti-Harboring” Law that Criminalizes Providing Shelter to People who are Undocumented<\/a><\/p>\n

2\/11\/25 – More Than Two Dozen Christian and Jewish Denominations and Associations Sue to Protect Religious Freedoms <\/a>(Spanish version here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

1\/21\/25 – Pregnant Moms, ASAP, CASA Sue to Protect Birthright Citizenship<\/a><\/p>\n

8\/8\/2024 – Georgetown Law\u2019s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Launches Election Hub<\/a><\/p>\n

3\/4\/2024 – Lawyers Who Conceived and Executed the 2020 Fake Elector Scheme Agree Not to Participate in a Similar Scheme in Any Future Presidential Election<\/a><\/p>\n

12\/6\/2023 –\u00a0Wisconsin\u2019s 2020 Fraudulent Electors Acknowledge Their Votes\u00a0Were Used in Effort to Undermine a Presidential Election,\u00a0Settle with Plaintiffs<\/a><\/p>\n

10\/29\/23 – Current and Former Army Officers File Legal Brief Supporting National Security Need for Diversity in Lawsuit Attacking Race-Conscious Admissions at West Point<\/a><\/p>\n

7\/10\/23 – Disabled Veteran Files Lawsuit Against N.C. City and Police Officers Who Forcibly Arrested Him, Tased His Service Dog, and Engaged in Retaliatory Online Harassment Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

3\/21\/23 – South Carolina State Conference Files Suit to Expand the Free Guidance for Low-Income Tenants Facing Eviction<\/a><\/p>\n

10\/17\/22 – New Mexico Court Enjoins New Mexico Civil Guard From Publicly Operating as a Military Unit or Acting as Law Enforcement<\/a><\/p>\n

8\/26\/22 – Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Issues Opinion Narrowing Scope of Anti-Protest Law<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

5\/17\/22 – Wisconsin Voters File Suit Against Fraudulent Wisconsin Electors<\/a><\/p>\n

5\/16\/22 – Baltimore Police Agree to Track Fee Waiver Requests and Disclose Records to Settle Public Records Lawsuit<\/a><\/p>\n

5\/6\/22 – ICAP Welcomes Rupa Bhattacharyya as its Special Litigation Counsel<\/a><\/p>\n

4\/28\/22 – Georgetown Law\u2019s ICAP and the States United Democracy Center Release A First Amendment Guide to Aid Law Enforcement Agencies\u2019 Efforts to Counter Bigotry and Extremism Within Their Ranks<\/a><\/p>\n

2\/17\/22 – Bipartisan Group of 63 Current and Former Prosecutors, Justice Department Officials, and Judges Call on Attorney General Garland to Scale Back Juvenile Life Without Parole, Create New Committee to Review Potential Juvenile Life Sentences<\/a><\/p>\n

2\/15\/22 – Bipartisan Group of 45 Current and Former Prosecutors, Justice Department Officials, Urge SCOTUS to Take Case, Provide Guidance on Constitutional Limits to Solitary Confinement<\/a><\/p>\n

2\/7\/22 – Court Tosses Out Trump-Era \u201cPassport Rule\u201d For Diversity Visa Applicants<\/a><\/p>\n

11\/15\/21 – District Attorney Ra\u00fal Torrez Files Petition Against Facebook as Part of Civil Suit Taking on Far-Right Extremism<\/a><\/p>\n

10\/20\/21 – Lawsuit Filed Against New York City Officials for Violating Abolition Park Protesters\u2019 Civil Rights and Destroying Their Property<\/a><\/p>\n

8\/30\/21 – Oklahoma State Conference NAACP Challenges Law Meant to Chill Peaceful Demonstrations<\/a><\/p>\n

7\/30\/21 – U.S. Soccer Federation Has Obligation to Treat Women\u2019s and Men\u2019s Sports Equally, Georgetown Law\u2019s ICAP Tells Court<\/a><\/p>\n

3\/5\/21 – Disability Rights Groups and Idaho Legislature Enter Into Consent Decree Assuring Ongoing Access During Current Legislative Session<\/a><\/p>\n

2\/15\/21 – 73 Criminal Justice Leaders Back Landmark NJ Policy Limiting Local Entanglement in Federal Immigration Enforcement<\/a><\/p>\n

2\/10\/21 – Criminal Justice Reform Advocates File First Amendment Lawsuit Against N.J. Police Detective<\/a><\/p>\n

9\/29\/20 – 68 Current and Former Prosecutors and Justice Department Officials Urge Fifth Circuit to Allow Lawsuit Challenging Texas Man\u2019s 26-Year Stay in Solitary Confinement to Proceed<\/a><\/p>\n

9\/22\/20 – Fact Sheets on Unlawful Militias for All 50 States Now Available from Georgetown Law\u2019s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection<\/a><\/p>\n

7\/29\/20 – Georgetown Law\u2019s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Launches New Toolkit to Prevent Violence at Protests and Rallies<\/a><\/p>\n

7\/13\/20 – ICAP Teams with Bernalillo County District Attorney Ra\u00fal Torrez in Civil Suit Against Private Militia Group<\/a><\/p>\n

5\/5\/20 \u2013 New Lawsuit Claims CARES Act Intentionally Discriminates Against Immigrants by Excluding U.S. Citizen Children of Immigrant Parents from Benefits of Emergency Cash Assistance<\/a><\/p>\n

3\/30\/20 \u2013 National Civil Rights Organizations Take Legal Action to Protect People Locked Inside St. Louis Jails<\/a><\/p>\n

2\/19\/20 \u2013 Federal Lawsuit Filed Challenging Hamblen County\u2019s Wealth-Based Bail Practices<\/a><\/p>\n

2\/14\/20 \u2013 Wise County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Settles Federal Lawsuit and Issues Written Apology for Tackling Middle-Schooler<\/a><\/p>\n

10\/23\/19 \u2013\u00a0 34 Current and Former Prosecutors, Judges, and Justice Department Officials Urge Eighth Circuit to Review Solitary Confinement Practices<\/a><\/p>\n

10\/15\/19 \u2013\u00a0 ICAP Scores Big Win in Court in Major Immigration Case<\/a><\/p>\n

10\/7\/19 \u2013\u00a0 Pittsburgh Journalist Files Suit Challenging Ban on Audio-Recording Bail Hearings<\/a><\/p>\n

10\/3\/19 \u2013\u00a0 80 Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders: \u201cDACA helps us keep communities safe\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

9\/24\/19 \u2013\u00a0 Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration\u2019s New Passport Requirement for Diversity Visa Lottery Applicants<\/a><\/p>\n

9\/16\/19 \u2013\u00a0 Georgetown Law\u2019s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection and CASA Seek Court Order to Block New \u201cPublic Charge\u201d Rule<\/a><\/p>\n

7\/23\/19 \u2013\u00a0 \u201cTalking Feds\u201d Podcast Features ICAP Team, Mueller Preview and More<\/a><\/p>\n

7\/8\/19 \u2013\u00a0 36 Current and Former Prosecutors, State Attorneys General, and Justice Department Officials File Brief in Fifth Circuit Decrying Prosecutorial Misconduct<\/a><\/p>\n

5\/2\/19 \u2013\u00a0 Local Journalist Sues Baltimore Court Officials Demanding Access to Audio Recordings<\/a><\/p>\n

4\/15\/19 \u2013\u00a0 Georgetown Law\u2019s ICAP Files Amicus Brief Arguing Arkansas\u2019s Anti-BDS Law Violates First Amendment<\/a><\/p>\n

4\/9\/19 \u2013\u00a0 ICAP Submits Letter on Behalf of Amelia McDonell-Parry Notifying Local Court Officials of Her Intent to Use Courtroom Audio on Upcoming Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

4\/1\/19 \u2013\u00a0 Georgetown Law\u2019s ICAP files amicus brief for House of Representatives arguing against Census citizenship question<\/a><\/p>\n

3\/8\/19 \u2013 \u00a0Georgetown Law Hosts \u201cChallenges to Rule of Law in America\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

2\/11\/19 \u2013 \u00a0Georgetown Law\u2019s ICAP files amicus brief on behalf of House of Representatives arguing against Census citizenship question<\/a><\/p>\n

2\/8\/19 \u2013\u00a0 85 Current and Former Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders File Brief in 11th Circuit Calling for Bail Reform<\/a><\/p>\n

1\/30\/19 \u2013 \u00a0More Than 80 Current and Former Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders Call for Bail Reform in Legal Filing<\/a><\/p>\n

12\/31\/18 \u2013\u00a0 ICAP Defends Church\u2019s Right to Oppose Construction of Border Wall on its Land<\/a><\/p>\n

11\/13\/18 \u2013 \u00a0Georgetown Law\u2019s ICAP Files Brief in Support of CNN Case Against President Trump<\/a><\/p>\n

10\/19\/18 \u2013 \u00a0As Trump Defends Blocking Critics on Twitter, ICAP Argues for First Amendment Protections in the Digital Age<\/a><\/p>\n

10\/10\/18 \u2013 \u00a0Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders Call for an End to Cash Bail in California<\/a><\/p>\n

9\/14\/18 \u2013 \u00a050 Former Justice Dept. Leaders, Prosecutors and Judges Join ICAP Brief Urging Resentencing For Juvenile Offender<\/a><\/p>\n

9\/13\/18 \u2013 \u00a0Former Officials Denounce Trump Administration Use of Distorted Terrorism Statistics<\/a><\/p>\n

9\/11\/18 \u2013 \u00a0First Amendment Prohibits ICE from Retaliating Against Immigrant Rights Activists, ICAP and Partners Argue<\/a><\/p>\n

7\/12\/18 \u2013 \u00a0\u201cUnite the Right\u201d Organizer Jason Kessler Settles Charlottesville Lawsuit; Pledges No Repeat of Organized, Armed Activity<\/a><\/p>\n

5\/16\/18 \u2013\u00a0 Three Private Militia Groups Agree in Settlement with ICAP Not to Return to Charlottesville to Engage in Coordinated Armed Activity During Rallies and Protests<\/a><\/p>\n

5\/2\/18 \u2013\u00a0 Second Alt-Right Organization Agrees in Settlement with ICAP Not to Return to Charlottesville to Engage in Coordinated Armed Activity During Rallies and Protests<\/a><\/p>\n

4\/5\/18 \u2013\u00a0 In Brief on Behalf of 44 Former Prosecutors and DOJ Officials, ICAP Urges Supreme Court to Review Louisiana Murder Conviction After Prosecutors Failed to Disclose Key Information<\/a><\/p>\n

3\/23\/18 \u2013\u00a0 ICAP Challenges Retaliatory ICE Deportations as Violating the First Amendment<\/a><\/p>\n

3\/20\/18 \u2013\u00a0 In New Brief Coauthored by ICAP, Law Enforcement Leaders and Prosecutors Defend DACA<\/a><\/p>\n

3\/8\/18 \u2013\u00a0 ICAP Asks Supreme Court to Restore Veterans\u2019 Whistleblower Protections<\/a><\/p>\n

3\/1\/18 \u2013\u00a0 ICAP Helps the City of Gary to Resist Major Legal Challenge to \u201cWelcoming City\u201d Policies<\/a><\/p>\n

2\/8\/18 \u2013\u00a0 Preventing Another Charlottesville: ICAP Releases Catalog of Tools Available to All 50 States<\/a><\/p>\n

2\/2\/18 \u2013\u00a0 ICAP Files Lawsuit Challenging Statewide Extortion Scheme That Jails Impoverished Oklahomans<\/a><\/p>\n

1\/30\/18 \u2013\u00a0 33 Prominent Prosecutors and Police Sound Alarm, in New Brief by ICAP, on Justice Department\u2019s Anti-Sanctuary Cities Stance<\/a><\/p>\n

1\/3\/18 \u2013\u00a0 ICAP Welcomes DOJ Veteran Doug Letter as Senior Litigator and Visiting Professor of Law<\/a><\/p>\n

12\/14\/17 \u2013\u00a0 Trump\u2019s Anti-Muslim Tweets at Odds with First Amendment, Leading Faith Groups Charge in Letter Sent by ICAP<\/a><\/p>\n

12\/5\/17 \u2013\u00a0 Ex-DNI Clapper and Other Leading Cybersecurity Experts Argue in Brief Filed by ICAP that White House Data Collection Makes U.S. Elections More Vulnerable<\/a><\/p>\n

11\/29\/17 \u2013\u00a0 In New Brief by ICAP, Prosecutors and Policy Say Justice Department\u2019s Anti-Sanctuary Cities Stances Endangers Communities<\/a><\/p>\n

11\/21\/17 \u2013\u00a0 ICAP Files Brief on Behalf of Law Enforcement Officials Assailing Money Bail System as Contrary to the Constitution and Public Safety<\/a><\/p>\n

11\/6\/17 \u2013\u00a0 ICAP Files Amicus Brief Arguing that Trump\u2019s Use of Twitter Violates the First Amendment<\/a><\/p>\n

10\/12\/17 \u2013\u00a0 ICAP Sues to Prevent Paramilitary Groups\u2019 Return to Charlottesville<\/a><\/p>\n

8\/9\/17 \u2013\u00a0 All-Star Legal Team Launches ICAP at Georgetown Law<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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