Vermont state court

Vt. Superior Ct: Private prison corporation is subject to state open records law

In another of a string of successful challenges under state law, the Vermont Superior Court announced the private prison company Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) is subject to the state’s Access to Public Records Act. Prison Legal News v. Corrections Corporation of America, No. 332-5-13 Wncv, slip op. (Vt. Sup. Ct. Jan. 21, 2015). This case arose from an attempt by Prison Legal News, an indefatigable news outlet, to obtain records about sexual assault claims brought by two inmates against prison officials. Specifically, PLN sought the settlement agreements that ended the sexual [...]

January 15: Guest lecturing at the University of Denver in a course about immigration in the 20th century United States (closed)

January 28: Speaking to the Tulane Law School faculty in New Orleans (closed)

February 1: In Los Angeles to participate in Southwestern Law School's "Immigration in the Trump Era" symposium

February 6: At the University of Denver, I'll moderate a noon panel about race scholarship in higher education. Later that day, I'll speak to undergrads enrolled in Professor Lisa Martinez's "Deportation Nation" course (closed).

February 8: In Houston, I'll speak at the South Texas College of Law about ethical issues in representing detained migrants

February 15: At the University of Denver, I'll participate in the inaugural Civil Rights Summit

February 25: I'll be in New York City speaking to the Cardozo Law School faculty

February 28: At California State University, Fullerton, I'll discuss detention and family separation

March 14: I'll deliver the 19th Annual Buck Colbert Franklin Memorial Civil Rights Lecture at the University of Tulsa

All events are open to the public unless marked "closed"