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!

It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face. If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.

Our Latest Podcast: Obviously Unconstitutional With @ecruikshank.bsky.social of @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social and Sam Weiss of @rightsbehind.bsky.social! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

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:

“These kinds of state laws have the possibility to be really destabilizing...because they create an atmosphere of fear for people about the status of immigrants within their communities,” ICAP's Bill Powell on our challenge of a new TN "harboring" law. 🔗: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

NEW: Together with @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social and @tnimmigrant.bsky.social, we filed a lawsuit‬ challenging a new Tennessee law that criminalizes providing shelter to people who are undocumented. This law is not about public safety, it’s about fear and xenophobia.

In partnership with @immcouncil.org‬ and ‪@tnimmigrant.bsky.social, ICAP is challenging the constitutionality of a TN law that criminalizes providing shelter to people who are undocumented, even without intent to conceal. Read the full press release here: tinyurl.com/yc4x842a

We're busy at ICAP! In the last 3 days, we filed 4 briefs in 4 different courts and argued 2 cases. Read our opposition to the government's request to the Supreme Court to limit the injunction against the President's birthright citizenship order here: tinyurl.com/4hnb3t84

Today, #GeorgetownLaw Dean William M. Treanor joined 79 law school deans in signing the letter posted below, issued March 26, 2025. [ Those signing are expressing their personal views and are not speaking for their institutions. Find the full letter and list of signatories: bit.ly/4hSna6u ]

What a year it’s been for ICAP! We are proud of the work we’ve been able to do over the course of the last year to protect our democracy and advocate for constitutional rights. Read more about our work over the past year in our December newsletter: tinyurl.com/4p2n92x2

Earlier this year, Georgia enacted a law that largely criminalizes charitable bail activities. We (ICAP + ACLU-GA) represent a nonprofit and 2 church volunteers challenging the law. We obtained a PI, which we defended in a brief filed last week. www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/our-wor...

WE'RE HIRING! ICAP is looking for lawyers committed to vindicating constitutional rights and protecting democratic processes. Join our small, collaborative team of exceptional lawyers (and also me!). It's a dream job, happy to chat with you about it! www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/work-wi...