"The federal government is bound by the First Amendment." says ICAP's Mary McCord in conversation with @contrariannews.org. Tune into the full conversation here: open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

ICAP is honored to stand with @nilc.org and @youthlaw.bsky.social in protecting unaccompanied Guatemalan children from being summarily deported under the guise of "reunification" that neither the children or their parents requested. Read the full opinion here: www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/wp-cont...

RSVP: How do we protect democracy when the Constitution itself is under attack? Find out TONIGHT ⏰ Join Marc Elias, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Mary McCord, and Nikolas Bowie on Constitution Day to learn from the experts leading the fight. Sign up is FREE!🌟 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Today! Join ICAP's Mary McCord for a special Constitution Day conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin, Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie, and @democracydocket.com Founder Marc Elias. The free virtual event will start at 6:30 pm ET. To register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨LAST CALL TO SECURE YOUR SPOT 🚨 The Constitution is in crisis. What does that mean for voting rights and democracy? Learn from the experts fighting on the frontline for Democracy during our Wednesday, Sept. 17, Constitution Day event! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join me for a special Constitution Day conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin, Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie, and Georgetown Law Professor Mary McCord. This FREE virtual event is Wednesday at 6pm ET but you must register in advance. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

VIRTUAL EVENT: The Constitution is in crisis. What does that mean for voting rights and democracy? Learn from the experts fighting on the frontline for Democracy during our Wednesday Sept. 17, Constitution Day event. Secure your spot now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The vast majority of Americans do not want Civil War-type violence; they just want to live their lives. ICAP's Mary McCord expands on the dangers of civil war rhetoric & the importance of reducing political violence. Read the piece by @adriennelaf.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/bdxpxuzd

ICAP is proud to stand with @nilc.org to protect unaccompanied migrant children the government seeks to spirit away to their home countries in the dark of night. We await the Court's ruling on our preliminary injunction motion, argued today.

Listen now! Mary McCord breaks down the major lawsuits against the administration on NPR's 1A, where they stand now, and the implications they have on our country's system of checks and balances. Listen here: the1a.org/segments/the...

This week! ICAP Executive Director Mary McCord will join @propublica.org for a conversation on countering domestic violent extremism in the Trump era this Thursday, September 4th, at 4 p.m. ET. To register: events.propublica.org/counterterro...

The Trump administration is scaling back efforts to study and counter violent extremism, and the impact is becoming clear. On Thursday, Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. ET, join ProPublica for a conversation about what these recent changes mean for domestic security and public safety. 📌 RSVP and submit q's:

New! ICAP's Mary McCord joins @justsecurity.org to provide expert analysis on the FBI raid of former National Security Advisor John Bolton. Listen to the full episode at the link below.

The Just Security Podcast: What Just Happened Mary McCord and Zach Myers join @davidaaron.bsky.social to discuss the John Bolton search warrants and what comes next in the unfolding investigation: www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/epis...

ICAP’s 8th Annual Report is now available! In these pages, you will see the many ways we have used litigation, policy work, and public engagement to challenge executive overreach, defend democracy, and protect against political violence. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/4ujztv3s

"If we want to look at marauding mobs, look at Jan. 6. If you want to look at criminal mobs, we had a criminal mob and he called them peaceful protesters." – ICAP's Mary McCord on this week's deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C. Read more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...

New! Today a federal judge granted a classwide preliminary injunction against the President's attempt to limit birthright citizenship.

We were in court yesterday defending our win that stops the restrictions Georgia Senate Bill 63 places on charitable bail funds. Shout out to our co-counsel Alex Lichtenstein at Georgetown Law's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection who argued the case.

New! The 4th Circuit has temporarily halted DHS's efforts to end TPS for Afghans and Cameroonians. TPS protections were set to expire today for Afghans; as a result of today's order, Afghans will continue to have this status for at least another seven days.

Our nation is at its best when Americans are informed, engaged, and empowered by the Constitution. That's why we're proud to support #WeHoldTheseTruths, a bipartisan effort to restore faith in the rule of law. @weholdtruths.bsky.social bit.ly/44LXmFF

Today's Supreme Court decision limiting nationwide injunctions is disappointing, but our plaintiffs (individual pregnant mothers & members of CASA and ASAP) remain protected by the injunction & we look forward to ensuring protection for all U.S.-born children. Press release: tinyurl.com/4b7rbffz

“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/...

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

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.

On C-SPAN's Washington Journal, Professor Mary McCord of @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social discussed the legal and Constitutional authorities pertaining to the domestic deployment of the U.S. military. Watch: bit.ly/44gj5W0

The Just Security Podcast: The Situation in Los Angeles and the U.S. Military Featuring @lizagoitein.bsky.social, Mary McCord (@icapgeorgetown.bsky.social), @stevevladeck.bsky.social, and @rgoodlaw.bsky.social Listen Now 🔊 www.justsecurity.org/114507/podca...

ICAP's Constitutional Protest Guide serves as a comprehensive resource for both citizens and cities during protests and public events. This toolkit provides legal analysis, best practices, & creative solutions that protect public safety and constitutional rights. constitutionalprotestguide.org/home/

Just Security is hosting a YouTube Live on Thursday at 11am ET: "The Situation in Los Angeles and the U.S. Military" Top experts: @lizagoitein.bsky.social MaryMcCord (@icapgeorgetown.bsky.social) @stevevladeck.bsky.social @rgoodlaw.bsky.social (moderating) www.youtube.com/live/M24S3Rc...

What: Important discussion on Los Angeles and use of U.S. military Where: Pop-up YouTube Live⤵️ When: Thursday 11am ET Who: I'll moderate this panel of top experts @lizagoitein.bsky.social Mary McCord (@icapgeorgetown.bsky.social) @stevevladeck.bsky.social What Qs do you want us to address?

Today at 2:30 PM, ICAP's Mary McCord will join a panel at a Senate forum on the constitutional questions raised by the Trump Administration's mass deportation policy. Watch the forum live: www.youtube.com/@SenateJudic...

Happening now! ICAP's Mary McCord will join CSPAN to discuss the legal and Constitutional issues related to the domestic deployment of the U.S. military. Watch live: tinyurl.com/5adn25yh

New! Mary McCord joined @contrariannews.org to provide expert analysis on the unprincipled federalization and deployment of National Guard troops in LA over the weekend. Listen to the full conversation here: contrarian.substack.com/p/contrarian...

Our veterans are right about the danger of ending TPS for Afghans. ICAP is proud to represent CASA in challenging DHS's illegal action. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... Amended Complaint: www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/wp-cont...

Listen now! Mary McCord breaks down some of the biggest cases against the Trump administration on NPR's 1A, including ICAP's case challenging the Executive Order to end birthright citizenship for U.S.-born immigrants. Listen here: the1a.org/segments/if-...

Happening now at #SCOTUS: One of today’s birthright citizenship cases is being argued by Kelsi Brown Corkran, Supreme Court Director at @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social. ICAP represents five pregnant women, CASA, and the Asylum Seekers Advocacy Project (ASAP) in the case. Listen live 🎧 bit.ly/3RxPa1R

Starting soon! CASA v. Trump Supreme Court Oral Argument: www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...

Tomorrow at 10 am: ICAP Supreme Court Director Kelsi Brown Corkran will argue in the Supreme Court on behalf of @casaforall.bsky.social, @asylumadvocacy.bsky.social, and the 5 pregnant moms ICAP represents in challenging the Executive Order to end birthright citizenship for some U.S.-born babies.

On behalf of @casaforall.bsky.social, we're suing the Department of Homeland Security to protect the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians after DHS purported to end their legal status without the notice the law requires. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3m4ut27c

New! ICAP's Mary McCord joined NPR's 1A this morning to provide expert analysis on the current state of immigration law in the United States. Listen to the full conversation here: the1a.org/segments/the...

The countdown is on! Join us tomorrow from 12–3 PM ET for the 100 Days virtual conference Watch live, free on Substack and YouTube, and Subscribe to The Contrarian for an email alert 🔗 contrarian.substack.com/p/youre-invi...

"...we should all be able to agree that no one here should be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law — if not because of the importance of the rule of law, then at least out of self-interest." Read more from ICAP's Mary McCord in her latest op-ed: tinyurl.com/4ejyvayf

The administration isn't answering the court's questions about Abrego Garcia. ICAP's Mary McCord argues it's time for officials to testify under oath: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

We're proud to file on behalf of ethics professors in support of Jenner & Block and WilmerHale. Firms that settle with the government to avoid EOs blacklisting them severely imperil their lawyers' ability to comply with their ethical obligations. Read the briefs at the links in the post below.

"When there are no lawyers to represent the opposition to the administration’s executive overreach, we have no adversarial system, no due process, no rule of law," Professor Mary McCord of @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social 🔗 wapo.st/42nXI2T

OPINION | Professor Mary McCord of @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social outlines in @postopinions.bsky.social recent legal challenges to executive orders that target law firms and explains why the adversarial system relies on lawyers being able to do their jobs. 🔗 wapo.st/42nXI2T

Georgetown Law students! Tomorrow morning at 9:30 am, join ICAP's Mary McCord in an important and timely conversation with Senator Peter Welch and @stevevladeck.bsky.social about executive power and the rule of law. More details in the flyer attached.

Why are judges rushing to stop Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms? "Because the adversarial process is the cornerstone of America’s legal system," Mary B. McCord @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social writes. wapo.st/443jITp

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

Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."

AG Bondi claims that a judge sided with a Venezuelan terrorist group over the American people in a recent decision. That isn’t true. But Mary McCord (@icapgeorgetown.bsky.social) argues that Bondi’s false assertion does reveal the Trump administration’s political strategy for defying court orders.