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Civil Rights Clinic Wins in Ninth Circuit

The Civil Rights Clinic prevailed on behalf of its client in a case decided on May 29 by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. In Campbell v. Herrera, the appeals court affirmed the trial judge’s order denying qualified immunity to four prison health care providers.

Professor Aldana Discusses Imprisonment of Japanese Americans During WWII

On June 7, Professor Raquel Aldana spoke as part of the “Tule Lake Concentration Camp: Reflections and Lessons” event hosted by Trinity Cathedral Episcopal church in Sacramento.

The Tule Lake War Relocation Center in Modoc and Siskiyou counties imprisoned Japanese Americans who were forcibly removed from their homes during World War II under the Aliens Enemies Act and by presidential executive order.

Aldana’s talk was titled “The Modern and Universal Dimensions of the Alien Enemies Act.”

BBC Quotes Professor Chin on Trump's Call to Reopen Alcatraz

Professor Gabriel “Jack” Chin spoke to the BBC for a May 5 report on President Donald Trump’s claims that he is directing his administration to reopen Alcatraz, the notorious Bay Area prison turned successful tourist destination.

Chin said it would be prohibitively expensive to return the federal prison to functioning order, and noted that Trump does not need the space, since the prison system is down 25% from its peak population.