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Habeas Corpus Petitions for Detained Non-Citizens

Tuesday March 23 , 2010

  • By: The Legal Aid Society
  • Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
    One Battery Park Plaza
    New York, NY
  • Contact:
    Rosemary Hare-Bey
    The Legal Aid Society
  • Source: New York

Habeas Corpus Petitions for Detained Non-Citizens
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Hosted by Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
One Battery Park Plaza, New York, NY 10004

Learn how to file and litigate habeas corpus petitions in Federal District Court on behalf of detained non-citizens facing removal from the United States. Topics will include mandatory detention, prolonged detention, and indefinite detention. The session will provide practitioners with an overview of the substantive law, current procedures and general requirements for exhausting administrative remedies and filing habeas petitions.

Faculty Chairs: Amy Meselson, Esq., and Maria Navarro, Esq., Civil Practice

CLE Credit: 2 credits total: 1 hour of professional practice/practice management and 1 hour skills. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys.

  • CLE Credit Comments: CLE Credit: 2 credits total: 1 hour of professional practice/practice management and 1 hour skills. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys.
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