Resource: Oral History Project Interview with Professor Lucas Guttentag: Contents and Links

Contents: Clearinghouse Oral History Project Interview with Professor Lucas Guttentag (Fall 2023)
[00:00-02:54] Introduction and background
[02:55-08:28] Law school, clerkship, and early legal career
[08:29-14:00] Work with the immigration clinic at Columbia Law School
[14:01-29:04] Genesis and development of the ACLU Immigrant Rights Project
[29:05-41:34] Anetekhai v. INS and marriage fraud law and policy
[41:35-1:03:34] American Baptist Churches v. Thornburgh, addressing bias in the asylum system, temporary protected status, and other asylum-related reforms
[1:03:35-1:14:51] Haitian interdiction and Haitian Centers Council, Inc. v. McNary
[1:14:52-1:42:21] Challenging jurisdiction stripping in INS v. St. Cyr and Calcano-Martinez v. INS
[1:42:22-1:50:02] On identifying plaintiffs and working with immigrant communities and organizations
[1:50:03-1:56:10] Lawsuits against day laborer ordinances around the country
[1:56:11-2:11:25] Ali v. Rumsfeld, challenging torture and other inhumane practices at U.S. detention centers in Iraq and Afghanistan
[2:11:26-2:26:18] Litigation addressing local-level anti-immigrant law and practice, including Lozano v. City of Hazelton and Melendres v. Arpaio
[2:26:19-2:35:52] Postville, Iowa raids and aftermath
[2:35:53-2:49:40] Post-ACLU career: teaching and federal government work, including on the DAPA program
[2:49:41-2:54:25] Advice for aspiring civil rights lawsuits and concluding remarks
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