Constitutional Litigation Clinic sues President Bush over Iraq war
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Top CLEA award to Clinic for landmark Jama case

Constitutional Litigation Clinic Since its founding in 1970, the Constitutional Litigation Clinic has worked on cutting-edge constitutional reform. Through the clinic, students not only learn the law, they make the law. Constitutional Litigation Clinic students have litigated a remarkable array of landmark civil rights and international human rights cases. The clinic's extensive docket has included the nation's first suits against police surveillance of political activists; a successful challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court of Congress' authority to refuse to seat a duly elected member; a successful defense of the right of non-profit advocates to distribute leaflets to voter door-to-door and in shopping malls; lawsuits to implement affirmative action programs and to enforce affordable housing laws; protection of immigrants' rights; protection of the rights of alternative political parties; a successful challenge to municipal ordinances barring use of public parks run by non-residents; and suits against the state police for unreasonable searches of motorists on New Jersey's highway. In the past few years, the Constitutional Litigation Clinic has branched out into litigating international human rights issues both in the United States and in international human rights tribunals. Clinic suits have developed new law to protect political asylum seekers, including the first decision from a federal court that U.S. officials can be sued for violations of international human rights.  Students are actively involved in all aspects of the Constitutional Litigation Clinic's work: deciding which cases to take, interviewing clients, developing the facts, crafting legal theories, drafting legal briefs, and preparing for oral arguments.  Child Advocacy Clinic |Community Law Clinic |Constitutional Litigation Clinic |Environmental Law Clinic |Federal Tax Law Clinic |Special Education Clinic |Urban Legal Clinic |Women's Rights Litigation Clinic