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Salaam & greetings John,

Schools are closed.

Restaurants are closed.

But courts are still issuing rulings, and we are still fighting on
behalf of our clients.

Because civil rights remain open. Always.

Like many of you, we at CLCMA have had to adapt. Most of us, on most
days, are have been working from home for about a week now, and we were
rotating having two people at a time in the office designated to answer
calls and receive important documents in the mail. For example, last
Friday, we received a "green card" (lawful permanent resident card)
in the mail for one of our clients. We are thrilled we did not have to
miss that important moment. And, we filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals on behalf of another client, whom the government has
designated as having provided material support to a terrorist
organization, for something that he disclosed and which was not deemed
problematic when he gained asylum here decades ago. Currently, most of
us are under a "shelter-in-place" order, and the rest are under
recommended restrictions mirroring that.  And still, we continue our
work.

In the coming weeks, we will be continuing to work for your rights, and
the rights of those in the community as a whole. While the courts have
postponed in-person hearings, we continue to have deadlines for
briefing, and appeals, and other important steps to preserve the rights
of our clients and others.

So, while we continue to fight the COVID-19 virus,
we will also continue to fight for civil rights.

We appreciate your support to
help us while we do that.

We know there are many concerns on people's minds now. We have
concerns about ourselves, our coworkers, and our loved ones also. And
yet we know we cannot afford to miss a step in the many ongoing legal
battles.

We are still making sure our voices are heard, that your voices are
heard, through the courts and to the judges. We will keep filing
lawsuits. We will keep briefing our cases. We will keep filing our
appeals, all while we fight for the rights which are guaranteed to all,
equally, under the Constitution.

Be assured that while we all isolate ourselves as needed physically, our
work continues unabated.

Because civil rights remain open.  And our fight continues.

Respectfully yours,

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Christina A. Jump
Civil Litigation Department Head
Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America

 

Sustain the Work of Justice Today!

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