Phone Call with Deborah Pearlstein at 1 PM EST Today (Monday, June 28); Analysis of Supreme Court Decisions in Cases of Security Detainees

6/28/2004

From: David Danzig of Human Rights First, 212-845-5252

News Advisory:

Journalists covering the decisions in the Padilla, Hamdi, and Guantanamo Bay cases are invited to call 1-800-289-0456 (password 172898) to hear Ms. Pearlstein's analysis of the opinions and to ask questions.

Contact David Danzig, 212 845 5252 if you have questions.

Deborah Pearlstein is Director of the U.S. Law and Security Program at Human Rights First, and a visiting lecturer in human rights and national security at Stanford Law School. Deborah leads Human Rights First's efforts in research, litigation, and advocacy related to U.S. counterterrorism and national security policies. An expert in U.S. constitutional law, she focuses on the adjudication of national security cases; the treatment of immigrants and other security detainees in U.S. custody; and the protection of personal privacy in intelligence gathering and law enforcement.

Human Rights First has played a role in conceiving, drafting and coordinating amicus briefing efforts in these cases. For more information on HRF briefs go to:

http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/us_law/inthecourts/supreme_court_ 02.htm.