Please join us in welcoming CREEC’s summer externs, Rebecca Reeves and Ethan Curl! Rebecca is joining CREEC as a summer extern after her first year at Duke University School of Law. There, she is a member of the Public Interest…
Congratulations Elizabeth Jordan, Recipient of 2021 Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award!
We are proud to announce that Elizabeth Jordan, Director of the Immigration Detention Accountability Project at CREEC, is the 2021 recipient of the Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award. The memorial award is granted by the American Immigration Lawyers Association in recognition of outstanding…
CREEC Welcomes Rabia Belt to Board of Directors!
We are honored and excited to welcome Dr. Rabia Belt to CREEC’s Board of Directors. Rabia is an advocate and leading scholar on the history of disability and citizenship. Rabia is an Associate Professor at Stanford Law School. She teaches…
CREEC Joins with Friends to File Amicus Brief for Full Protections Under Section 504
On April 5, CREEC joined with Disability Rights Advocates, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Pangea Legal Services to file a brief of amici curiae to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The amici were represented by…
Hello, World (Again)!
CREEC is thrilled to cut the virtual ribbon on our new website, featuring new art by Emily Harvey, updated staff and board bios, more info on our recent cases, and much more. We greatly enjoyed our collaboration with designer Natalie…
Welcome Parima!
CREEC is thrilled to welcome paralegal, Parima Kadikar! A recent graduate of Columbia University, Parima is drawn to public interest work and looking forward to utilizing what she’s learned in school and internships in the world of nonprofit civil rights…
Update: CREEC’s 2020 Annual Event
On June 9, 2020, Amy and Tim emailed the following letter to the CREEC community: Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Supporters, We have made the difficult decision to cancel CREEC’s 2020 in-person event. We’re hopeful that Colorado’s phased-in opening process will…
New Partnership – We the Action
As the need became more dire, CREEC knew who to call on. We the Action. The successful request for emergency preliminary injunction in the Fraihat v. ICE case filed by CREEC and co-counsel at the start of the pandemic opened…
Welcome Allegra!
We are thrilled to announce that Allegra Upton has joined CREEC’s Summer Intern Program! A Colorado native, graduate of CU Boulder, and second-year student at the University of San Francisco School of Law, Allegra will be working closely with CREEC’s…
Welcome Megha!
CREEC is pleased to announce that Megha Patel is joining us as a summer intern with the Accessibility Project. Entering her third year at Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, Tennessee, Megha brings with her prior internship experience in…