Cases

All of our briefs are linked on their respective case pages. If they are helpful to you as an attorney or pro se litigator, please feel welcome to use them.

Ahn v. The GEO Group, et al.
Affirmative Litigation Phoebe Mesard Affirmative Litigation Phoebe Mesard

Ahn v. The GEO Group, et al.

“Mr. Ahn’s case underscores a fact we know all too well: immigration detention is dangerous, and deadly,” said Oren Nimni, Litigation Director at Rights Behind Bars. “The physical and mental harms caused by detention cannot be overstated and fundamentally undermine any justification for continuing the practice.”

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Crane v. Utah D.O.C.
Appellate Litigation Phoebe Mesard Appellate Litigation Phoebe Mesard

Crane v. Utah D.O.C.

Rights Behind Bars represents the grandmother of Brock Tucker on her claims under the 8th Amendment, Utah Constitution, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Brock entered the Utah Department of Corrections when he was seventeen years old.

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Taylor v. Riojas
Appellate Litigation Phoebe Mesard Appellate Litigation Phoebe Mesard

Taylor v. Riojas

Rights Behind Bars filed a petition for rehearing en banc to the Fifth Circuit on behalf of Trent Taylor. The court granted Texas state prison officials qualified immunity notwithstanding Mr. Taylor's claim that forcing him to live naked in prison cells covered in human sewage for nearly a week was an unconstitutional condition of confinement. The Supreme Court summarily reversed the Fifth Circuit decision granting qualified immunity to prison officials.

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