General Membership Meeting + CLE | November 2022

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

November 2022

Presentation Synopsis.

This presentation will address the unique civil rights issues faced by American Muslims. These obstacles include heightened surveillance and scrutiny, abuse of security measures such as the watchlist and no-fly list, retaliatory and coercive law enforcement practices, and religious accommodations and discrimination in the workplace. We will also present one of our more memorable cases to demonstrate how the law does not always apply equally to Muslims. Our objective is to increase awareness of how government entities often abuse discretionary powers against minoritized groups and highlight some of the ways the law can be used to push back.

Speakers.

Alyssa Morrison, Attorney

Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America

Alyssa Morrison graduated from Texas A&M University in 2015 with a B.A. in International Studies, concentrated in Arabic and Middle Eastern studies. She graduated cum laude from SMU Dedman School of law in May of 2018. During law school, Alyssa worked with refugees and asylum seekers as an intern with YMCA International Services in Houston, Texas. As a student attorney with SMU’s Family Immigration Detention Clinic, she provided legal assistance to the women and children detained at the ICE detention center in Karnes City, Texas. She was also a recipient of the Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Clinic for Victims of Crimes Against Women scholarship. Alyssa joined CLCMA as an intern in May of 2017 and stayed on in a part-time capacity throughout the entirety of her final year of law school. After taking the Texas bar examination in July of 2018, she transitioned to a full time position as a Staff Attorney with the CLCMA civil litigation department.

Samira Elhosary, Attorney

Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America

Samira Elhosary graduated from American University Washington College of Law in 2021. While in law school, she was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Human Rights Brief, a staffer on the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, and participated in the Civil Advocacy Clinic. She graduated in 2018 from The George Washington University with a B.A. in International Affairs.

This CLE qualifies for 1.0 hour of Ethics CLE credit through DAPA.

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