Tag Archive: Israel M. Reyna

Veterans Peace Convoy v. Shultz – Government Misconduct – CCR Docket 1989-1990

Author: Michael Ratner August 31, 1990

In September 1988 the CCR won a significant victory for the Nicaraguan humanitarian aid campaign. The Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas did away with licensing requirements for humanitarian aid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), issuing a declaratory judgment…
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Civil Liberties

Attorney David Cole, Attorney Jules Lobel, Attorney Margaret Ratner, Cases, CCR, CCR Docket 1989-1990, Center for Constitutional Rights, Government Misconduct, Humanitarian Aid, International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Israel M. Reyna, James Simons, Javier Riojas, Nicaragua, Ricardo de Anda, Stephen Dixon, Steve Somerstein, Veterans Peace Convoy v. Schultz, William H. Beardall Jr.

Veterans Peace Convoy v. Shultz – Government Misconduct – CCR Docket 1988-1989

Author: Michael Ratner August 31, 1989

On June 15, 1988, in Laredo, Texas, U.S. Customs prevented the Veterans for Peace Convoy from crossing the border to Mexico, en route to Nicaragua, and seized four of its 37 donated buses and pick-up trucks carrying humanitarian aid. The…
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Civil Liberties

Attorney David Cole, Attorney Jules Lobel, Attorney Margaret Ratner, Cases, CCR, CCR Docket 1988-1989, Center for Constitutional Rights, Customs, Economic Rights, First Amendment, Government Misconduct, Israel M. Reyna, James Simons, Javier Riojas, Laredo, Nicaragua, Ricardo de Anda, Stephen A. Dixon, Steve Somerstein, Veterans Peace Convoy v. Shultz, William H. Beardall Jr. Humanitarian Aid