in 1975 graduated temple law school and, 3 friends law school, became co-founder of juvenile law center of philadelphia. after few years, had opportunity represent migrant farm laborers , begin workers rights law project serve workers trying organize within labor organization create more democratic , active unions. contacted center constitutional rights (ccr), looking lawyer go gaza , occupied west bank prepare case involving civilian deaths israeli occupation. began current work life cooperating attorney ccr, works on cases in international human rights docket.
on july 19, 2008, chomsky filed status report on civil action no. 05-cv-1645 on behalf of hussein salem mohammed. according chomsky petition habeas corpus filed on august 16, 2005. in response united states department of justice filed redacted , incomplete factual return on june 5, 2006. additionally, on 26 april 2007, dta appeal under detainee treatment act of 2005—almerfedi v. gates (civil action no. 07-cv-1132).
chomsky served election observer in 1994 election in south africa , in 1984 election in el salvador.
on june 13, 2007, represented colombian families in federal class action lawsuit against chiquita brands international (doe v. chiquita brands international), producer , distributor of bananas based in cincinnati, ohio funding , arming known terrorist organizations (designated united states secretary of state) in colombia maintain profits.
on november 26, 2008, chomsky filed petitioner s opposition government s motion clarification , reconsideration of court s november 6, 2008 case management order , supplemental amended order regard waleed said bn said zaid (isn 550) in civil action no. 05-cv-1646 (jdb).
on july 19, 2008, chomsky filed status report on behalf of waleed said bin said zaid. in report chomsky stated petition first filed on august 16, 2005. reported united states department of justice filed incomplete , redacted factual return february 22, 2006. reported dta appeal under detainee treatment act of 2005 had been filed, zaid v. gates (civil action no. 07-1131) on 26 april 2007.
she 1 of lawyers center constitutional rights represented saro-wiwa family in lawsuit against royal dutch shell. on june 9, 2009, shell settled out-of-court saro-wiwa family , 9 other plaintiffs, total of $15.5 million, included sum towards trust benefitting ogoni people, though claiming gesture of sympathy , still denying culpability in death , deaths of other so-called ogoni nine.
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