Amna Akbar

Amna Akbar is Visiting Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law. Her writing and lawyering focus on the intersections of national security, criminal justice, and immigration enforcement.

How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime

How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime

As the government embraces a “counter-radicalization” approach to counterterrorism, prosecutors are turning radical beliefs into criminal acts.

Dec 31, 2013 / Amna Akbar

What’s Really Behind Obama’s Praise of Ray Kelly?

What’s Really Behind Obama’s Praise of Ray Kelly? What’s Really Behind Obama’s Praise of Ray Kelly?

Obama sounds the notes of racial justice at key moments, while asserting unprecedented power to implement policies that are destructive, discriminatory—and embodied by the NY...

Aug 5, 2013 / Amna Akbar and Jeanne Theoharis

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