Twelve years ago, Ashcroft v. Iqbal changed the pleading standards for all complaints in federal courts, yet its impact reaches far beyond what's included in our 1L casebooks. Join Professor Alexander Reinert of Cardozo Law, one of the lawyers involved in the suit, and Professor Shirin Sinnar of Stanford Law as they retell the lost story behind Iqbal, the case's impact on Muslim Americans, and the complicated intersection between race, security and the law.

The Muslim Law Students Association would like to thank our sponsor, Debevoise and Plimpton.

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