Brene Brown
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He gave us a temporary restraining order, which lasts for 10 days, which meant that we could start to assemble a team to actually go to Guantanamo to meet our clients. And then we had to prepare for a preliminary injunction hearing where we could turn the temporary restraining order into something that would last throughout the trial.
He gave us a temporary restraining order, which lasts for 10 days, which meant that we could start to assemble a team to actually go to Guantanamo to meet our clients. And then we had to prepare for a preliminary injunction hearing where we could turn the temporary restraining order into something that would last throughout the trial.
I checked to see if there was an insurance policy for clinicians at Yale, and there was one for doctors, and it had a million dollar deductible, which meant that we would lose our house. If they prevailed on this motion, we would lose our house. And I went home and I told my wife, I think our house here is at risk.
I checked to see if there was an insurance policy for clinicians at Yale, and there was one for doctors, and it had a million dollar deductible, which meant that we would lose our house. If they prevailed on this motion, we would lose our house. And I went home and I told my wife, I think our house here is at risk.
And she had been a bankruptcy lawyer, and she said, well, if necessary, we can declare bankruptcy.
And she had been a bankruptcy lawyer, and she said, well, if necessary, we can declare bankruptcy.
I gathered the students at my house, and I said, if we lose this motion, I lose this house. If we win the motion, it's not frivolous, so we have to win. And I said, give it everything you have, because... This is not just play acting at suing the government anymore. This is for real.
I gathered the students at my house, and I said, if we lose this motion, I lose this house. If we win the motion, it's not frivolous, so we have to win. And I said, give it everything you have, because... This is not just play acting at suing the government anymore. This is for real.
And I went into the Grand Central Station Hyatt, and I went to the restaurant, which hadn't opened for lunch yet. And I said, do you have a speakerphone here? And they said, yeah, at the Maรฎtre d' station. So they set me up. I called the judge. And as I'm arguing, people are coming up and trying to get their table to sit down at the restaurant.
And I went into the Grand Central Station Hyatt, and I went to the restaurant, which hadn't opened for lunch yet. And I said, do you have a speakerphone here? And they said, yeah, at the Maรฎtre d' station. So they set me up. I called the judge. And as I'm arguing, people are coming up and trying to get their table to sit down at the restaurant.
And I thought I was sort of waving them away, but I didn't want to acknowledge that I was even having these other people around me. Anyway, we won that motion and we won a lot of them. Judge Johnson was more and more sympathetic to us as time went on.
And I thought I was sort of waving them away, but I didn't want to acknowledge that I was even having these other people around me. Anyway, we won that motion and we won a lot of them. Judge Johnson was more and more sympathetic to us as time went on.
They developed personal relations with the refugees, many of whom were the same age. They were excited to see that there were young kids in their 20s who were fighting for them. But they also, I think, were a little suspicious. Why are you doing it? What's in it for you? What are your chances of success?
They developed personal relations with the refugees, many of whom were the same age. They were excited to see that there were young kids in their 20s who were fighting for them. But they also, I think, were a little suspicious. Why are you doing it? What's in it for you? What are your chances of success?
It took hours to get there because they had to go around Cuban airspace. Anyway, we land, and they took us to this huge aircraft hangar.
It took hours to get there because they had to go around Cuban airspace. Anyway, we land, and they took us to this huge aircraft hangar.
And I gave a speech, and I said, my father was a refugee like you. And people helped him get to America. That's why I'm here. I think they were relieved to see that I was not Caucasian. But I think they weren't quite sure what a Korean American was doing. And there was a moment of indecision about whether they accept our representation.
And I gave a speech, and I said, my father was a refugee like you. And people helped him get to America. That's why I'm here. I think they were relieved to see that I was not Caucasian. But I think they weren't quite sure what a Korean American was doing. And there was a moment of indecision about whether they accept our representation.
And then a guy got up in Creole, Haitian, and he gave a speech. And it turned out what he said is, they're here to help us, and I saw their names in a dream, so we should accept their friendship.
And then a guy got up in Creole, Haitian, and he gave a speech. And it turned out what he said is, they're here to help us, and I saw their names in a dream, so we should accept their friendship.