Lessons on Activism from an Israeli Human Rights Lawyer

Guest: Michael Sfard, Human Rights Lawyer, Author of “The Wall and the Gate” In the year since President Trump took office, human rights lawyers have turned to the courts to challenge his executive orders restricting travel and refugee arrivals and ending protection for young immigrants known as Dreamers. This is how it works in democracies: the courts are a place where people can seek relief from oppression or discrimination. Sometimes, they win. Often, they don’t. Sometimes the lawsuits end up doing more harm than good.