Nancy Hollander (born 1944)[1] is an American criminal defense lawyer best known for representing two Guantanamo Bay detainees, as well as Chelsea Manning.[2] She was portrayed by actress Jodie Foster in the 2021 film The Mauritanian, about the case of her client Mohamedou Ould Slahi.
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.jpg) Hollander at the Committee to Protect Journalists in 2022 | |
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) University of New Mexico (JD) |
| Occupation | Criminal defense lawyer |
| Known for | Representing Chelsea Manning, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri |
| Spouse | Todd Gitlin (divorced) |
Early life and education
editHollander was raised in Dallas, Texas.[3] She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law.[4][5] As a student, Hollander was arrested three times while protesting as a member of Students for a Democratic Society.[6]
Career
editHollander represented Slahi until 2016, when he was released from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.[7][8] The film The Mauritanian is based on the story of Slahi's capture, torture, and detention, and Hollander's fight to win his release.[9][10]
Hollander also represents Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged mastermind of the USS Cole bombing, who was tortured at CIA black sites and has been at Guantanamo Bay since 2006. Hollander won two judgments for al-Nashiri from the European Court of Human Rights, resulting in damages to al-Nashiri.[11][12]
Hollander was lead counsel for Chelsea Manning's unsuccessful military appeal,[13] but filed a successful application for commutation of Manning's sentence in 2017.[14]
Hollander has been a partner at Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward, P.A., in Albuquerque, New Mexico, since 1983.[15]
Personal life
editHollander was married to Todd Gitlin, an activist and academic associated with the New Left movement. With him, she co-wrote Uptown: Poor Whites in Chicago.[16]
References
edit- ^ Bergman, Barbara; Hollander, Nancy; Duncan, Theresa M. (1997). Wharton's criminal evidence. West. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
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- ^ Shrewsbury, Rachel (June 4, 2021). "Q&A with Nancy Hollander". www.bestlawyers.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Top Lawyer Nancy Hollander, Military & Security Law". December 17, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "UNM Alumnae Nancy Hollander and Teri Duncan featured in major motion picture 'The Mauritanian'". UNM Newsroom. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Nancy Hollander - New Mexico Lawyers - The Agitator". Super Lawyers. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "The lawyer who fought to free Guantánamo's highest-value detainee – podcast". The Guardian. March 5, 2021. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Emanuella Grinberg (October 17, 2016). "'Guantanamo Diary' author freed". CNN. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "A 'Guantanamo Diary' From A Prisoner Still On The Inside". NPR.org. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "'The Mauritanian' Is Based On Guantanamo's 'Forever Prisoners'". NPR.org. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Landmark rulings expose Romanian and Lithuanian complicity in CIA secret detention programme". www.amnesty.org. May 31, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Al-Nashiri v. Poland". www.justiceinitiative.org. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Blake, Andrew (June 2, 2018). "Chelsea Manning loses appeal in WikiLeaks case". The Washington Times. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Savage, Charlie (January 17, 2017). "Chelsea Manning to Be Released Early as Obama Commutes Sentence". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Greenhill Announces 2021 Distinguished Alumni". Park Cities People. People Newspapers. July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Friedenberg, Edgar Z. (November 19, 1970). "Youth Wants to Know". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved September 18, 2021.