For nearly half a century. the talented and tenacious Michael Ratner brought cases with the Center for Constitutional Rights in U.S. courts related to war. torture. and other human rights violations. Throughout his decades of legal service. he was and remains a giant in the field on Constitutional law and the law of war. He was born in Cleveland on June 13. 1943. His father. Harry. was a Jewish immigrant from Russia. and his mother. the former Anne Spott. helped resettle refugees after World War II. during which numerous family members of the couple were killed. After graduating in 1966 from Brandeis University. Michael Ratner earned his juris doctorate from Columbia Law School.
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