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Spring Break 2019: Private Probation in Giles County
April 23, 2019
By: Jimmy Biblarz J.D. ‘21 The informal slogan I heard from respondents was “Come to Pulaski for vacation, leave on probation.” In Pulaski, Tennessee, private…
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Panelists Discuss Combatting Wrongful Convictions, Reforming the Criminal Justice System
April 23, 2019
Via The Harvard Crimson Aditi Goel, a clinical instructor at the Harvard Law School Criminal Justice Institute, spoke about combatting wrongful convictions at a…
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Source: Wikimedia Commons By: Lynne Dzubow, Clinical Fellow The Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic (EL&PC) submitted two sets of comments in…
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A Win for Criminal Defendants at the U.S. Supreme Court
April 18, 2019
Source: Flickr By: Dalia Deak J.D. ’19 On February 27, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court restored the appeal rights of Mr. Gilberto Garza,…
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Source: Pexels By: Lynne Dzubow, Clinical Fellow On January 29, 2019, the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic (EL&PC) submitted comments challenging the Department…
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Consulting in the Law
April 18, 2019
By: Julia Nitsche, J.D. ’19 Julia Nitsche J.D. ’19 Over the course of my three semesters with the Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC),…
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By: PLAP’s Executive Board On Wednesday, April 17th, the Harvard Women’s Law Association (WLA) is holding their annual Shatter the Ceiling Awards ceremony. Each spring,…
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2019 Skadden Fellows
April 16, 2019
By: Mahalia Mathelier, OCP Intern Congratulations to Kamala Buchanan, Elizabeth Soltan, and Michael Zuckerman on their acceptances to the 2019 class of Skadden Fellows!…
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Emmett Clinic Submits Comments Opposing Trump Administration’s Proposal to Weaken Clean Water Act Protections
April 15, 2019
Via the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic Source: Pexels The Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic submitted comments in opposition to the Trump Administration’s…
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Putting compassion into action
April 15, 2019
Via Harvard Law Today Credit: Heratch Photography
Using the Law to Create Economic Justice panelists: (left to right) Clinical Professor of Law and Director… -
By: Alexis Farmer “I found it very rewarding to be doing work that actually helped people in detention,” said Joseph Tahbaz JD ’20. He…
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Needing Proof of Property Ownership in Puerto Rico
April 15, 2019
By: Daniel Oyolu JD ‘21 From left to right: Brian Beaton, JD ’21, Mayor Mayita Meléndez, and Daniel Oyolu JD ’21 When I first learned…
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15 and Monitored – Not Guilty on All Counts
April 12, 2019
By: Michaela Strout JD ’19 & Ethan Mendoza JD ’19 CJI Student Michaela Strout, JD’19, Clinical Instructor Aditi Goel, and Ethan Mendoza JD’19 There is…
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Innocent Spouse Relief in a Tax Case
April 12, 2019
By: Oladeji M. Tiamiyu J.D. ’20 Source: Flickr Tim* never could imagine how complicated his taxes would become. A disabled veteran following physical injuries…
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Facing unexpected realities in North Carolina
April 12, 2019
By: Merve Ciplak J.D. ’21 Credit: Lee Mestre As an international student that had never been to the South, my understanding of North Carolina was…
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Against All Odds at the South Texas Detention Center
April 11, 2019
By: Krista Oehlke J.D. ‘20 Credit: Krista Oehlke Most immigrants at the South Texas Detention Center (STDC) in Pearsall, Texas will bide their time, in…
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To Seek Refuge in Texas
April 11, 2019
By: Madeline Kane J.D. ‘21 Madeline Kane is the third from left in all black It’s 4:50am, and I’m up before my alarm sounds. The…
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Restoring El Caño From Within
April 11, 2019
By: Alexis Farmer A square block of tires serves as a fortress, protecting the browned soil. It is the only space in the immediate area…
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AG Lecturer on Law Jim Tierney Quoted in USA Today
April 10, 2019
Lecturer on Law Jim Tierney was quoted in a USA Today article highlighting that President Trump has faced more challenges from states in the…
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The Value of Outrage in Holistic Defense
April 9, 2019
Source: Pexels By: Samantha Miller, J.D. ’19 David’s* meeting with the housing coordinator was supposed to be formality. David’s longtime girlfriend, June, was seeking to…
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In a New York Times article, “Education Department Has Stalled on Debt Relief for Defrauded Students” Clinical Instructor and Litigation Director of the Project…