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National Institutes of Health will study “Food is Medicine”
November 2, 2018
Via the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation Source: Pexels Written by Hanh Nguyen, Whole Person Care Project Assistant. When the Committee on…
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A Victory for Software Preservation: DMCA Exemption Granted for SPN
November 2, 2018
Via the Cyberlaw Clinic Source: Pixabay By: Kendra Albert The Library of Congress handed a significant win to digital preservationists. On October 26, 2018,…
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Veterans Legal Clinic Welcomes DAV General Counsel for Conversation About His Role & Career Path
November 1, 2018
Via the Legal Services Center Christopher J. Clay, General Counsel of Disabled American Veterans (DAV), shared his perspectives on current challenges facing disabled veterans and…
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Lessons Learned: Facilitating a Conversation about Remembrance
November 1, 2018
Via the Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program Source: Pexels By: Neha Singh ’19 When Zikaron BaSalon first asked me to facilitate a discussion about Holocaust…
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The Art of Listening: A Mediator’s Experience
November 1, 2018
HMP students Quent Fox, Laura Bloomer, Pratik Mehta, and Margaret Huang with Clinical Instructor Cathy Modell at Harvard Law School’s Bicentennial Celebration event showcasing clinical programs…
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A Winning Streak for Student Borrowers
November 1, 2018
Source: Pexels By: Casey McTiernan Students Won Several Major Victories This Month Against the Department of Education. After years of delay by the Department of Education,…
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Should We Just Ban “Best By” Labels on Food?
November 1, 2018
Via the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation Source: Flickr.com Originally published by Modern Farmer on October 12, 2018. Written…
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Lawyers: Forget The Client, Welcome The Community. How Chicago Is Working For Justice For All.
October 31, 2018
Via Forbes By: Ashoka
Forbes interviewed social entrepreneur and HLS alum Lam Nguyen Ho ’08 on his work to get legal aid… -
Corruption-fighting AG? Easy to say, harder to do.
October 31, 2018
Via Crain’s Chicago Business Source: Flickr.com By: Tim Jones Come election time, it’s popular for Illinois Republicans and Democrats, when political circumstances suit…
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Humanizing Individuals in the Criminal Justice System
October 30, 2018
PLAP students representing a client in a parole hearing By: Regina Powers, J.D. ’19 I joined the Prison Legal Assistance Project (PLAP) the fall of…
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Hipper Than HIP: Harvard Law School’s Immigration SPO
October 30, 2018
HIP students participating in Citizenship Day in Boston on September 23, 2018 By: Austin Davis, J.D. ’19 The Harvard Law School Immigration Project (HIP) has…
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Why TAP Defined My Law School Experience
October 30, 2018
Elizabeth Gyori J.D. ’19 By: Elizabeth Gyori, J.D. ’19 The notice came in a white envelope, hand-delivered by a staffer at the project-based Section 8…
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Pictured from left to right: Sue Finegan, MintzLevin, William (Rob) Roberts ’10, Ropes & Gray, and Tory Hartmann ’17, WilmerHale Three influential law firm attorneys…
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Climate Defense Project Emphasizes Movement Lawyering to Empower and Protect Climate Activists
October 29, 2018
Pictured left to right: Climate Defense Project Co-Founders Alice Cherry ’16 and Ted Hamilton ‘16 “We like to think of ourselves as climate activists with…
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Protecting Civil Liberties and Rights with Oren Nimni of Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston
October 29, 2018
Pictured left to right: Harvard Law School Professor Nikolas Bowie ’14 and Oren Nimni, Lawyers for Civil Rights Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie ’14 and…
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Regulatory Hackers Aren’t Fixing Society. They’re Getting Rich
October 29, 2018
Via Wired.com Source: Pixabay By: Susan Crawford Recently I was invited to join a panel to discuss Regulatory Hacking: A Playbook for…
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Student Reflections From the Border
October 26, 2018
Via the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program Source: Pixabay In August, HLS students Alessandra De La Tejera ’20, Josephine Herman ’20, Evan Hindman…
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Copyright Law Just Got Better for Video Game History
October 26, 2018
Via Motherboard.com Source: Pexels By: Ian Birnbaum and Matthew Gault A new ruling from the Librarian of Congress is good news for video game…
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HLS Named One of the Top Music Law Schools in 2018
October 26, 2018
Via Billboard.com Recording Artists Project (RAP) Board Members, left to right: Graham Duff, Jenna El-Fakih, Rebecca Rechtszaid, Caley Petrucci, Danielle Walling, and Kike Aluko.
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Lee Gelernt: A Fierce Advocate Reuniting Separated Families
October 25, 2018
Lee Gelernt, Deputy Director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project In the spring of 2018, the Trump administration implemented a “zero tolerance” policy on…
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Harvard Trio Studies Post Office Needs
October 25, 2018
Via NwestIowa.com Source: Flickr.com By: Mark Mahoney N’West Iowa residents who are worried about the future of their respective post offices will have…