Archive

By Marissa Yu, J.D. ’17, and Zoe Egelman, J.D. ’18—HIRC co-authored a brief to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) on the “material support” bar to asylum, arguing that the word “material” must be given independent meaning in order to ensure that victims of terrorism are not unfairly denied humanitarian protection.

From Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program—“Welcome home, Mr. Kim.” My heart still flutters whenever I come back to the United States after a trip abroad and the Customs and Border Protection officer welcomes me home.

From the Food Law and Policy Clinic—Tilth. I had trouble even wrapping my tongue around the word at first, but the meaning was clear enough to see.

The symposium brought together over 28 military personnel and legal experts whose work focuses on the areas of Islamic and human rights law as well as on cultural and international security issues.

By Vetan Kapoor, J.D. '17—Last year, a Vietnam-era veteran who served in the Navy honorably for several years asked the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for help. He had a dental condition that required emergency medical treatment, but could not afford to pay for the procedures and his insurance did not cover the full costs.

By Elisa Hevia, J.D. '17—I was drawn to the Child Advocacy Clinic because it enables its students to give a voice to the voiceless, but more specifically, to give a voice to children, who are unfortunately too often overlooked in our society.

From the Food Law and Policy Clinic—As a Continuing Clinical student in the Food Law and Policy Clinic this semester, I spent two days at the North American Workshop on Food Waste Reduction and Recovery in Toronto, Canada.

From the International Human Rights Clinic—Tyler Giannini, Co-Director of the International Human Rights Clinic, and Yee Htun, Clinical Advocacy Fellow, presented a webinar for Harvard Law School alumni on human rights and Myanmar’s transition from military rule.

The following clinics have upcoming application deadlines in April.

Harvard Law School student Lauren Kuhlik '17 won the 2017 Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)-Northeast Law Student Ethics Award. According to the Chapter, the award was created to recognize students who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to ethics.

From the Food Law and Policy Clinic—I took the Food Law and Policy (FLPC) seminar last year, and I enjoyed the material so much that I decided to enroll in the Clinic this Spring. Now in the clinic, much of my focus has been on FLPC’s state and local food waste initiatives.

2017 Spring Break Pro Bono Trips—Our enthusiastic team of eight HLS students and one supervising attorney ventured into the state of Queretaro, Mexico to provide free tax services for migrant workers in coordination with Centro de Derechos de Migrante (CDM).

By Pamela Yaacoub, J.D. '17—“I’ve been talking about this for so long. Every time we go somewhere, questions, talking, talking. I hope that one day, I never have to talk about this again.” My client said this to me while I was visiting him at the South Texas Detention Complex.

The Executive Committee of the AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education announced that Chi Adanna Mgbako (HLS J.D. '05) Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Leitner International Human Rights Clinic at Fordham University School of Law, is this year’s recipient of the Shanara Gilbert Award.

From the International Human Rights Clinic—The resolution calls for an international investigation into “alleged recent human rights violations by the military and security forces,” singling out Rakhine State in particular for scrutiny.

From the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program—The Crimmigration Clinic filed an amicus curiae brief in support of a lawsuit arguing that it is unlawful for state law enforcement agencies to arrest and detain an individual in Massachusetts solely for immigration enforcement purposes.

From the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation—Health care providers and payers are increasingly realizing that food insecurity and unmet nutrition needs play a large role in the health outcomes of their patients and beneficiaries.

From Cyberlaw Clinic—In areas ranging from the so-called “right to be forgotten” to intellectual property to defamation, there is an ongoing debate over how legitimate national laws and preferences should be applied and enforced online in the content takedown context.

By Asheley Walker, J.D. '17—I came to law school knowing I wanted to be a transactional attorney, but few, if any, of my classes gave me much insight into what it would be like to practice transactional law.

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs is announcing a new clinic, Democracy and the Rule of Law Clinic. Please visit the clinic webpage and read the course catalog description for more information.

By Drake Carden, J.D. '17—I have always taken an interest in food and how our food system operates, but had not done anything pertinent to the field outside of some light reading and Netflix documentary binge-watching.