Archive

By Kathryn Yukevich, J.D. '17—In my year with the Criminal Justice Institute, I have seen that the people who work within the criminal justice system have the power to make the system less harsh and less unfeeling.

By Jimin He, J.D. '17—My two semesters at the Federal Tax Clinic have been a humbling experience. Unlike my clients, who hover around the poverty line and have incurred significant tax liabilities relative to their income, financial security is never truly a pressing concern in my day-to-day life.

2017-18 Clinical Registration—There are a handful of of by-application clinics with rapidly approaching application deadlines.

By Jin Kim, J.D. ’18—When the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights began its emergency hearing yesterday, the room was packed. There were private citizens, state officials, journalists, and representatives from the civil society organizations, all there to discuss the effects of President Trump’s executive orders.

By Elizabeth Petow Mayo, J.D. '17 and Maile Yeats-Rowe, J.D. '17—We both wanted to do legal services work during law school, learn more about litigation, and work directly with clients. The Veterans Legal Clinic was the perfect opportunity.

From The Harvard Crimson—Two students from the Immigration and Refugee Clinic argued that the United States was no longer a “safe country” for refugees before the Inter-American Committee on Human Rights in Washington, D.C. Tuesday.

By Jeanne Jeong, J.D. '17—This January, I spent winter term working at Goldstein & Russell, P.C., a boutique law firm that focuses on Supreme Court and appellate litigation and whose partners run the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.

By Audra Herrera, J.D. '17—My taxi driver sighed when I asked him to take me downtown through the heavy traffic. He helped me and my suitcases into the car and pulled out of the airport. My usual impulse to initiate small talk was overcome by the left-leaning newscaster’s commentary on the radio.

By Morgan Franklin, J.D. '17—This semester I have the good fortune of participating in HLS's Semester in Washington Clinic, a program that provides students with the chance to work in an office in DC while taking a course in government lawyering and policy creation.

From Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic—Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Grants Joint Request by US and Canadian Advocates and Academics to Participate in Emergency Hearing on Executive Orders.

From the Mississippi Delta Project—The Economic Development Team works on solutions that improve economic well-being and quality of life in the Mississippi Delta.

From the Health Law and Policy Clinic—Last month, CHLPI attended Families USA’s annual health advocacy conference, Health Action 2017, in Washington D.C.

From the Mississippi Delta Project—After law school, Emanuel’s goal is to support community development efforts back home in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Delta Project—Farm to School seeks to improve child nutrition, teach children about agriculture and healthy diets, and build relationships between schools and local farmers.

From Spare Change News—We are third-year Harvard Law School students from the Transactional Law Clinics’ Community Enterprise Project, and we are partnering with Spare Change News to address some of the concerns vendors face.

From the International Human Rights Clinic—Our team will travel to Kosovo to better understand potential environmental and human health impacts that linger from the war.

From Harvard Law Today—Such food recovery has the potential to address the coupled issues of food waste and food insecurity in the United States, reducing the 40% of food that is wasted by instead getting edible food onto the plates of those in need.

Three Harvard Law School students – Rebecca Johnson J.D. '17, Scott Sherman J.D. '17, and Gia Velasquez J.D. '18 – were honored with Weiler Awards presented at the Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law’s 2017 Symposium.

By Stephanie Schuyler, J.D. '17—Many SPOs here at HLS can provide students with hands-on experience. But what drew me to Defenders was the possibility of centering and lifting the narratives of our clients, who might otherwise be processed by the criminal justice system

From the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project—PLAP submitted testimony regarding proposed changes to the Massachusetts Department of Correction regulations that govern disciplinary hearings, use of force, and grievance procedures.

From the Food Law and Policy Clinic—The Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council, released Don’t Waste, Donate: Enhancing Food Donations through Federal Policy presenting actions the federal government should take to better align federal laws and policies with the goal of increasing the donation of safe surplus food.