Archive
-
Updates from the Mississippi Delta Project
December 10, 2015
Via Mississippi Delta Project Newsletter Food Policy Team This year, the Food Policy Team is working on a year-long project in partnership…
-
Food Recovery Act Introduced in Congress Includes key policy recommendations from the Food Law and Policy Clinic
December 10, 2015
Via Food Law and Policy Clinic Today, Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree introduced the Food Recovery Act, a groundbreaking comprehensive piece of legislation aimed…
-
Harvard’s ties to the Mississippi Delta region continue to thrive and grow stronger and deeper with each passing year
December 4, 2015
Via Mississippi Delta Project
By Colin Ross, Harvard Mississippi Delta Project Co-Chair, HLS ‘16 On the evening of November 18th, the students and faculty… -
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Amicus Brief in SJC Cell Phone Search Case
December 2, 2015
Via Cyberlaw Clinic The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (PDF) in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on behalf of the…
-
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious faiths. The Becket Fund seeks…
-
CHLPI Clinics Travel to the 9th Annual Southern Obesity Summit
November 30, 2015
Via Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
By Michelle Maley, J.D. ’16 and Olivia Smith, J.D. ’17 On November 15, we traveled as… -
Joint Clinic Report: Company’s Remedies for Rape in Papua New Guinea Deeply Flawed
November 20, 2015
Via International Human Rights Clinic Geneva & New York, November 19, 2015—A controversial process created by one of the world’s largest gold mining companies…
-
FLPC, in partnership with the Food Recovery Project, Launches Legal Guide on the Federal Enhanced Tax Deduction for Food Donations
November 18, 2015
Via Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation An estimated 40 percent of food produced in the United States goes uneaten; at the same…
-
Pursuing the vision of Horace Mann
November 16, 2015
By Jonathan Wall, J.D. ’16 Jonathan Wall, J.D. ’16 In 1848, Horace Mann, the “father” of American education, wrote, “Education then, beyond all other…
-
Clinic students present legal workshops for veterans
November 12, 2015
Via Legal Services Center LSC clinic student, Carys Johnson, presents to veterans about estate planning On Monday, November 9, 2015, the Legal Services Center…
-
Pivotal Elections in Myanmar
November 12, 2015
Via International Human Rights Clinic By Roni Druks, J.D. ’17, and Sharon Yuen, LL.M. ’16 Today, Myanmar held its first contested general election in…
-
Using law to protect veterans
November 11, 2015
Via Harvard Gazette Credit: Heratch Photography
While flying air missions in Afghanistan, Anne Stark said her greatest concern was protecting soldiers on the… -
A shelter for homeless youth
November 10, 2015
Via Harvard Gazette In a heartfelt ceremony at First Parish in Cambridge, the Harvard students and alumni who led the effort to open…
-
Spanish for Public Interest Lawyers: helping faculty and students connect with clients
November 10, 2015
Since 2007, the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs (OCP) has sponsored a Spanish for Public Interest Lawyers (SPIL) non-credit course to help students…
-
Clinic and HRW Urge Strengthening of International Law Governing Incendiary Weapons
November 6, 2015
Via International Human Rights Clinic (Washington, DC, November 5, 2015) – Countries should take concrete steps to strengthen international law governing incendiary weapons, Human…
-
The World’s Role in Burma’s Peace Process
November 5, 2015
By Roi Bachmutsky, J.D. ’17, student in the International Human Rights Clinic There is a joke in Burma* that George Orwell unintentionally wrote a trilogy about…
-
Chayes Fellows journey abroad to serve the public good
November 4, 2015
Via HLS News In the summer of 2015, 86 Harvard Law School students worked in 37 countries on a diverse array of projects; 19…
-
Clinic Submits Report In Support Of Hearing On Rights Of People Affected By The CIA Rendition And Torture Program
November 4, 2015
Via International Human Rights Clinic Last week, the International Human Rights Clinic submitted a report in support of an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights thematic hearing…
-
Via Cyberlaw Clinic We are happy to report that the Library of Congress has approved of exemptions to the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions in order to…
-
“Professor Grossman was a talented lawyer, a dedicated teacher and a passionate advocate. He committed his life to the fair implementation of the law, believing…