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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivers Disabled American Veterans Distinguished Lecture at Harvard Law School
November 2, 2015
Via HLS News L-R: Dana Montalto, attorney and Liman Fellow in Harvard Law School’s Veterans Legal Clinic; Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus ’75;…
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Application Due: November 10, 2015 @ 5 pm
Enrollment is by application and is limited to rising 2L and 3L students. This full-semester interdisciplinary… -
New Publication | The Food is Medicine Advocacy Toolkit
November 2, 2015
Via Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation CHLPI has just released The Food is Medicine Advocacy Toolkit: Using Advocacy…
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Harvard Law celebrated National Pro Bono Week
October 30, 2015
This week, Harvard Law School celebrated National Pro Bono Week. This celebration honored the outstanding work of lawyers who volunteer their time to help people…
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HLS Students recognized for their Pro Bono Service Hours
October 29, 2015
The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs offers its heartfelt congratulations to the 37 Harvard Law students that were recognized by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial…
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Startups: How I Channel My Entrepreneurial Interests at HLS
October 29, 2015
Eli A. Shalam J.D. ’16 By Eli A. Shalam J.D. ’16 By the time my first semester at HLS began, I was chomping at…
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Harvard Immigration Project fights for the rights of immigrants
October 29, 2015
By Michelle Ha J.D. ’16 It is a particularly exciting time to be involved in immigration and refugee issues. The international spotlight on the…
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A Profile of Two Students
October 28, 2015
Via HLS Advocates for Human Rights Danae Paterson, J.D. ‘16, and Brian Klosterboer, J.D. ‘16, met one another at the start of their 1L year…
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By Irem Girmen, Northeastern University Co-Op Student at the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project On September 4th, the Prison Legal Assistance Project and the Office of…
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By Terron East, J.D. ’17 Within the last decade, the music industry has shifted from an entity reliant upon physical goods, such as CDs and…
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Tenant Advocacy Project: Helping individuals with criminal records secure a second chance at housing
October 26, 2015
By Ryan Sakoda, Student in the Tenant Advocacy Project and Harvard Ph.D. Candidate in Economics Over 100 million individuals, or about one-third of the U.S. population,…
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Court by Court, Lawyers Fight Policies That Fall Heavily on the Poor
October 23, 2015
Via New York Times CLANTON, Ala. — In January, Christy Dawn Varden was arrested in a Walmart parking lot, charged with shoplifting and three…
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HLS Celebrates National Pro Bono Week
October 23, 2015
Next week, Harvard Law School is celebrating National Pro Bono Week. This celebration honors the outstanding work of lawyers who volunteer their time to help…
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Peter A. Carfagna JD ’79 wins Harvard Alumni Association Award
October 23, 2015
Via Harvard Alumni The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Awards were established in 1990 to recognize outstanding service to Harvard University through alumni activities. This…
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Myanmar: New report finds police used excessive force during crackdown on protesters in Letpadan
October 15, 2015
Via HLS News Myanmar police officers used excessive force during a crackdown on protesters and arrested more than 100 individuals in Letpadan, Bago Region…
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Harvard Defenders: 65 years of legal service to the community
October 13, 2015
Via HLS News “The role of a criminal-defense lawyer is rarely comfortable, and never popular,” renowned defense attorney Jack T. Litman ’67 liked to…
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Criteria Can Solve a Problem, but Delay a Difficult Conversation
October 9, 2015
Via Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program By Robert C. Bordone In recent months, the world has been transfixed by the ongoing struggle of migrants…
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Fighting Injustice in the Tennessee Court System
October 6, 2015
Last Spring, a group of HLS students traveled to Tennessee to work with Equal Justice Under Law, a non-profit civil rights organization started by alumni …
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A Warm Welcome to the New Clinicians
October 5, 2015
The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs extends a warm welcome to Clinical Instructors Larisa Bowman (Harvard Legal Aid Bureau) and Marea Parker (Transactional…
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Searching For A Leader, Not Just A General
October 5, 2015
Via HNMCP Robert C. Bordone & Sara del Nido Listening to the language that most Presidential candidates have regularly been using in their speeches,…