Archive
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Crimmigration Clinic helps score First Circuit victory for asylum-seeker, Boston-area immigrants
January 18, 2022
The court’s decision is likely to have national implications, says Phil Torrey, the clinic’s director. By Rachel Reed via Harvard Law Today The Harvard Law…
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HLAB’s Stephanie Goldenhersh honored as Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Top Woman of Law
January 14, 2022
by Correy E. Stephenson, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly As a 3L, Stephanie E. Goldenhersh took a clinic and team-taught an undergraduate course. It was an experience…
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Via Harvard Law Today Meredith D.L. Boak ’12 has been appointed Harvard Law School’s assistant dean for Clinical and Pro Bono Programs. She most…
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‘Doing Justice’ Together: An Interview with LSC Safety Net Project Director Julie McCormack
January 10, 2022
This interview appeared in the Brown Political Review. Julie McCormack is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, co-teaching “The Poverty Law Workshop –…
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Uplifting children’s voices in the Child Advocacy Clinic
December 15, 2021
By Olivia Klein Negotiation, research and writing, trial preparation, and advocacy in the courtroom are just a few of the variety of legal skills practiced…
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In a potentially precedent-setting case, Veterans Clinic students work to help LGBTQ widower secure VA benefits
November 8, 2021
Via Harvard Law Today When U.S. Navy veteran Rhett Chalk passed away in June of last year, he and his partner Lawrence “Larry” Vilord…
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Via LSC Blog By mid-semester, the 14 Harvard Law students enrolled in the Veterans Law & Disability Benefits Clinic at the Legal Services Center…
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Clinic alumni join long line of Harvard Law educated city leaders across the nation
November 8, 2021
via Harvard Law Today Each of the newly-elected leaders mentioned in this article are also alumni of a variety of our clinics and Student…
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‘Innovation in the law is something students should use to challenge the status quo’
November 8, 2021
As part of National Pro Bono week, student entrepreneurs discuss founding social ventures By Olivia Klein Growing up gay in Iraq, Amir Ashour ’24 saw…
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HIRCP Celebrates Pro Bono Week 2021
October 28, 2021
Via Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program This week, from October 24-30, we celebrate National Pro Bono Week. Since the founding…
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Via Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program On October 19th, our Program, in collaboration with the HLS Immigration Project and the Immigration…
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Supreme Court preview: Ramirez v. Collier
October 21, 2021
Josh McDaniel, director of Harvard’s Religious Freedom Clinic, explains SCOTUS’s upcoming Free Exercise case — and how his clinic is involved By Rachel Reed, via…
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LSC’s Safety Net Project Students Testify Before Mass Legislature on Importance of Nutrition Benefits
October 18, 2021
Via LSC Blog Kate Strickland and Rachel Schwarz, Harvard Law students in LSC’s Safety Net Project, submitted testimony last week on two bills under…
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Hon. John Cratsley Awarded with MBA Professor Frank E.A. Sander Award in Dispute Resolution
October 18, 2021
On Thursday, October 21, Hon. John Cratsley (Ret.) is being awarded with the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Professor Frank E.A. Sander Award in Dispute Resolution. Cratsley…
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The International Human Rights Clinic Supports International Advocacy to Advance Rights of Women in Yemen
October 18, 2021
By Salma Waheedi, via Human Rights@Harvard Law The Musawah Movement for Equality in the Muslim Family submitted a thematic…
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Sabi Ardalan and Phil Torrey selected for Bellow Scholar Program
October 13, 2021
Via HIRCP Blog We are thrilled to share that Program Director Sabi Ardalan and Program Managing Attorney and Crimmigration Clinic Director Phil Torrey…
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‘It’s good to be back’
October 4, 2021
Excerpt from Harvard Law Today, by Kim Wright and Rachel Reed At a staff appreciation event, Harvard Law School employees shared what they are…
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Tenant Advocacy Project’s Dick Bauer Honored with Massachusetts National Lawyers Guild Award
October 4, 2021
On Friday, October 1, Dick Bauer was honored with the National Lawyers Guild Massachusetts Chapter’s annual Rob Doyle Award, recognizing his exceptional work in Massachusetts…
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Tenant Advocacy Project hosts 1L Orientation and Training
September 30, 2021
With the fall semester now in full swing, the Tenant Advocacy Project recently held its annual 1L Orientation and Training. Students new to the…
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Court Issues Ruling Aligned with Amicus Brief Submitted by HLS Professors Protecting the Rights of Asylum Seekers During the Global Pandemic
September 27, 2021
Via Human Rights@Harvard Law On September 16, a U.S. District Judge granted a preliminary injunction against expulsion of migrant families without any hearing, in response…
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CHLPI welcomes three clinical fellows to the team
September 27, 2021
Via CHLPI Blog The Health Law and Policy Clinic is pleased to welcome three new Clinical Fellows, Suzanne Davies, Julia Harvey, Erin McCrady. Suzanne…