Archive
-
HNMCP Book Talk: “Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully”
March 6, 2024
The Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program (HNMCP) is thrilled to present a conversation between HNMCP instructor and lecturer on law Morgan Michelle Franklin and HNMCP alum Elaine Lin Hering, the author of the forthcoming book "Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully."
-
‘Challenging Corruption and Advancing Integrity’: Insights from Harvard Law’s Anticorruption Lab
February 28, 2024
"It’s more than an academic endeavor; it’s a chance to contribute to a global movement towards transparency, accountability, and justice," writes Hussain Awan '25.
-
Decade after gay ban lifted, many discharged vets still lack full benefits.
-
‘It’s time to end the barbaric practice of solitary confinement in immigration detention’
February 23, 2024
Via The Hill
By Sabrineh Ardalan, Philip L. Torrey and Arevik Avedian Across the country, the Biden administration is holding hundreds of immigrants in… -
Through the FJC’s model of early family defense, law student attorneys working under the supervision of FJC’s experienced family law attorneys represent parents who would otherwise lack any access to counsel as they face daunting governmental authority that could lead to the break-up of their family.
-
"As a young boy, I could’ve never imagined that one day I’d be advocating for people facing similar challenges."
-
‘The Health Law and Policy Clinic was a perfect fit’
February 21, 2024
By Jessica Bushman ’25
Via CHLPI Blog My semester in Harvard Law’s Health Law & Policy Clinic was unparalleled. Alongside the Hepatitis C Advocacy… -
H.I.V. Groups Warn of Privacy Risks in How C.D.C. Tracks Virus Samples
February 15, 2024
Via The New York Times
By Benjamin Ryan The following passage is an excerpt; click here to read the full article. The Centers for… -
State attorneys-general are shaping national policy
February 15, 2024
Via The Economist The following passage is an excerpt; click here to read the full article. How did the attorney-general’s office come to be…
-
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Externships
February 14, 2024
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) seeks to provide motivated law students entering their second or third…
-
Pursuing racial and environmental justice through the Environmental Law & Policy Clinic
February 8, 2024
"I came to law school to learn about how lawyers can support the environmental justice movement in its goals of intertwining racial justice with environmentalism and ensuring communities of color are not left behind," writes Eric Zhao '25.
-
World Class Alumni Newsletter
February 7, 2024
“I routinely encounter LL.M.s who could benefit from postgraduate fellowships,” she says. “In some fields, there are really no entry-level positions, so a fellowship provides a critical stepping stone into that space.”
-
Decades after combat service, local veteran seeks benefits
February 7, 2024
“There is this huge range where service members are lumped together as receiving these bad paper discharges for some things that are really very, very bad. And some are things that, if it happened in the civilian world, wouldn't be punished at all,” said Dana Montalto with the Veterans Legal Clinic at Harvard Law School.
-
A new report based on records from the Trump and Biden years found the average length of solitary detainment was longer than the duration the U.N. says can constitute torture.
-
Fighting for Wisconsin voters’ power
February 1, 2024
In Clarke v. Wisconsin, the Harvard Law Election Law Clinic fought to restore voting power to Wisconsin residents – and won.
-
Supporting survivors through the Tenant Advocacy Project
January 31, 2024
"This experience serves as a reminder that, as lawyers, we have a profound responsibility to stand as advocates for those whose voices may be silenced or overlooked," writes Mohini Tangri '24.
-
"Protections for consumers are crucial to ensure that individuals can enjoy economic mobility and self-determination. Contributing to this work with the clinic is impactful and edifying," writes Lorea Mendiguren '24.
-
‘Promoting the rights and dignity of incarcerated people’
January 30, 2024
"It was a privilege to be a part of PLAP as a 1L and serve as a resource to a vulnerable population of incarcerated Massachusettsans," writes Reema Doleh '25.
-
“My Clinic Experience was Transformative”
January 30, 2024
"My projects were varied and comprehensive, starting with an in-depth analysis of the health, political, and economic factors that shape Food is Medicine (FIM) policy decisions in Alaska."
-
Addressing food donation in Mexico
January 30, 2024
In November, four members of the Global Food Donation Policy Atlas team went to Mexico City to further their work in assisting organizations working to reduce food loss and waste in Mexico.
-
Forum highlights Kentucky’s educational standards
January 26, 2024
“One of the most powerful things that I’ve noticed is that if you’re an outsider and you’re reading the newspapers about what’s going on legislatively and politically about education in Kentucky, that doesn’t really match what you hear when you go into communities and listen to actual students, parents and educators talking about their schools,” Gregory said.