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Ronald Sullivan
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An article by Ronald Sullivan Jr.: Every defendant is entitled to a fair and impartial jury. But the process to find one can be long…
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When Ron Sullivan organized his bi-annual Trial Advocacy Workshop, an intensive course teaching trial skills at Harvard Law School, pizza wasn’t on his mind. But…
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A Brooklyn federal judge ruled on Monday that the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s Office crossed a line in its February 2023 press release announcing the indictment…
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An op-ed by Ronald S. Sullivan Jr.: Charles J. Ogletree Jr., who died Friday at age 70, was many things to many people: teacher, adviser,…
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Professor: Jan. 6 Judge deployed ‘No Shenanigans Rule’
August 14, 2023
The Jan. 6 case seems poised to move quickly because “The judge deployed what i want to call the ‘No Shenanigans Rule’,” says Harvard Law…
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Trump trial should be televised
August 10, 2023
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted in 2015 of killing four people and given the death sentence, but unless you squeezed into the courtroom,…
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Did Trump really believe he had won?
August 8, 2023
Special counsel Jack Smith, J.D. ’94, filed an indictment against former President Donald Trump last week for his role in efforts to overturn the 2020…
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In accusing former President Donald J. Trump of conspiring to subvert American democracy, the special counsel, Jack Smith, charged the same story three different ways.
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All charges have been dropped against a US Secret Service employee and driver for former first lady Michelle Obama who was charged with criminal harassment…
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A Brooklyn federal judge said Wednesday that Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson’s latest counsel switch ahead of trial on charges that he engaged in a…
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As he prepares to graduate, Rehan Staton gives thanks for sacrifices by his dad, brother, and help from pals, professors — and Tyler Perry.
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Experts say Trump prosecution far from sure thing
April 5, 2023
The juxtaposition could hardly be starker. In one of the most consequential prosecutions in the country’s history, the alleged criminal acts are based on routine…
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Mayors get personal over coffee and eggs
March 13, 2023
For Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, the galvanizing event was a family health emergency. For Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, it was picking up from failure and…
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Sullivan, Criminal Justice Institute part of suit against Florida’s migrant relocation program
December 9, 2022
A lawsuit joined by Ronald Sullivan Jr. and Harvard Law School's Criminal Justice Institute alleges that a plan by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to move asylum seekers to Massachusetts violated the Constitution.
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Harvard lawyer suing Ron DeSantis over Martha’s Vineyard migrants said briefs could also be used in Texas
December 7, 2022
A coalition of immigrants’ rights groups filed a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his Department of Transportation secretary in response to their sending…
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‘In pursuit of an atmosphere in which ideas can be followed without fear that you’ll be punished’
December 6, 2022
Professors Jeannie Suk Gersen and Janet Halley lead the Academic Freedom Alliance, an organization that protects the rights of faculty to speak or publish without fear of sanction or punishment.
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Groups sue Florida officials over migrant relocation program
December 5, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials are being sued in federal court by immigrant rights groups who challenge the constitutionality of the state’s migrant…
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SPLC, Harvard Law Sue DeSantis Over Migrant Relocation
December 2, 2022
Three immigration rights groups, represented by Southern Poverty Law Center and a Harvard Law School organization, sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in federal court Thursday,…