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Criminal Justice Institute
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The Value of Outrage in Holistic Defense
April 9, 2019
Source: Pexels By: Samantha Miller, J.D. ’19 David’s* meeting with the housing coordinator was supposed to be formality. David’s longtime girlfriend, June, was seeking to…
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A New Harvard Law Building Opens on Mass Ave
November 9, 2018
Via Harvard Law Today Credit: NBBJ Boston By: Clea Simon Citing its future role in “innovation, deep learning, collegiality, and service,” Dean John F.
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Harvard Law School’s Criminal Justice Institute Honors Jemele Hill as its 2018 Trailblazer Lecturer
October 22, 2018
On September 19, 2018, Harvard Law School’s Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) presented its 4th Annual Trailblazer Lecture Series: A Discussion with Jemele Hill. Harvard Law…
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Learning how to be a lawyer at the Criminal Justice System
March 24, 2017
By Kathryn Yukevich, J.D. '17—In my year with the Criminal Justice Institute, I have seen that the people who work within the criminal justice system have the power to make the system less harsh and less unfeeling.
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Catherine Howard ’16 Harvard Law School student Catherine Howard ’16 is the winner of the inaugural David A. Grossman Exemplary Clinical Student Award. To be presented…
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This year, faculty and students in the Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) have been investigating criminal cases, interviewing witnesses, conducting research, and arguing motions and trials…
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Via HLS News Thirteen Harvard Law School students were selected as the 2016 Cravath International Fellows. The fellows traveled to 12 countries for winter…
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Using the law to heal the wounds of racism
March 29, 2016
By Rena Karefa-Johnson, J.D. ’16 In my law school applications, I wrote that I wanted to be a lawyer to continue my grandfather’s legacy of…
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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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Two Win 2015 Exemplary Clinical Student Award
May 25, 2015
Harvard Law School’s Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs recognizes two graduating students who exemplify putting theory into practice through clinical work. The honorees…
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Student finds motivation in her clinical work
May 18, 2015
Ashley Lewis, J.D. ’15 By Ashley Lewis, J.D. ’15 The most memorable moments of law school have been walking out of a courtroom with…
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First Line of Defense
May 6, 2015
Via Harvard Bulletin Students represent the indigent in courts where judges ask,
‘Is Harvard in the building?’ Credit: Mark Ostow
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Dehlia Umunna, Clinical Professor of Law Via HLS News Dehlia Umunna has been appointed Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. She…