What is Sexual Assault at Harvard?
Recently, an alleged sexual assault victim wrote an op-ed describing her experience. Responses to the piece have startled the University out of its usual calm. President Drew Faust has responded by convening a task force. Two undergrads have been placed on the task...
Don’t Forget Guantanamo: The Legacy of the “War on Terror”, Torture, and Indefinite Detention
This week, HLS’s ACLU Chapter held a series of events exploring the existence of Guantanamo Bay detention facilities. For three days, panelists discussed the beginnings of the Camp, the detainees held there, and the legacy Guantanamo represents for the United...The Past and Future of Guantanamo Bay
Jonathan Hansen is Senior Lecturer on Social Studies and History at Harvard University. Sabin Willett is a partner at Bingham McCutcheon and has represented numerous Guantanamo detainees. On April 1 the historian and the lawyer shared their thoughts on Guantanamo Bay....Ames Second Semifinal 2014
Welcome to CR-CL’s live coverage of the second semifinal of the Ames Moot Court competition on April 1, 2014! Briefs and other information about the case can be found here. Tonight’s participating teams are: The Elliot L. Richardson Memorial Team,...
Thank you to @AaronMukerjee for this outstanding piece.
“As bad actors continue to provide loans that take advantage of low-income and minority borrowers, we must recognize that small business lending policy is social justice policy.”
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Wrote a blog for @HarvardCRCL about the devastating impact that predatory small business lending can have on low-income communities and communities of color, why it's a growing problem, and what we can do about it.
https://t.co/xEk5ZYx1W7
#BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to state and local governments, thus limiting their ability to use fines to raise revenue.
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At any talk when in agreement with the speaker:
Other people: snap
Me: aggressively knock on hard surface
Thanks @HarvardCRCL
Happy Valentines Day! Speaking of romance: here is a piece I wrote for @HarvardCRCL on how the new criminal justice reform act fails women https://t.co/4ChEYzSNd9
Great piece by @MartysaurusRex in @washingtonpost. I'd add that it's not good enough to just "allow" Black youth to dream. As I argue in forthcoming essay in @HarvardCRCL, Black youth are *entitled* to resources for dreaming big & this should be part of a new civil rights agenda. https://t.co/qE85F4Xukz