by Shane Hunt | Nov 1, 2014 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Criminal Justice, Freedom of Expression, LGBTQ Rights, Racial Justice, Sex Equality, Voting and Elections Rights, Weekly News Roundup
There has been considerable coverage on the new Harvard University sexual harassment policy. On Oct. 15, a group of 28 HLS faculty members published this op-ed in the Boston Globe arguing that the new university policy 1) violates principles of Due Process, 2)...
by Alison Burton | Oct 7, 2014 | Amicus, Human Rights, Voting and Elections Rights
While the number of Hong Kong protestors has decreased from thousands to hundreds in the past few days, the protestors have scored a victory in the government’s agreement to begin formal negotiations. Although success at these talks is far from guaranteed, the sheer...
by Alison Burton | Oct 6, 2014 | Amicus, Human Rights, LGBTQ Rights, Voting and Elections Rights, Weekly News Roundup
Even if We Defeat the Islamic State, We’ll Still Lose the Bigger War The United States’ effort to end ISIS is just the latest in a series of Middle Eastern Wars, starting with Iran in 1980, and also involving Libya, Lebanon, Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, Saudi Arabia,...
by Alex Self | Apr 14, 2014 | Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Freedom of Expression, LGBTQ Rights, Uncategorized, Voting and Elections Rights, Weekly News Roundup
Hope you got the classes and clinics you wanted! In the meantime, several civil rights issues have been hot topics in the news. Same Sex Marriage and Religious Exemptions – Scotus Blog Last Monday, the Supreme Court refused to weigh in on the debate on religious...
by Krista White | Apr 7, 2014 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Sex Equality, Voting and Elections Rights, Weekly News Roundup
Civil rights and civil liberties dominated the first week of April: 1. McCutcheon v. FEC On Wednesday, April 2, the Supreme Court delivered a powerful blow to campaign contribution limits in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. Chief Justice John Roberts stated...
by Shane Hunt | Mar 10, 2014 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Criminal Justice, Freedom of Expression, LGBTQ Rights, Voting and Elections Rights, Weekly News Roundup
The last week has had several civil rights updates on several different fronts: “Senate Democrats help block Obama nominee for civil rights post” – Washington Post The Senate rejected the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile to lead the Justice...