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Nov. 1: Weekly News Update

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)...
Lessons from the Umbrella Revolution

Lessons from the Umbrella Revolution

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...

Oct. 6: Weekly News Roundup

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,...
April 14: Weekly News Roundup

April 14: Weekly News Roundup

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...
April 7: Weekly News Roundup

April 7: Weekly News Roundup

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...

March 10: Weekly News Roundup

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...
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20 Feb

#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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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

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Barbaric Beyond Bans: How the First Step Act’s Shackling Provision Fails to Protect Women:
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4 Feb

Around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, electricity was restored to the MDC, a federal prison in Brooklyn. But problems with the heating system, which are unrelated to the electrical failure, remain, and while parts of the jail have heat, many cells do not: https://t.co/0wLqzCsNJv

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monicacbellMonica Bell@monicacbell·
5 Feb

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

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Police in South Carolina are three times more likely to seize money and property from Black people than white people. https://t.co/IAVD4tlrrj

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28 Jan

Have you recently published a book relating to civil rights or civil liberties, or do you have one coming out soon? We want to review it! Contact us at amicusblog.crcl@gmail.com to have your book or manuscript considered for a review.

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