Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Two Challenges to Texas Abortion Law
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument on two challenges to S.B. 8, the Texas law that effectively bans all abortions six weeks after a pregnant person’s missed period. The law went into effect on September 1st, after the Supreme Court declined to vacate the...
Understanding the ADA Challenge to Texas’s Ban on School Mask Requirements
In E.T. v. Abbott, Disability Rights Texas argues that Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s ban on public schools enforcing masking requirements violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The plaintiffs are Texas public school children under the age of twelve (and...
This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. President Biden announced a new slate of judicial nominees, several justices are in the news after criticizing the media and public perception of the Court, SCOTUS has added new cases to its merits docket, and...DOJ Supports Trans Woman’s Eighth Amendment Claim
Last week, the Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in support of Ashley Diamond’s lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections. Diamond, a Black trans woman and civil rights activist who is incarcerated, has endured repeated sexual assaults...
STUDENT WRITING Submissions for Volume 59.1 are open! We welcome pieces by students from all law schools . We will be accepting submissions through March 12, 2023. Learn about our submission process here: https://harvardcrcl.org/submit/
New on the Amicus Blog: @justin_marceau reviews @danielmedwed’s recent book, Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison, which he describes as “a sort of ‘how to’ guide for understanding the presence of wrongful convictions in our system.” https://harvardcrcl.org/barred-why-the-innocent-cant-get-out-of-prison-book-review-by-justin-marceau/
Reminder: Submissions for Volume 59.1 are open for two more weeks, through February 13! Learn about our submission process, including requirements and our mandatory diversity form, here: https://harvard-crcl.scholasticahq.com/for-authors
Submissions for Volume 59.1 are now open! We will be accepting articles for publication through February 13, 2023. Learn about our submission process, including requirements and our mandatory diversity form, here: https://harvard-crcl.scholasticahq.com/for-authors
Sixty yrs ago, Dr. King penned the profound Letter from a Birmingham Jail, marking the persistence of inequality in the lives of Black Americans seeking inclusion, equality, & freedom. I wrote about that in the @HarvardCRCL https://harvardcrcl.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/ThirteenthAmendmentPunishmentClause.pdf
As the @Harvard_Law Ames Moot Court Competition comes to an end, a special congratulations to @HarvardCRCL Editor-in-Chief @samjuneneal for winning Best Oralist and to her team for sweeping the awards! See our coverage of all the action here: https://harvardcrcl.org/ames-final-round-november-10-2022/
Tonight’s the night! Join us as we live-blog the @Harvard_Law Ames Moot Court finals here: https://harvardcrcl.org/ames-final-round-november-10-2022/