A Tale of Two Fultons
The Supreme Court on Thursday weighed in on the continuing tension between religious freedom and LGBT equality in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, holding unanimously that a Philadelphia anti-discrimination law does not bar a Catholic foster care agency from...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...
This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Derek Chauvin was convicted for killing George Floyd, while the Supreme Court undermined its recent rulings protecting juveniles accused of serious crimes. Meanwhile, Oakland begins experimenting with...
Maryland Becomes First State to Repeal its Police Bill of Rights
This month, Maryland became the first state to repeal its statutory police bill of rights, thereby reducing the special protections police officers had previously received in the event that one of them was facing criminal prosecution. For those who are highlighting...
Over Zoom and In-Person, Prosecution is Criminally Inefficient
It was 10:30 AM on Friday—hour three of waiting for my case to be called in West Roxbury District Court “virtual session.” I was happy to wait; from my perspective as a student public defender, I’d hit the lottery with the presiding judge. In several cases, he leaned...
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New on HLPR’s Notice & Comment:
Prof. David S. Cohen (@dsc250) of @drexelkline writes about a “pernicious” and under-discussed provision in #SB8, Texas's anti-abortion law.
https://harvardlpr.com/2021/10/03/sb8s-unnoticed-sword-of-damocles-provision/
Today on the Amicus Blog @sarahbelle6 highlights one of the upcoming cases in the October SCOTUS term, Hemphill v. New York: https://harvardcrcl.org/hemphill-v-new-york-supreme-court-to-confront-a-question-on-the-confrontation-clause/
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