Eliminating Cash Bail in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
While not on the front page of media sites, bail reform is an integral part in the movement to tackle the penal state. After decades of punitive rhetoric justifying racially oppressive penal policies, criminal justice reform is being embraced at the federal, state,...
Protecting the Rights of Suspended Library Patrons
Public libraries trigger thoughts of stacked bookshelves, proper librarians, and rental fees. While these continue to exist, albeit to a lesser extent, public libraries have undergone intense shifts in the last decade and will continue to evolve to reflect societal...
Sunshine Is Not Enough: State Responses to the Enforcement Crisis Caused by Forced Arbitration
This is a guest post authored by Jennifer Bennett, a Staff Attorney at Public Justice, and David Seligman, Director of Towards Justice, a non-profit workers’ rights law firm based in Denver, Colorado. Lots of attention these days is rightfully being paid to...
Ignoring the Intersectionality of Gun Violence
Photo by Bo Harvey on Unsplash Gun Violence 101: Gun Violence is a Problem It should come as no surprise that America has a gun violence problem. The number of deaths in the United States caused by guns has been steadily rising for the last five years, and in 2019...
Purpose: What FedSoc Got Wrong About Clinics, and How Students Can Learn From Their Mistake
Following a request by members of the HLS Federalist Society for a series of explicitly conservative clinics, many commentators and students pointed out the obvious: clinics are not inherently partisan, or ideological, but are designed to be learning experiences for...
Hey! You! It's Friday afternoon and I know you're not really working. Take a minute to read my post on @HarvardCRCL's blog! I reflect on my recent experience in West Roxbury court and how we define "efficiency" in the criminal legal system.
https://harvardcrcl.org/criminally-inefficient/
Today on the Amicus Blog, @ava_cilia uses NY's recent marijuana law to explore what's possible when elected officials listen to organizers and directly-impacted communities! https://harvardcrcl.org/historic-new-york-state-legislation-shows-us-what-is-possible-when-elected-officials-listen-to-organizers-and-directed-impacted-communities/
A new episode of our podcast, Taking Liberties, is up! On this episode, @GeorgiaArmani_ speaks with Professor Spencer H. Boyer, the founder of CR-CL and a professor at @howardlawschool. They discuss the most pressing civil liberties issues we face today! https://harvardcrcl.org/taking-liberties-episode-15-prof-spencer-h-boyer-on-the-founding-of-cr-cl/