Events
Announcing the Inaugural Trans Rights Writing Competition
Harvard Law School Lambda, Harvard Civil Rights–Civil Liberties Law Review, and the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender are seeking submissions from law students at any school for the Harvard Law School Trans Rights Writing Competition. We are seeking articles that broadly address trans rights issues. The winner will receive $1,000 and all submissions will be considered for publication. Read more here.
Police Torture: A Conversation with G. Flint Taylor
On Thursday April 9th, CR-CL will host a conversation with police accountability luminary G. Flint Taylor. Along with the People's Law Office, Mr. Taylor has lad trailblazing investigations that have uncovered unprecedented and systematic injustices committed in...
One Person, One Vote? A Discussion on Election Law, Local Government, and Critical Theory
On Monday, November 18, 2013, Professor Kenneth Stahl (Chapman) was joined by Professor Gerald Frug (HLS), Professor Nomi Stolzenberg (USC), and Professor Richard Briffault (Columbia) for a discussion on election law, local government, and critical...
“Arguments Are Cheap,” Says Justice Breyer
“Arguments are cheap. Briefs are filled with thousands. What matters is what grabs you.” Justice Breyer stopped by Wasserstein on October 1 for an hour of wry advice, reflection, and jokes. Breyer began by discussing the mechanics of the Supreme Court’s work. “Most...
Ames Competition
Ames Semi-Final Round – March 10, 2020
Welcome to CR-CL’s Ames Live Blog! The Ames Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. The students participating in the Semi-Final Round started the competition in fall of this year, and rose to...
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Ames Semi-Final Round – March 9, 2020
Welcome to CR-CL’s Ames Live Blog! The Ames Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. The students participating in the Semi-Final Round started the competition in fall of this year, and rose to...
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2019 Ames Moot Court Finals Live Blog
Welcome to the 2019 Ames Final, live from Austin Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts! Live coverage begins at 7:30pm. The following information is courtesy of the HLS BSAs. You can see all of tonight’s information, including copies of the briefs, here. The Ames...
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Ames Semi-Final Round – March 12
Welcome to CR-CL’s Live Blog of the Ames Moot Court Semi-Finals! Please scroll down for the live blog. We’ll start blogging shortly before 6:15 PM on March 12, 2019. The Ames Competition is a long-standing tradition at Harvard Law School. The students have gone...
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