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harvardcrcl Harvard CRCL @harvardcrcl ·
26 Mar

We are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 60, Issue 1 of CR-CL! Read it here: https://journals.law.harvard.edu/crcl/vol-60-no-1-winter-2025/

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23 Jan

Submissions for Volume 61.1 are now open! We will be accepting articles for publication through February 14, 2025. Learn more about our submission process, including requirements and our mandatory diversity form (https://tinyurl.com/crcldivform), here: https://harvard-crcl.scholasticahq.com/for-authors

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8 Jan

Applications for Volume 61 of CR-CL Law Review are open! If you’re interested, apply through our application (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIuyehnrxexvyVz6u1mYnD1xIFPwizVdcMfruyuSSwGP681w/viewform?usp=sf_link) by 11:59pm EST next Wednesday, January 15, 2024. Reach out to crcl@mail.law.harvard.edu with any questions.

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2 Aug 2024

Submissions for Volume 60.2 are now open! We will be accepting articles for publication through August 29, 2024. Learn more about our submission process, including requirements and our mandatory diversity form, here: https://harvard-crcl.scholasticahq.com/for-authors

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20 Jun 2024

Thrilled to announce the publication of Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, Volume 59, No. 2! Read all about it here: https://journals.law.harvard.edu/crcl/vol-59-no-2-spring-2024/

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