The Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review’s Blog for 2013-2014
Welcome to the blog of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. The 2013-2014 academic year looks to be a […]
Shoe Is On the Other Foot: Facebook’s Growing Frustration With the NSA
It turns out that no one likes invasions into their privacy. Not even Facebook. Since the rise of social media,
Constitutional Law and Zombies
Summertime is for sitting on the beach with a cold beer in one hand and a Kindle loaded with pdfs
Amicus, Criminal Justice
Psychology’s Reasonable Doubts
IN DOUBT: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS. By Dan Simon. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 2012. Pp. 405.
Civil Rights Lawyering in the 21st Century, An Interview with Tomiko Brown-Nagin
The courts have changed in such a way that it’s hard to bring affirmative [racial] claims, which is why I
The Right to Remain Silent After Salinas v. Texas
This past Monday the Supreme Court split in Salinas v. Texas deciding that a prosecutor may take advantage of a
Aligning Constitutional Norms with Reality: the Sixth Circuit’s Decision in United States v. Blewett
Like me, I imagine that many young, idealistic, progressive law students begin their legal educations under the impression that federal
The Stratification of Access to Education
For those of us who want robust access to education, the internet can certainly help us in realizing that goal. But it would be deeply unfortunate if the drive for increased access led to an evisceration of the educational experience itself.
The Legal Aftermath of the Attacks
Even if the bombings and the shootings and yesterday’s regional lockdown have been occupying the national (and even international) media, it is important to work through some of the legal implications of these events.
A New Role for the Forgotten Amendment?
The future of cybersecurity is in flux, but its shape will be affected by our constitutional protections. To that end, and because much of cybersecurity planning involves creative thinking about potential challenges in a dynamic environment, it is important to think creatively about the protections that we have. At the risk of being a little too “out there,” this post suggests a role for a forgotten constitutional amendment in limiting cybersecurity proposals to protect basic civil liberties.
Amicus, Criminal Justice, Guest Author
Recap of PLAP Solitary Confinement Panel
Guest Post by Jacob Alderdice, HLS ’14 Harvard PLAP Panel on Solitary Confinement Solitary confinement, a practice that has