by eigadmin | Apr 6, 2014 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Sex Equality
Recently, an alleged sexual assault victim wrote an op-ed describing her experience. Responses to the piece have startled the University out of its usual calm. President Drew Faust has responded by convening a task force. Two undergrads have been placed on the task...
by eigadmin | Apr 1, 2014 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Events, Human Rights
Jonathan Hansen is Senior Lecturer on Social Studies and History at Harvard University. Sabin Willett is a partner at Bingham McCutcheon and has represented numerous Guantanamo detainees. On April 1 the historian and the lawyer shared their thoughts on Guantanamo Bay....
by eigadmin | Mar 17, 2014 | Courts & Judicial Interpretation, LGBTQ Rights, Poverty and Economic Justice, Weekly News Roundup
We bring you a special Spring Break Edition of the legal news roundup. Pull up a beach chair and read on. LGBT Rights Tennessee federal judge Aleta Trauger wrote a decision recognizing the legitimacy of out-of-state marriages between same-sex spouses. Judge Trauger’s...
by eigadmin | Nov 27, 2013 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Poverty and Economic Justice
CR-CL’s Unofficial Study Playlist It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, I don’t mean Thanksgiving. It’s time for outlining and consolidating all the knowledge we have accrued this semester. And during all that feverish writing, there are still dishes to wash...
by eigadmin | Oct 14, 2013 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Events
“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...
