Does the LSAT Discriminate Against the Visually Impaired?
Last week, Richard Bernstein, the newest member of the Michigan Supreme Court, visited Harvard Law School to give a lunchtime […]
Amicus, Education & Youth, Uncategorized
Education & Youth
Affirmative Action and Exclusion: How Race-Based Admissions Impact Asian Americans
On December 17th, 2014, the nonprofit organization Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed suit in the Massachusetts District Court against
February 16, 2015: Weekly News Roundup
FBI Director Addresses Race and Policing In a speech to Georgetown students, director of the FBI, James B. Comey, spoke
Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Criminal Justice, Education & Youth, LGBTQ Rights, Weekly News Roundup
November 10: Weekly News Roundup
Department of Education Okays Princeton’s Revised Sexual Assault Policy The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has
The School-to-Prison Pipeline
The school-to-prison pipeline is an unfortunate reality for many students attending public schools in socio-economically disadvantaged areas. For those who
Criminal Justice, Education & Youth, Human Rights, Weekly News Roundup
Oct. 20: Weekly News Roundup
Supreme Court Allows Texas to Use Strict Voter ID Law in Coming Election On Saturday the Supreme Court issued an order allowing the
Issues in Public School Funding
The means by which district schools are financed has been a matter of concern dating back to the creation of
Society’s Choice: Childhood Obesity as an Issue of Civil Rights
What if I told you there was an epidemic killing off the equivalent of the population of Pittsburgh every year?
Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Criminal Justice, Education & Youth, Freedom of Expression, LGBTQ Rights
March 24: Weekly News Update
Welcome back from Break! While we were away from classes, civil rights legal news still plugged on: Same-Sex Marriage in
Affirmative Action Debate
In the midst of rising racial tensions at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, the controversial
Amicus, Education & Youth, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, LGBTQ Rights, Sex Equality, Uncategorized
On ‘The Slow Death of Free Speech at Harvard’
HLS graduate Harvey Silverglate was on campus recently to explain why he’s not happy with his alma mater. Apparently Harvard has