**The deadline for submissions has been extended to Friday, August 21** The Harvard Law & Policy Review's Winter 2020 Student Note Competition is now open. The competition provides a unique opportunity for law students to publish their work in HLPR, which has had a recent distribution to more than 6,000 lawyers nationwide, as well as congressional offices, judges, and other progressive decision-makers. We seek policy-oriented pieces that are 4,000–13,000 words, shorter in length than a …
Scientific and Medical Expertise in the Prosecution of Pregnant Women
By Aziza Ahmed* Among the many important critiques made by reproductive justice (RJ) advocates, a key claim is that “choice” is a myth for poor women seeking reproductive health services. According to RJ advocates and scholars, a combination of laws and social realities—from welfare restrictions to discrimination in the hospital setting—have made it nearly impossible for poor pregnant women to have autonomy and agency in their health-related decision making. Some scholars have argued that the …
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When Judges Compete on a Lawless Terrain: Possible Futures for Clerkship Hiring
By April Xiaoyi Xu* “I will always be your judge, and you will always be my clerk.” —Justice Christina Wong Stinson to Audrey Coyne in David Lat’s novel Supreme Ambitions Over the years, there have been many efforts to reform the American clerkship selection process. While many support regulating the judicial clerkship selection process, others vehemently oppose it, instead favoring a laissez-faire approach to hiring the nation’s most promising young lawyers-in-the-making.[1] The …
Bill Barr Unwittingly Makes the Case for Banning Major Corporate Mergers
By Sandeep Vaheesan* Attorney General Bill Barr inadvertently showed the fundamental problems with federal policy on corporate mergers. In testimony to Congress last month, a Department of Justice (DOJ) career employee revealed that Barr had directed the Antitrust Division to closely scrutinize mergers in the highly fragmented cannabis industry (operating in states that have legalized the substance) due to Barr’s personal animus toward the industry. Even as the Antitrust Division cleared …
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Reproductive Injustice and COVID-19
By Seema Mohapatra* In the midst of a global pandemic and horrifying examples of police injustice, the Supreme Court added to the pain by delivering several blows to reproductive justice in the last few weeks. Although June Medical v. Russo was a technical victory, the dissenting and concurring opinions, written by five men, make it clear that the majority of the Court seeks to restrict access to abortion care, regardless of how it affects pregnant people’s lives. Legal scholars, including …
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Symposium: Regulating Reproduction After June Medical and During COVID-19
By Rachel Rebouché* I am delighted to introduce this online symposium on current issues related to the regulation of reproductive health. This month, the Harvard Law & Policy Review will showcase four essays that explore racial disparities in reproductive health care, criminal prosecution of prenatal behavior, and the future of constitutional abortion rights. The symposium follows a webinar on June 30, After June Medical Services: The Past, Present, and Future of Regulating Reproduction, …
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