By Olivia Klein Abigail was nervous the first time she walked into the courthouse. She’d been working with students at the Family and Domestic Violence Law Clinic, and she wanted to make sure …
‘It’s incredible what we did, as a bunch of law students, to change VA policy’
Strategic lawyering by a team of Harvard Law students led Veterans Affairs to change its long-standing benefits policy. Via Harvard Law Today Last month, the Department of Veterans Affairs …
Crimmigration Clinic students present oral arguments in Second Circuit Court of Appeals
By Allie Cunningham '23 and Jess Valenzuela Ramirez '23 This fall, Crimmigration Clinic students Allie Cunningham ’23 and Jess Valenzuela Ramirez ’23 presented oral arguments before a three-judge …
Settlement reached on birth certificate gender markers, names in West Virginia
Via Washington Blade The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Vital Registration Office has introduced more accessible and safer policies for transgender people seeking to …
Cambridge City Council Passes a Ban on the Sale of Fur
3L Arlene Lopez on a letter she wrote and public comment she gave on behalf of Harvard Law School's Animal Law & Policy Clinic prior to Cambridge City Council's decision to ban the sale of …
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Following court challenge by the Legal Services Center, VA expands access to benefits for LGBTQ+ veterans’ surviving spouses
Via LSC Blog BOSTON, Massachusetts — Yesterday, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it is ending enforcement of a marriage …