Via The Harvard Law Record By: Merve Ciplak and Kate Thoreson Sarah Rutherford ’21 Record: Why are you running for DoSO? Sarah Rutherford: I never saw myself at HLS. Both my parents were immigrants …
Humanizing Individuals in the Criminal Justice System
By: Regina Powers, J.D. ’19 I joined the Prison Legal Assistance Project (PLAP) the fall of my 1L year at a time when I knew very little about the criminal justice system. I knew, however, that PLAP …
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SPO Student Reflection: LGBTQ Representation in TAP and PLAP
By: D Dangaran, JD'20 Not every law school allows its students to represent clients in their first year, and I chose HLS to prioritize direct service through its myriad clinical offerings. I’m …
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Students honored at 2018 Class Day ceremony
Via Harvard Law Today Tabitha Cohen (left) and Edith Sangueza, two of the many students recognized during the Class Day 2018 ceremony for various accomplishments during their time at Harvard Law …
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A lunch talk on Ashker v. Governor of California
Via Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project On March 2 the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project hosted a lunch talk on solitary confinement by Jules Lobel, Professor of Constitutional Law at the …
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PLAP court victory helps disabled parolees
Via Harvard Law Today In May, Massachusetts’ highest court extended the American with Disabilities Act to mentally and physically disabled prisoners seeking parole, ruling that the state must help …
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