By Madeline Finnegan, J.D. '23Via LSC Blog While domestic violence is sometimes dealt with in the criminal justice system, more frequently it is handled as a civil matter disputed in Probate and …
On Winning and Losing: What Public Interest Litigation is Fighting For
By Stephanie Keleman, J.D. '22Via LSC Blog I lost my first appeal, and I am not sad. Over the course of a year, I put my blood, sweat, and tears into the written brief and oral argument, and still, …
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Fighting for Privacy, Fighting for Dignity
by Olivia Klein A transgender individual heads to their local DMV for a standard appointment – a registration renewal or driver’s license issuance. Just like the person at the window beside …
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‘Doing Justice’ Together: An Interview with LSC Safety Net Project Director Julie McCormack
This interview appeared in the Brown Political Review. Julie McCormack is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, co-teaching “The Poverty Law Workshop – a toolkit for addressing inequity and …
Snapshots from a week in the Veterans Law & Disability Benefits Clinic
Via LSC Blog By mid-semester, the 14 Harvard Law students enrolled in the Veterans Law & Disability Benefits Clinic at the Legal Services Center in Jamaica Plain (LSC) are hard at work managing …
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LSC’s Safety Net Project Students Testify Before Mass Legislature on Importance of Nutrition Benefits
Via LSC Blog Kate Strickland and Rachel Schwarz, Harvard Law students in LSC’s Safety Net Project, submitted testimony last week on two bills under consideration by the Massachusetts …