“California and Washington appeared very early to be leaders in taking action, while much of the rest of the country remained in the illusion that somehow this wasn't coming,” Professor Wendy Parmet tells The Daily Beast. “I don't think any state has done it perfectly—maybe they can’t in this environment.”
The School of Law hosted a virtual commencement celebration on Thursday, May 21. Watch the video highlights!
Congratulations to Deborah Anker '75, Harvard Law clinical professor and founder of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC), and John Willshire-Carrera '85 and Nancy Kelly '84, co-assistant directors of HIRC at Greater Boston Legal Services, for their work contributing to federal court recognition of gender as a basis for asylum claims. Arguments filed by HIRC in an amicus brief cited by the court largely formed the basis of its ruling.
When the history of the pandemic is written, our one-sided view of liberty and the devaluation of public health that followed from it may well claim a starring role in the neglect that exacerbated the pandemic’s impact in the US, writes Professor Wendy Parmet in an op-ed for IAI TV.
Priya Lane ’13, director of BizGrow, a program at Lawyers for Civil Rights that helps entrepreneurs with free legal assistance, is featured in the Boston Business Journal.
Judge Elizabeth Branch’s voting record suggests a “highly conservative approach” that is consistent with the rest of President Trump's judicial appointments, says Professor Michael Meltsner.
There's a lot of talk about getting back to normal after COVID-19, but there's a range of issues where getting back to normal isn't desirable, Professor Leo Beletsky tells ABC News.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders have selected Marielena Hincapié ’96, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, to serve as co-chair of their joint task force. Hincapié will advise the Biden campaign on immigration policy.
Professor Wendy Parmet tells The Wichita Eagle the underlying consensus that appeared to be holding in the early stages of the pandemic is breaking down: "Public health orders are becoming yet another issue viewed through a political prism."