Facing huge odds, asylum-seekers find help at HLS
Four students, four different summer experiences
Students provide much-needed legal defense services through HLS Criminal Justice Institute
Benjamin Ferencz ’43 receives prestigious Erasmus Prize
Benjamin Ferencz ’43, known for his role as chief prosecutor in the Nuremburg Trials and for his work promoting an international rule of law and the creation of an International Criminal Court, has been awarded the prestigious Erasmus Prize. The prize is given to individuals who have made “especially important contributions to culture, society, or social science in Europe.”
Jackson appointed to the U.S. Sentencing Commission
President Barack Obama ’91 nominated Ketanji Jackson ’96 to fill a spot on the U.S. Sentencing Commission. If confirmed by the Senate, Jackson would be one of seven voting members of the commission, which oversees the sentencing guidelines used by federal judges and advises Congress on criminal law.
Texas Two-step: In a death penalty clinic, taking one step forward felt like two steps back
Ogletree testifies before senate on criminal justice reform bill
Harvard Law School Professor Charles Ogletree ’78 testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs in June on the proposed National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009, telling the subcommittee the bill would address “severe inequities in the criminal justice system.”
The Whistleblower’s Lawyer: Gaytri Kachroo S.J.D. ’02
“The Whistleblower’s Lawyer,” a profile of Gaytri Kachroo S.J.D. ’02, appeared in the Summer 2009 Harvard Law Bulletin.
Black Law Students Association conference looks at post-Katrina criminal justice
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in August of 2005, the criminal justice infrastructure was among the many casualties; courtrooms were destroyed, personnel scattered and prisoners evacuated all over the state and beyond. But it brought attention to a system that was already so badly in need of repair it routinely violated constitutional norms.