Bridging the Military-Civilian Divide: Thoughts from those Who Have Been on the Front Line There was a time in US history when, during periods of war, almost everyone in a community had served or knew […]
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 amend their birth certificates. This action implemented as
Settlement reached on birth certificate gender markers, names in West Virginia Read More »
Julia Devanthéry, founding director of the Housing Justice for Survivors Project at the Legal Services Center (LSC), has been selected as a 2022 Top Women of Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and was honored at
Julia Devanthéry Honored with Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly’s Top Women of Law Award Read More »
One month after the death of HKS student and trans activist Rodrigo Ventocilla MPA/ID 2023, a panel of experts grappled with a difficult question: is the story of trans rights and trans lives one of
The 2022 DAV Distinguished Speaker Series features a discussion about the military-civilian divide with noted author and filmmaker Sebastian Junger. Hosted by the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Yesterday, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it is ending enforcement of a marriage duration requirement that discriminates against survivors of LGBTQ+ veterans, including Lawrence Vilord, a client of the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School. This decision will
By Olivia Klein | Harvard Law School Office of Clinical Programs, September 20, 2022 “It just makes sense.” Samir Hanna, clinical instructor at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center’s (LSC) Housing Law Clinic, smiles and shrugs as he
Holistic Care Through Interdisciplinary Partnership Read More »
Seal or Clear Your Massachusetts Criminal Record! As many as 1 in 3 adults in the US have a criminal record, experiencing stigma and disadvantage as a result With a criminal record, ordinary essentials such as
Published by the Harvard Law School Office of Clinical Programs | August 10, 2022 By Annalise Wagner ’23 This past spring, I worked as a Student Attorney in the WilmerHale Legal Services Center Housing Clinic.
Housing Clinic Students Step Up In Solidarity with Tenants and Survivors of Abuse Read More »
An interview with Gina Clayton-Johnson ’10, alumna of the Criminal Justice Institute and the Legal Services Center’s Housing Law Clinic, on founding Essie Justice Group and the power of building community. Published by Harvard Law School’s
Q&A with Housing Clinic Alum Gina Clayton-Johnson ’10: ‘It takes courage to make change’ Read More »
The Project, which has grown to represent over one million student borrowers, will officially spin-off from the Legal Services Center at Harvard Law School on August 1st BOSTON – The Project on Predatory Student Lending announced
Seal or Clear Your Massachusetts Criminal Record! As many as 1 in 3 adults in the US have a criminal record, experiencing stigma and disadvantage as a result With a criminal record, ordinary essentials such as
New Workshop Series: Seal Your Criminal Record Read More »
Harvard Law School’s Marianna Yang examines rise in factors, hurdles in courts for victims By Liz Mineo | Harvard Gazette, June 29, 2022 Violence against women increased to record levels around the world following lockdowns to
Harvard Gazette: ‘Shadow Pandemic’ of Domestic Violence Read More »
By Henry Beshar ’22 “But you’re not a veteran,” my puzzled mentor remarked after learning that I enrolled in Harvard Law School’s Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic (VLDBC). “I’m not,” I replied, “but it’s
Fighting for Equal Treatment of Same-Sex Military Spouses Read More »
Lunch and Learn: Discharge Upgrade Thursday, June 23 at 12 pm ET | Register About the Event The Bob Woodruff Foundation and the Legal Services Center’s Veterans Legal Clinic are excited to convene national experts
By Olivia Klein, Harvard Law Today As a teacher at Harvard Law School, Keith Fogg says that he sees himself like the Wizard of Oz: “I’m standing behind the curtain, telling the students that they have
Eshika Kaul ’23, who was an intern in LSC’s Federal Tax Clinic, was recently named as a recipient of the prestigious Truman Scholarship. Read more below about Eshika and her work assisting low-income taxpayers, and
LSC Tax Clinic Intern Eshika Kaul Awarded Truman Scholarship Read More »
The tax issues faced by Native Alaskan tribal members are unusually complex. Those complexities stem not only from the area’s chief economic driver – fishing – but also from how tribes are governed, and the
LSC Team Helps 200 Native Alaskans Get Much-Needed Tax Assistance Read More »
With an undergraduate degree in English, Sarah Atkinson ’22 was drawn to study law because it combined two things she loved: reading and writing. Her time at Harvard Law School has given her the opportunity
Public Interest Law: A Career with Impact Read More »
Although the Supreme Court has been sharply divided on a host of issues this term, it ruled unanimously this spring in Boechler P.C. v. Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. That ruling affirmed a position
By Stephanie Kelemen ’22, Domestic Violence and Family Law Clinic 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
On Winning and Losing: What Public Interest Litigation Is Fighting For Read More »
By Madeline Finnegan ’23, Domestic Violence and Family Law Clinic 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
When Perpetrators of Domestic Violence Use Civil Court System to Re-Victimize Survivors Read More »
As the old saying goes: The pen is mightier than the sword. Yet it is not very common for a law review article to prompt real-world reform. Recently, however, attorneys and students in LSC’s Tax
By Rachel Reed | Published by Harvard Law Today on April 18, 2022 Everyone knows the old saying about death and taxes, and it’s hardly a secret that filing income taxes — and communicating with
On April 1, LSC’s Housing Clinic submitted testimony to the Massachusetts Legislature in support of H 4505, an act Promoting Housing Opportunity and Mobility through Eviction Sealing. Referred to as the HOMES Act, the bill
By Olivia Klein, Harvard Law School Office of Clinical Programs 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
LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic: Fighting for Privacy, Fighting for Dignity Read More »
From the Boston Bar Association: The Mass and Cass humanitarian crisis, and, more generally, the crisis of homelessness in Greater Boston, has attracted wide media and public attention. This panel discussion, which brings together experts
Alexander Chen of Harvard Law’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic says Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill likely will face First Amendment and Equal Protection Clause challenges By Rachel Reed/Harvard Law Today – March 30, 2022 Credit: CHANDAN
Maureen* is the single mom of three children ages six and younger. After several years in an abusive relationship with her children’s father, she is working to move forward and create a new future for
The Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic and FreeState Justice issued the following press release. ANNAPOLIS, MD – On February 24, 2020, a broad coalition of organizations and individuals—including the Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy
Burn pits—where trash and other waste are disposed of through burning in large, uncovered pits, often with an accelerant like jet fuel—were once commonly used by the U.S. military, particularly in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other
By Jeffrey Jiang ’22 The story of Eric Conn is a years-long saga involving a scam artist who extracted over half a billion dollars from the U.S. government, an administrative law judge (ALJ) who covered
The Project on Predatory Student Lending recently released a report detailing the massive scale of fraud and abuse perpetrated by the defunct for-profit college ITT Tech. The report, “Dreams Destroyed: How ITT Technical Institute Defrauded a
Panel featuring veterans, advocates, and medical expert examined issue that affects an estimated 200,000+ individuals who deployed to Southwest Asia during the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars This year’s Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Distinguished Speakers Series
In mid-January, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case seeking to clarify which deadlines deprive courts of jurisdiction to hear disputes and which are merely “claims processing rules” that can be tolled.
Supreme Court Takes Up Jurisdictional Rule Previously Questioned by Tax Clinic Read More »
The Legal Services Center’s Summer Internship Program, which runs from late May to the end of July, is now accepting applications from law students and undergraduates. Located at the crossroads of Jamaica Plain and Roxbury,
LSC’s Summer Internship Program Now Accepting Applications Read More »
In October, The Boston Globe highlighted the case of an LSC client, Air Force Technical Sergeant Charles Cornacchio, whose belongings were sold by a Billerica moving and storage company while he was deployed to Qatar. Recently, the Globe
Read additional coverage on NBC News: Gay Navy veteran’s widower fights for benefits in historic appeal By Brett Milano, Harvard Law Today, November 8, 2021 When U.S. Navy veteran Rhett Chalk passed away in June of
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 their busy dockets. From drafting
Snapshots from a Week in the Veterans Law & Disability Benefits Clinic Read More »
In addition to its work with veterans, LSC’s Safety Net Project is building a unique collaboration with the Boston Public Library (BPL) to help individuals from all walks of life obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
