Making the State Pay
Jonathan Hiles was 5 years old when Kareem Bellamy was arrested for murder. In the spring of 2014, Hiles helped Bellamy win a $2.75 million settlement from the state of New York for the 14 years he was wrongfully imprisoned.
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Judge Isaac Parker
Margaret Montoya '78
Versatile and Nimble
Thought for Food: Contemplating New Regulations in a Global Economy
In Crimmigration Clinic victory, Supreme Judicial Court rules state law enforcement lacks ‘detainer’ authority
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau at 100
The New Age of Surveillance
I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.
Steven Kerns ’20: “Leading people toward a better world required me to trade in my rifle for books”
Mr. Special Prosecutor
By Julia Collins. Harvard Law Bulletin, Summer 1997
A generation has passed since Watergate and the Saturday Night Massacre catapulted Archibald Cox '37 to the center of national attention. After Watergate Professor Cox resumed quieter legal pursuits: teaching at the Law School, chairing the national citizens' lobbying group Common Cause, handling pro bono cases, recommending court reforms in Massachusetts, and writing articles and books.