South Carolina
Historical Background In 1988, the South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed a circuit court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s public school funding system in...
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Historical Background The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has consistently found that challenges to the state’s public school funding system are non-justiciable. In the 1970s and 1990s, plaintiffs in three...
View ArticleYouth Advocacy Writing Group Working Paper Lunch – Monday, March 23
Join us on Monday, March 23, for the first event in our Youth Advocacy Writing Group Working Paper Lunch Series with Sam Morimoto and Tia Patrick. 12:30-1:30 WCC 3013 Be sure to RSVP here for lunch...
View ArticleYouth Advocacy Writing Group Working Paper Lunch – Thursday, April 16
Join us on Thursday, April 16, for the final event in our spring 2026 Youth Advocacy Writing Group Working Paper Lunch Series with James Limbaugh and Hudson Patterson. 12:30-1:30 WCC 3013 Be sure to...
View ArticleYouth Advocacy Writing Group Working Paper Lunch – Wednesday, April 8
Join us on Wednesday, April 8, for the third event in our spring 2026 Youth Advocacy Writing Group Working Paper Lunch Series with Chris Egi, Kaveri Sengupta, and Omar Tariq. 12:30-1:30 23 Everett...
View ArticleYouth Advocacy Writing Group Working Paper Lunch – Monday, March 30
Join us on Monday, March 30, for the second event in our spring 2026 Youth Advocacy Writing Group Working Paper Lunch Series with Kia Azadbakht, Cordy McJunkins, and Ciara Tisdale-Vakos. 12:30-1:30...
View ArticleAuthor Grace Spurlock ’08: Storytelling As Advocacy
In Harvard Law Today, alumna Grace Spurlock, ’08, discusses her work of fiction, Magdalena Is Brighter Than You Think, and how her time at HLS, which included the Child Advocacy Clinic, influenced her...
View ArticleY-Lab Celebrates Class of 2026 Youth Advocacy Fellows
In April, Y-Lab held its annual reception to celebrate graduating Youth Advocacy Fellows. Y-Lab leaders Michael Gregory, Jodi Guinn, and Crisanne Hazen, honored each Fellow with remarks that...
View ArticleTabitha Escalante, Y-Lab Clinic Student, Wins Access to Justice Award
Tabitha Escalante ’26 is the 2026 recipient of the the Ralph D. Gants Access to Justice Award, recognizing her tireless advocacy across HLS legal clinics and student practice organizations including a...
View ArticleCordy McJunkins and Wesley Streicher Receive CLEA Awards
Two Youth Advocacy Fellows, Cordy McJunkins and Wesley Streicher, are the winners of the 2026 Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Awards. Cordy McJunkins received the Outstanding Clinical...
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