On this episode, our hosts speak with James Esseks, Director of the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project, about Bostock v. Clayton County, Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. EEOC, three major cases currently before the Supreme Court addressing whether Title VII prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation […]

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Taking Liberties Episode 9

On this episode, Audio Content Editor Laura Garcia speaks with Maite Garcia, an attorney and Pro Bono Mentor with the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project (FIRRP) in Arizona, about the intersection between immigration and criminal law, and the challenges that “crimmigration” issues pose for noncitizens and those aiming to provide them with meaningful legal […]

Taking Liberties Episode 13: Maite Garcia of FIRRP

On this episode, we speak with Professor Alexander Chen, the founding director of Harvard Law School’s newest clinic, the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic. Follow Professor Chen on Twitter @alexanderlchen, and follow the clinic on Twitter @harvardlgbtq, Instagram @harvardlgbtq, or Facebook @harvardlawlgbtq.

Taking Liberties Episode 12: Alexander Chen of Harvard’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic

On this episode we speak with Aaron Regunberg and Hannah Perls, two students organizing with #DropExxon, a group of law students seeking to pressure Paul Weiss to drop Exxon Mobil as a client. Follow #DropExxon on Twitter at @dropexxon.

Taking Liberties Episode 11: Aaron Regunberg and Hannah Perls of #DropExxon

In this episode, our hosts speak with two organizers from People’s Parity Project about their work fighting to end harassment and discrimination in the legal profession and advance access to justice in the courts. Follow People’s Parity Project on Twitter @PeoplesParity. We also speak with legal scholar and activist Noura Erakat, author of Justice for […]

Taking Liberties Episode 8

In this episode, our hosts Mahroh Jahangiri and Elizabeth Ross speak with our guest Angel Sanchez to discuss his recent article “In Spite of Prison” as well as developments in the prison abolition movement more broadly. This episode also features an interview with hosts Rund Khayyat and Melanie Fontes and guest Dr. Cynthia Boyer on […]

Taking Liberties Episode 7

Our guests are Rachel Sandalow-Ash and Niharika Singh who discuss their work as members of the organizing committee of the Harvard Graduate Students Union – United Auto Workers.  We discuss history of the union, the committee’s effort to secure a contract, and the #NoCarveOut campaign, which calls on Harvard administrators to provide survivors of sexual […]

Taking Liberties Episode 6

The panel discusses current issues related to immigrants’ rights including a law suit challenging the practice of using video conferences in removal proceedings, and law suits that challenge President Trump’s emergency declaration. Our guests are Professor Phil Torrey and Professor Kari Hong who discuss Matter of Soram and current litigation pertaining to the crime of […]

Taking Liberties Episode 5

The panel reviews some progressive victories coming out of ballot initiatives in the 2018 midterm elections and has a discussion on competing perspectives on victim’s rights bills.  Our guest for this episode is Robert Anderson, Director of the Native American Law Center and Professor of Law at the University of Washington, who discusses recent article published […]

Taking Liberties Episode 4

The panel discusses a RFRA claim against immigration policy, a cake-baking case from the UK Supreme Court, and the consequences of Shelby County v. Holder. Our guest is Judge Nancy Gertner who discusses her career as a civil rights attorney and how that shaped her time as a judge and what she sees as the […]

Taking Liberties Episode 3

The panel discusses voter rights issues in Georgia, North Dakota, Arizona, and Michigan. Our guest for this episode is Professor Jed Purdy of Duke Law School, who discusses how the Supreme Court’s First Amendment jurisprudence has undergone a shift from being a tool for protecting vulnerable individual rights to one advancing powerful private interests and entrenching […]

Taking Liberties Episode 2

The panel discusses the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, Florida’s Amendment 4 ballot initiative to restore the right to vote to Florida felons, and a National Fair Housing Alliance complaint that’s been filed against Facebook. Our guest is Professor Stewart Chang who talks with us about his article “Our National Psychosis: Guns, Terror, and […]

Taking Liberties Episode 1

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