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Panelists Say Immigration and Labor Policy Always Connected

Experts discussed how immigration and labor policy affects immigrant and non-immigrant workers in sometimes related ways and how to respond to the current climate.
Panelists Say Immigration and Labor Policy Always Connected
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Liman Center Names 2025-2026 Public Interest Fellows

The Liman Center announced its incoming fellows, who will spend a year working in public interest law in at organizations around the country.
Liman Center Names 2025-2026 Public Interest Fellows
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Liman Center Announces Inaugural Malone-Liman Fellowship

The new fellowship, created with support from Patrick Malone ’84 and Vicki Neighbors Malone, will support law graduates enabling individuals to have better access to legal remedies.
Liman Center Announces Inaugural Malone-Liman Fellowship
Kate Braner sits at a desk in front of a chalk board with Joshua Perry. A image projected on the blackboard shows he cover of his book.

Lawyer and Novelist Joshua Perry Tells Why Storytelling Matters

Joshua Perry discussed his novel “Seraphim” and his time as a public defender.
Lawyer and Novelist Joshua Perry Tells Why Storytelling Matters
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Conversation Stresses Health Care Challenges Women Face In Detention and After

Women with expertise in prison systems discussed the health care of women in detention and once they are released.
Conversation Stresses Health Care Challenges Women Face In Detention and After
Sayda Martinez-Alvarado

Sayda Martinez-Alvarado, 2022 Liman Summer Fellow, Awarded Rhodes Scholarship

Sayda Martinez-Alvarado, a 2022 Liman summer fellow at All Our Kin, will be a 2025 Rhodes Scholar.
Sayda Martinez-Alvarado, 2022 Liman Summer Fellow, Awarded Rhodes Scholarship
Sarah Russell ’02

Sarah Russell Confirmed by Senate to U.S. District Court

Former Liman Center Director Sarah Russell ’02 has been confirmed for a federal judgeship.
Sarah Russell Confirmed by Senate to U.S. District Court
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Ahead of Election, Panelists Detail How to Protect Voters’ Rights, Respond to Risks

Liman Fellows shared their expertise in “Voting 2024: Access, Rights, and Risks.”
Ahead of Election, Panelists Detail How to Protect Voters’ Rights, Respond to Risks
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Her Idea on Childcare Drives the Conversation, 25 Years Later

Jessica Sager ’99, just finishing law school, saw home-based childcare businesses as a solution to a national problem. Now people are listening.
Her Idea on Childcare Drives the Conversation, 25 Years Later
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The Defenders

“We don't want our judges to be politicians”

On this podcast, Alicia Bannon, 2009–10 Liman Fellow and Editor in Chief for State Court Report, discusses why she thinks the politicization of state supreme court judicial races isn’t good for democracy. 

“We don't want our judges to be politicians”