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The New York Times

27 Years in Solitary Confinement, Then Another Plea for Help in Texas

A 2020 study co-authored by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law is cited in an article about solitary confinement.

27 Years in Solitary Confinement, Then Another Plea for Help in Texas
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Law360

Meet The 9th Circ.’s Newest Judge

Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted about newly confirmed Ninth Circuit Judge Holly Thomas ’04.

Meet The 9th Circ.’s Newest Judge
Jonathan Cohen ’20 and Natalia Friedlander ’18

Daunting Work and Small Victories: A Q&A with Jonathan Cohen ’20 and Natalia Friedlander ’18

Jonathan Cohen ’20 and Natalia Friedlander ’18 discuss their work at the Rhode Island Center for Justice. Both started as Resnik-Curtis Liman Fellows with a focus on incarcerated people.
Daunting Work and Small Victories: A Q&A with Jonathan Cohen ’20 and Natalia Friedlander ’18
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Liman Fellow Holly Thomas ’04 Confirmed to Ninth Circuit 

A 2005 Liman Fellow is now a federal judge.
Liman Fellow Holly Thomas ’04 Confirmed to Ninth Circuit 
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Reuters

Who Steps in if Cops Become Robbers?

A column on predatory law enforcement in Brookside, Alabama, cites the 2020 Liman Center report “Fees, Fines, and the Funding of Public Services.”

Who Steps in if Cops Become Robbers?
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WBUR

How Sedition Charges Against the Oath Keepers Will Shape the Capitol Investigation

Visiting Professor of Law and Director of The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law Jenny E. Carroll discussed the sedition charge filed in relation to the January 6 attack.
How Sedition Charges Against the Oath Keepers Will Shape the Capitol Investigation
Liman Summer Fellow Hannah Ponce

Liman Summer Fellow Encounters a Familiar Housing Injustice

Hannah Ponce, a Brown University senior, reflects on her Liman Summer Fellowship at the Rhode Island Center for Justice.
Liman Summer Fellow Encounters a Familiar Housing Injustice
Sophie Angelis ’21

Q&A: Liman Fellow Sophie Angelis ’21 on Making Prison More Dignified, Less Painful

Sophie Angelis ’21 is a Liman Fellow at Rights Behind Bars, working to improve conditions for older prisoners and secure their release.
Q&A: Liman Fellow Sophie Angelis ’21 on Making Prison More Dignified, Less Painful
Colin Antaya

Colin Antaya ’19 Advocates for the Regulation of “Forever Chemicals”

Colin Antaya ’19, a 2020–21 Liman Fellow with the Conservation Law Foundation, worked to increase pesticide regulation in New England, which introduced him to “forever chemicals.”
Colin Antaya ’19 Advocates for the Regulation of “Forever Chemicals”
Prison bars at Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola

Liman Center Panel Discusses Deaths in Custody

A recent panel co-sponsored by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law looked at the causes of deaths behind bars and what can be done about them.
Liman Center Panel Discusses Deaths in Custody