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Q&A: Liman Senior Fellow Laura Fernández

Her career has focused indigent defense, capital punishment, and prosecutorial power — including work that is now the basis for a true crime bestseller.
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Author Joins Liman Senior Fellow to Tell Story of Death Row Case Featured in Book

Liman event delves into the case behind “Catch the Devil.”
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Carly Levenson Joins Liman Center as Senior Fellow in Residence

Levenson will teach two clinics while developing related resources for lawyers across the country and contributing to Liman Center projects.
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“The Complex Academy, circa 2026”

Colloquium Examines Expression, Integrity, Knowledge Production, and the Academy

The 29th Liman Colloquium took up the disputes over the purposes and methods of higher education.
Melissa Murray and Judith Resnik
Liman Center Founder on “Strict Scrutiny”

Professor Judith Resnik’s New Book Featured on Podcast with Melissa Murray ’02

The legal podcast featured a conversation about "Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy.”

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8

30th Annual Arthur Liman Center Colloquium

4:10PM - 6:00PM
30th Annual Arthur Liman Center Colloquium
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Author Joins Liman Senior Fellow to Tell Story of Death Row Case Featured in Book

Author Joins Liman Senior Fellow to Tell Story of Death Row Case Featured in Book
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When Questionable Confessions Hold Lives in the Balance

When Questionable Confessions Hold Lives in the Balance
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Carly Levenson Joins Liman Center as Senior Fellow in Residence

Carly Levenson Joins Liman Center as Senior Fellow in Residence
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The Forgotten History of Prison Law: Judicial Oversight of Detention Facilities in the Nation’s Early Years https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-138/the-forgotten-history-of-prison-law-…

(Aug-26 | Journal Article)
Wynne Muscatine Graham 2023-25
The Forgotten History of Prison Law: Judicial Oversight of Detention Facilities in the Nation’s Early Years

Illegitimate Parents https://lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/archives/55/3/illegitimate-parents

(May-26 | Journal Article)
Susan Hazeldean 2001-02
Illegitimate Parents

Resurrecting Immigration Releases Resurrecting Immigration Releases

(March 2026 | Journal Article)
Lindsay Nash (Liman Fellow 2010 - 2011)
Resurrecting Immigration Releases

Seeking Equity in Electronic Monitoring: Mounting a Bearden Challenge https://yalelawjournal.org/article/seeking-equity-in-electronic-monitoring-moun…

(Spring 2026 | Journal Article)
Ryanne Bamieh 2024-25
Seeking Equity in Electronic Monitoring: Mounting a Bearden Challenge

The New Abolition: The Legal Consequences of Ending All Slavery and Involuntary Servitude https://journals.law.harvard.edu/crcl/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/02/08_HL…

(Jan-26 | Journal Article)
Ryanne Bamieh 2024-25
The New Abolition: The Legal Consequences of Ending All Slavery and Involuntary Servitude

Resistance through Restraint: Liberal Cause Lawyering in an Age of Conservative Judicial Hegemony Resistance through Restraint

(December 2025 | Journal Article)
Duncan Hosie
Resistance through Restraint: Liberal Cause Lawyering in an Age of Conservative Judicial Hegemony
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