July 24, 2020 Clinic Right to farm: Indiana families ask U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on case over factory farm
The Hoosier Environmental Council has teamed up with a Harvard Law School Clinic and together they filed a petition with the nation’s highest court on July 17 asking it to review the case.
July 09, 2020 Clinic Animal welfare groups sue government over treatment of research primates
A group of local animal rights activists has sued the United States Department of Agriculture, saying the agency refuses...
June 20, 2020 Clinic Petition aims to extend research animal protections in the U.S.
Europe has since adopted similar protections; however, invertebrate animals used in research in the U.S. remain unprotected. Invertebrates are animals without a backbone or bony skeleton, whereas vertebrates have a spinal cord surrounded by cartilage or bone. Katherine Meyer, a visiting professor of law at Harvard Law School, is hoping to change that through a recent petition.
April 10, 2020 Clinic A day in the life of Harvard Law School’s legal clinics
The clinic closely monitors technological and regulatory developments within the food sector that have the potential to affect animals, including plant-based and cell-based alternatives to animal food products.