A Light in a Dark Time: Three Inspiring Lawyers Receive MacArthur Honors

Kudos to the three social justice lawyers among this year’s MacArthur Fellows.  Lisa Daugaard is a criminal justice reformer and director of the Public Defenders’ Association.  Her work to develop alternatives to punitive and ineffective law enforcement practices has had nationwide impacts.  Danielle Citron is a BU law professor who has taken up the cause of on-line abuse, influencing policymakers to take the issues seriously.  Her work focuses on the human dignity issues underlying the invasions of privacy represented by on-line harassment.  sujatha beliga is a pioneer in survivor-centered restorative justice, developing alternatives to incarceration and exploring the cultural contexts the support restorative justice.

Together, these three are transforming both law and legal practice to be more responsive to human needs.