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...Margaret Burnham, Grant's attorney and a former Boston Municipal Court Justice, told me, "I took this case because this individual needed help [in reconstructing her life]. I hope that if the decision were reversed and she was accepted, I would hope that [she would not be ostracized] and Harvard students would show the same generosity of spirit that so many others have shown...
...Burnham said her client has applied to otherschools and is awaiting their decisions, butrefused to cite which schools...
...Burnham said Grant did not act alone inchecking "no" to the discipline question...
...didn't consult with legal experts inrespect to answering the question, [but] sheanswered the question armed with advice thatlawyers had given her at the time of the trialthat her juvenile records were sealed records,"Burnham said...
...Burnham said that if Harvard officials did infact want Grant to indicate her past by checking"yes," the question was inappropriate. "If thequestion is to be interpreted as asking aboutinformation about a juvenile record, it is animproper question," she said...