Latest from HLS News Staff
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Film event spotlights diversity of careers
April 9, 2005
Saturday evening, Harvard Law School will host a film screening with alumnus Hill Harper '92, actor on the popular TV series, "CSI: New York," and film critic Elvis Mitchell. The event will bring together a range of campus organizations for a discussion of the film "Lackawanna Blues" and of non-traditional career paths available to law school students. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. on April 9 in Austin North.
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HLS Democrats strategize about rebuilding the left
April 8, 2005
This week, the Harvard Law School Democrats hosted their annual conference, "Rebuilding the Democratic Party and the Left." The five-day event focused both on practical and theoretical questions related to campaigning, messaging and political strategizing.
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Conference focuses on women in war
April 8, 2005
"Women in War: Law and Gender in Situations of Conflict" will be the focus of the upcoming annual conference of the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender. The event will examine the variety of ways that women experience and participate in violent conflict. The conference, which takes place in Austin West at Harvard Law School on April 8 and 9, will feature leading legal and policy scholars, practitioners and students analyzing war through a gender-conscious lens.
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One week after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the legal and economic ramifications of music downloading, Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society is hosting a conference to examine the impact of the Internet and digital technologies on the arts and business models associated with distribution of the creative work.
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Law School shows dramatic side in upcoming 'W;t'
April 6, 2005
This weekend, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "W;t" will begin its four-night run at Harvard Law School. Professor Bruce Hay directs the cast of law students and other actors in the series of performances on April 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. in Ames Courtroom.
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A Harvard first in European law championship
April 5, 2005
A group of law students recently made history as the first Harvard team to win the European Law Moot Court, the second largest moot court competition in the world. After competing with over 90 schools from around the world for a spot in the finals, the team traveled to Luxembourg to argue their case before judges of the European Court of Justice.
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Harvard hosts 'Spotlight on Darfur' series
April 4, 2005
This week, Harvard will host a series of events to focus attention on the current crisis in Sudan. The lectures and discussions were coordinated by the Darfur Action Group, a coalition of students from across the University, including the Law School's Human Rights Program and the HLS Advocates. The group was formed in response to the atrocities that have claimed an estimated 300,000 lives in Sudan.
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The Art of Selling Government Service
April 1, 2005
As chairman of International Specialty Products Inc., Samuel Heyman '63 is a leader in business. But his early experiences in the U.S. Department of Justice made him a firm believer in government service.
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Letter from Baghdad
April 1, 2005
Nick Brown '02 gained fame as a contestant on the reality show "Survivor." Today his reality is the Green Zone in Baghdad, where he carries a laptop and a rifle as a U.S. Army JAG officer.
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Recent Faculty Books – Spring 2005
April 1, 2005
In "The Limits of International Law" (Oxford University Press, 2005), Professor Jack L. Goldsmith and Eric A. Posner '91 argue that international law is less powerful than many experts believe.
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Not-So-Eminent Domain
April 1, 2005
Local governments have long had broad authority to accomplish urban planning through the power of eminent domain--taking land away from private owners for fair market value and converting it to uses that meet public needs.
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Hearsay: Excerpts from faculty op-eds Spring 2005
April 1, 2005
“Talking to terrorists is different from giving in to them. Sometimes it may be good practice to know what they are thinking, or, as a…
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Can Reporters Refuse to Testify?
April 1, 2005
After columnist Robert Novak published leaked information in July 2003 revealing that Valerie Plame, the wife of a prominent critic of the Bush administration, was a CIA operative, a special prosecutor launched an investigation to determine who was responsible for the leak.
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Student's blog strikes chord, generates book deal
March 24, 2005
The debate raged online for almost a year: Who was Anonymous Lawyer? Was he real, or just the fictional character he claimed to be? He certainly seemed real enough to many readers of his Web log, anonymouslawyer.blogspot.com, where he posted cynical commentary about life in a large Los Angeles law firm. (This story is from the April 2005 issue of Harvard Law Today.)
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Panel examines effects of privatizing government services
March 22, 2005
On Wednesday, Harvard Law School will host a conversation on the rising trend toward privatization of government duties. The discussion on "Outsourcing Force" will examine a series of questions such as whether private companies are more efficient at operating prisons, police, and even the military. The event will take place at 7:30 pm on March 23 in Langdell South.
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HLS student writes book on Reagan's nuclear record
March 21, 2005
Paul Lettow was too young to vote for Ronald Reagan, but that hasn't kept the third-year law student from writing a book on Reagan's policies that is causing some to rethink the record of America's 40th president. "Ronald Reagan and His Quest to Abolish Nuclear Weapons" hit bookstores in February and earned praise in The New York Times for being "provocative, informative and largely persuasive." (This story is from the April 2005 issue of Harvard Law Today.)
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Reality check for Compton attorney
March 18, 2005
It wasn't a makeover--it was a make-better. A team of decorators and their entourage of producers, assistants and camera crew members recently descended on the law office of Luz Herrera '99 for four days, while another set of designers whisked her away to a posh Los Angeles hotel for shopping, massages and manicures. Why was this young attorney getting the royal treatment? (This story is from the April 2005 issue of Harvard Law Today.)
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Conference examines future of rights and liberties
March 15, 2005
This weekend, Harvard's Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review will host its 40th anniversary conference, "Bridging the Gap: Constructions of Rights and Liberties in the New Civil Rights Era." The conference will bring scholars and public policy experts together to focus on issues like economic disparities, privacy rights and the balance between liberty and security. The event will take place Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19 at Harvard Law School.
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This weekend, the Harvard Black Law Students Association will host its annual conference, "A Call to Consciousness: Defining Professional and Social Responsibility to Inspire Progressive Leadership." Acclaimed poet and political activist Nikki Giovanni will offer the keynote address. The conference was organized by second-year students Tara Curtis, Jenée Desmond-Harris, and Danielle Lewis along with faculty members and a 40-student committee.
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Students compete for European law championship
March 10, 2005
For the first in the law school's history, a team of Harvard students will compete in the finals of the European Law Moot Court Competition, which began this week in Luxembourg. The team is one of four to qualify for the All European Finals, based on an original pool of 92 universities.