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Cass Sunstein
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Why People Fail to Notice Horrors Around Them
February 26, 2024
An op-ed co-written by Cass Sunstein: The miraculous history of our species is peppered with dark stories of oppression, tyranny, bloody wars, savagery, murder and…
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In Memoriam: Charles Fried, former U.S. Solicitor General and longtime Harvard Law School Professor (1935-2024)
January 26, 2024
Charles Fried, a consummate professor, renowned legal philosopher, and beloved colleague, died on Jan. 23 at his home in Cambridge. He was 88.
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On the bookshelves, fall 2023
December 15, 2023
Harvard Law Today features a selection of the books showcased at campus events throughout the fall semester.
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Why I Am a Liberal
November 21, 2023
An op-ed by Cass Sunstein: More than at any other time since World War II, liberalism is under siege. On the left, some people insist…
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On Friday, the “Money Reporter” of The Telegraph, Noah Eastwood wrote about London’s diners being hit by a “climate footprint charge” on restaurant bills. ……
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Last week, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that’s nominally about herring. Arguments will be heard this winter, in tandem with…
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Cass Sunstein and panelists discuss ‘How to Interpret the Constitution’
September 15, 2023
At a Harvard Law School Library book talk, Cass Sunstein, Steven Pinker and Richard Fallon grapple with constitutional interpretation.
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Cass Sunstein on Behavioral Finance and Wealth
August 21, 2023
Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks with legal scholar Cass Sunstein, who founded and leads Harvard Law School’s program on behavioral economics and public policy.
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Harvard Law School and Berkman Klein Center announce new initiative on Artificial Intelligence and the Law
July 17, 2023
Harvard Law School and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society have announced a new Initiative on Artificial Intelligence and the Law (IAIL), directed by Professors Oren Bar-Gill and Cass Sunstein.
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Harvard Law School faculty members are currently featured prominently on SSRN’s list of the 100 most-cited law school faculty in all fields.
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Not-so-innocent bystanders
March 13, 2023
Journalist Géraldine Schwarz shares the story of her grandparents who ‘followed the current’ in Nazi Germany.
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A Tingly Sensation
February 14, 2023
Professor Cass Sunstein, who has been cited as “one of the most wide-ranging, original, prolific, and influential scholars of our time," on the writing life
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On the bookshelf
December 13, 2022
This fall, Harvard Law School showcased the works of faculty, alums, and students at book events throughout the semester.
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Harvard Law School welcomes the LL.M. Class of 2021 to campus
November 2, 2022
Dean John F. Manning ’85 invited members of the LL.M. Class of 2021, whose LL.M. year was entirely virtual, to experience life on campus and connect with each other in person.
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Justice Stephen Breyer returns to Harvard Law School
July 2, 2022
Retired United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer ’64 is returning to Harvard Law School, where he will teach seminars and reading groups, write, and produce scholarship.
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Former President Donald Trump’s three U.S. Supreme Court appointees likely will be key to the fate of affirmative action in college admissions as the issue of race-conscious policies returns to the high court. ... Shortly after that ruling, for which Gorsuch was widely praised, Harvard Law’s Cass Sunstein warned that Gorsuch’s adherence to the “original public meaning” of legal texts “gives a real boost to opponents of affirmative action.” The key passage, Sunstein wrote, is where Gorsuch writes that to discriminate is to treat an “individual worse than others who are similarly situated,” and text means that the judge’s “focus should be on individuals, not groups.”
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In Memoriam: Lloyd L. Weinreb: 1936–2021
December 26, 2021
Described as one of the great figures in the history of Harvard Law School, Lloyd L. Weinreb ’62, a leading authority on criminal and copyright law, and an HLS professor for nearly a half-century, died Dec. 15, at the age of 85.
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On the bookshelf
November 30, 2021
Here are some of the latest from HLS authors to add to your reading list over the holiday break.