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John Manning appointed provost of Harvard University
September 30, 2024
John F. Manning, a renowned scholar of administrative law, legislation, and federal courts and dean of Harvard Law School since 2017, was appointed Harvard University’s chief academic officer
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Harvard Law welcomes first generation students
August 28, 2024
Interim Dean John Goldberg, Professor Glenn Cohen, and Roop Patel ’25 welcome first generation students to Harvard Law School at the annual First Class dinner.
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Goldberg to incoming students: ‘Each of you belongs here’
August 27, 2024
During an address at Sanders Theatre, interim Dean John Goldberg welcomed 700 new J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. students to Harvard Law School.
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A landmark moment for Zero-L
August 7, 2024
Participants, faculty, and staff celebrate the completion of the inaugural cohort of individual learners to go through Harvard Law’s online legal fundamentals course, Zero-L.
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Ten Harvard Law School staff members — seven individuals and one three-person team — received the 2024 Dean’s Award for Excellence on May 15 for their workplace contributions that embody the spirit of excellence within the Harvard Law School community.
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Interim Dean John Goldberg praises the Class of 2024
May 23, 2024
In his Commencement address to the Class of 2024 on Thursday, Harvard Law School Interim Dean John C.P. Goldberg shared his gratitude for all that the 804 graduating J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. students had achieved so far – and implored them to continue to use their talents to foster a brighter future.
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Campus Leadership in Transition
May 3, 2024
Professor John C.P. Goldberg is serving as interim dean while John F. Manning takes on the role of interim university provost.
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On the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, experts at Harvard Law School discussed the future of racial justice at the inaugural Belinda Sutton Symposium.
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Andrew Crespo explores the origins of mass incarceration and how lawyers can fight back
March 27, 2024
At a lecture celebrating his appointment as the Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law, Andrew Crespo outlined a path for lawyers and organizers to end mass incarceration.
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Exploring ALI’s History and Influence
March 6, 2024
On the occasion of ALI’s anniversary, we brought together three of our project Reporters to talk about ALI’s history and a few of our most…
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Harvard taps its law school dean as interim provost
March 4, 2024
Harvard University on Friday named the dean of its law school will assume the role of interim provost, serving as the college’s chief academic officer.
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Harvard Law School Professors John C.P. Goldberg, Vicki C. Jackson, and Martha Minow have been recognized by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) for their excellence in legal education.
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On being a nuisance
March 28, 2023
At a lecture celebrating his appointment as the Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence, John Goldberg explores nuisance law and its implications for “today’s biggest litigation.”
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Goldberg recognized for contributions to tort law, scholarship
February 2, 2023
John C.P. Goldberg was honored for his scholarship in the field of tort law as the recipient of the William L. Prosser Award, and the Civil Justice Scholarship Award.
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Opinion: The most disturbing aspect of Vanessa Bryant’s case
September 15, 2022
CNN – An op-ed co-written by John C.P. Goldberg: Vanessa Bryant’s recent verdict against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s and Fire Departments represents a federal…
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Tragedy on Trial: Everything You Need to Know About Astroworld Lawsuits
November 12, 2021
Victims from Friday’s deadly disaster at Astroworld are now headed to court in droves, but what exactly will their attorneys need to prove in order to win their claims against Travis Scott, Live Nation and others? We asked top legal experts. ... That punk-rock persona was a big part of Scott's personal brand, but according to John Goldberg, a deputy dean at Harvard Law School who has written treatises on tort law, well-documented troubles with crowd control will help victims show that Live Nation and other organizers should have seen Friday coming. "If Astroworld was on notice that Scott's concerts tend to be more chaotic than other performers’ concerts," says Goldberg, "it would be required by negligence law to take the extra degree of danger or risk into account in deciding what sort of security measures to put into place."
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Outrage Defense Stretches Texas Abortion Law Into New Territory
November 10, 2021
Even the staunchest conservative on the Supreme Court was taken aback when the Texas solicitor general said outraged feelings would be suitable grounds to sue doctors and others who violate the state’s ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. ... Lawsuits brought under Texas’s abortion law, really have nothing to do with tort law, said John Goldberg, a Harvard law professor and expert in tort law and theory. “Getting an abortion that’s legal under Roe v. Wade is not, in the eyes of the law, mistreating a third person who is upset by the fact that you’re getting an abortion,” he said. So why did the Texas solicitor general make the comparison? Goldberg said Stone was trying to use tort of outrage as an analogy to convince the Supreme Court that it can’t block these lawsuits because they are being brought by private individuals, who are suing on their own behalf, not by people who are acting in concert with the state. Stone didn’t respond to requests for comment.
