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Blind spots in biodefense
February 16, 2023
An op-ed by Ann Linder, Research Fellow, Brooks McCormick Animal Law & Policy Program at HLS, and Dale Jamieson: In October, the Biden administration released its National…
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Darth Vader had some skills. Negotiation? Not so much
February 16, 2023
In “The Empire Strikes Back,” Darth Vader, the galaxy’s greatest villain, overcomes Luke Skywalker in a lightsaber duel, reveals he is his father, and attempts…
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An Arkansas lawmaker shocked onlookers this week when he asked a transgender health care professional about her genitals at a hearing on a bill that…
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IRS Check Shouldn’t Nullify Crypto Tax Suit, 6th Circ. Told
February 15, 2023
A taxpayer advocacy group asked the Sixth Circuit to overturn a decision that a check sent by the Internal Revenue Service to a Tennessee couple…
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Prof. Tribe: Pence’s argument a ‘pathetic political ploy’
February 15, 2023
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell speaks to Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe about new reporting that former Vice President Mike Pence is expected cite the Constitution’s speech…
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EPA climate fund may not be a green bank after all
February 15, 2023
Last year’s climate spending law doesn’t require EPA to pump $20 billion into a national green bank. But the agency could still create something along…
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Job loss a nightmare for H-1B techies can be addressed by extending visa grace period: Indian-American entrepreneur
February 15, 2023
The recent massive firing of professionals in the tech industry is a nightmare for those on H-1B visas, an Indian-American technology entrepreneur and academic has…
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Ethics Code Wouldn’t Fix Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Crisis
February 14, 2023
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Pressure is rising on the US Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code. On its face, this sounds reasonable. What’s…
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Boston Public Radio Full Show: Feb. 13, 2023
February 14, 2023
Today on Boston Public Radio: We started the show with listener reactions to the U.S. military shooting down multiple unidentified objects in North American airspace.
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Small Claims Court op-ed based on ‘series of faulty premises, misguided assumptions’
February 14, 2023
An article co-written by Alexa Rosenbloom: In their commentary in the Jan. 30 issue, “Time to bring Small Claims Court into 21st century,” debt collection…
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Harvard Law School Is Paying Bail For Select Texas Inmates
February 14, 2023
Harvard Law School is conducting a new study that will pay bail for select Texas inmates. KSAT reported that the study is paying bail for…
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Jack Smith, Special Counsel for Trump Inquiries, Steps Up the Pace
February 13, 2023
Did former President Donald J. Trump consume detailed information about foreign countries while in office? How extensively did he seek information about whether voting machines…
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A moment of truth for the Housing Court
February 13, 2023
An article by Esme Caramello: The Housing Court was created in 1971 to bring specialized expertise and resources to the complex legal, social and economic…
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Is an unbiased jury possible in Kansas death penalty cases?
February 13, 2023
For the third day in a row, a district judge in Wichita has heard testimony that the Kansas death penalty law is racially biased and…
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State Anti-BDS Laws Pass the Constitutional Test
February 13, 2023
In recent years, questions regarding what constitutes antisemitism have reached the forefront of our politics. This discourse is no longer confined to academia and the…
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A Harvard Law School student who allegedly attacked a fellow law student last month was charged with a hate crime. Police were called to Langdell…
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Opinion: CT should curb noncompetes, no matter what happens in D.C.
February 10, 2023
An op-ed by Terri Gerstein: Why should your boss be able to stop you from getting a new job? There’s no good reason, which is…
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In response to the movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel (BDS), a majority of U.S. states have enacted regulations preventing public institutions from…
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Snitching with Alexandra Natapoff
February 9, 2023
What exactly is a snitch, and why is the use of informants so corrosive to criminal justice? This week, Adam is joined by Alexandra Natapoff…
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Hermès Wins MetaBirkins Lawsuit; Jurors Not Convinced NFTs Are Art
February 9, 2023
Perturbed when an artist made a digital version of its coveted Birkin handbag with a reproduction of a mature fetus inside it, the luxury fashion…
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A Biden Strategy to Get Debt Ceiling Ruled Unconstitutional
February 9, 2023
This is a proposal to the Biden administration on how it might get the debt ceiling law declared unconstitutional by a federal court before the…