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Two former Republican EPA Administrators file brief supporting Obama’s plan to cut carbon emissions
March 31, 2016
Two former EPA Administrators, who served Republican Presidents, William D. Ruckelshaus and William K. Reilly, filed a friend of the court brief supporting the Obama administration’s plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants. EPA’s Clean Power Plan is being challenged in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals by a coalition of State and industry opponents. This week, EPA filed its response to the legal challenge, and a number of other briefs are being filed in support of the Administration.
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Justice Louis D. Brandeis: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of his Confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court
March 31, 2016
In honor of the centennial anniversary of Louis D. Brandeis' confirmation to the United States Supreme Court, Harvard Law School and the Harvard Law Library are celebrating his relationship with the school, as a student, a devoted alumnus, and as a Supreme Court Justice employing and mentoring HLS graduates.
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On March 9, as part of the Herbert W. Vaughan series at Harvard Law School, a panel of experts featuring Yuval Levin, founding editor of policy journal National Affairs, discussed the role of religious liberty in modern American life.
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Star Negotiator: Law School event highlights James B. Donovan, alum at center of Cold War drama
March 30, 2016
How can you defend a foreigner who came to the United States with the likely intent of causing harm to Americans? For attorney James B. Donovan, a 1940 graduate of Harvard Law School, the real question at the height of the Cold War was: How can you not?
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Petrie-Flom Center and Coalition to Transform Advanced Care launch project on advanced care and health policy
March 28, 2016
The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School and the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) today announced a new collaboration, The Project on Advanced Care and Health Policy.
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This is the last in the Harvard Gazette's series on inequality, one of America’s most vexing problems, examining Harvard’s ground-level efforts to make a difference in the surrounding communities, and beyond.
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The Harvard Law School Women’s Law Association 10th annual conference, “What We Talk about When We Talk about Women,” opened with a panel focused on politics.
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Counsel from a councilor: An interview with Michelle Wu ’12
March 23, 2016
Earlier this year, Michelle Wu '12 was elected president of the Boston City Council, making her the first Asian American to hold that role. Wu recently spoke with Harvard Law Today about her time at HLS, her experience as a woman in politics, and vision for her new role on the Boston City Council.
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Statistics released by the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) indicate that, as of the start of 2016, Harvard Law School faculty members featured prominently on SSRN’s list of the 100 most-cited law professors, capturing twelve slots among the top 100 law school professors (in all legal areas) in terms of citations to their work.
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Harvard Law students will be offered ‘CORe’ business fundamentals through HBS program
March 21, 2016
HBX Credential of Readiness (CORe)—the online business fundamentals program launched by Harvard Business School in June 2014 to provide a strong foundation in the language and tools of business—will be offered to entering students at Harvard Law School for the second year in a row.
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During the 2016 winter term, 65 HLS students traveled to 30 countries conducting research for writing projects or undertaking independent clinicals, with support from the Winter Term International Travel Grant Program. The following are snapshots of 11 student experiences.
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Mnookin to receive ABA Outstanding Scholarly Work Award
March 18, 2016
Harvard Law Professor Robert Mnookin ’68 will receive the 2016 Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work from the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution. The award honors individuals whose scholarship has contributed significantly to the field of dispute resolution.
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Merrick Garland ’77—President Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court—has been very much involved in the life of Harvard Law School since receiving his degree from HLS nearly four decades ago. Dean Martha Minow described as “an outstanding, meticulous, and thoughtful judge with a superb career of public service.”
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"Impeccable technique, skills, and even artistry are not enough," Professor Jeannie Suk told the audience as she kicked off the “Last Lecture Series” for the Harvard Law School Class of 2016. "You must challenge the way things are, and imagine a world that is better, and require a way of doing law that is better."
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Letters to the Editor: Winter 2019
March 14, 2016
HLS cases Credit: Mark Ostow The Bulletin story “When we’re needed, we’ll show up” by Latria Graham, reporting on the recent wave of students…
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Harvard Corporation agrees to retire HLS shield
March 14, 2016
The Harvard Corporation has approved the recommendation of the Harvard Law School Shield Committee to retire the HLS shield, which is modeled on the family crest of an 18th century slaveholder.
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Challenging abortion access restrictions: Litman submits U.S. Supreme Court brief on behalf of clinics
March 14, 2016
Climenko Fellow Leah Litman coauthored the petitioner’s brief for clinics and doctors in Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt, a case dealing with Texas state law restrictions on abortion clinic operations.
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At HLS symposium, military and academic leaders explain legal and cultural issues in counterterror operations
March 11, 2016
Harvard Law School hosted the first-ever Legal, Cultural and Strategic Issues in Counterterror Operations Symposium bringing together military officers from the 3rd Legal Operations Detachment and academic scholars whose work focuses on areas of Islamic and human rights law as well as on cultural and international security issues.
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Focusing on law and the treatment of animals
March 10, 2016
Harvard Magazine recently featured a story on the evolution of animal law in the United States, highlighting the new HLS Animal Law & Policy Program and faculty director Kristen Stilt. In February, to commemorate Animal Law Week, Harvard Law School hosted a series of animal law lunchtime talks, with topics ranging from Islamic law, direct democracy, and environmental law.
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Five Harvard Law School students and recent graduates have been awarded Skadden Fellowships to support their work in public service.
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Law School committee recommends retiring current shield
March 4, 2016
A committee of Harvard Law School faculty, students, alumni, and staff established in November by Dean Martha Minow has recommended to the Harvard Corporation that the HLS shield — which is modeled on the family crest of an 18th century slaveholder — no longer be the official symbol of Harvard Law School.