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  • Bruce Ackerman delivers 2006 Holmes Lecture

    September 29, 2006

    Renowned constitutional law Professor Bruce Ackerman delivers the 2006 Harvard Law School Oliver Wendell Holmes Lecture. In his three-part series, entitled "The Living Constitution," which began on Tuesday, October 3, and will continue through Thursday, October 5, professor Ackerman will examine various aspects of the US constitution.

  • Professor Martha Minow

    HLS faculty members press Congress on detainee bill

    September 28, 2006

    Led by Professor Martha Minow, more than 600 law professors nationwide have signed a letter urging Congress to reject pending legislation for trials of terror suspects in military tribunals. The legislation would also eliminate most judicial review of the conditions of detention for individuals labeled by the executive as enemy combatants.

  • HLS students help tenants in 'lawyer-for-the-day' program

    September 27, 2006

    Seven students from the Housing Clinic of the Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School recently helped unrepresented low-income tenants facing eviction in Boston Housing Court, giving them 'game-day' advice through the Boston Bar Association's Lawyer for the Day Program. The HLS students worked alongside pro bono attorneys from Ropes and Gray LLP.

  • Professor David Kennedy ’80

    Law in the arsenal

    September 22, 2006

    International law professor David Kennedy was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam era, but during his early years teaching at Harvard Law School he realized it was time to rethink his position on the valid use of military force.

  • Bebchuk wins significant support at CA shareholder meeting

    September 21, 2006

    At a recent CA Inc. shareholder's meeting, 41 percent voted in support of a bylaw amendment proposed by professor Lucian Bebchuk, which was designed to regulate the board's use of "poison pills".

  • Israel's Aharon Barak receives Gruber Justice Prize

    September 21, 2006

    Aharon Barak, retired president of the Supreme Court of Israel, will address the HLS community today as he receives the 2006 Gruber Justice Prize, an award recognizing individuals who have furthered the cause of justice through the legal system.

  • Elena Kagan

    Webcast: Dean Kagan delivers ‘State of the School’ address

    September 21, 2006

    Earlier today, Dean Elena Kagan delivered her fourth "State of the School" speech to students and other members of the Harvard Law community who assembled in the Ames Courtroom.

  • Berkman Center Logo

    Berkman Center organization wins grand prize

    September 19, 2006

    The Knight-Batten Foundation awarded the Grand Prize for Innovations in Journalism to the Berkman Center for Internet and Society's Global Voices Online. The award, administered by J lab: The Institute for Interative Journalism at the University of Maryland, spotlights the creative use of new information, ideas and technologies that involve citizens in public issues.

  • Flags

    HLS faculty help win victory for rights of the disabled

    September 19, 2006

    A United Nations ad hoc committee has recently adopted the first treaty draft of the 21st century that recognizes the rights of disabled persons. Working in conjunction with international human rights experts, HLS Vice Dean Bill Alford, Professor Ryan Goodman, and visiting professors Michael Stein and Gerard Quinn, were instrumental in drafting this new convention -- a milestone in adequately recognizing the needs of the disabled worldwide.

  • Harvard Legal Aid Bureau hosts eviction clinic

    September 15, 2006

    The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau recently hosted a clinic to help low-income tenants facing eviction for nonpayment of rent. Held at the HLS Legal Services Center in Jamaica Plain, and modeled after those previoulsy organized by the HLAB, the clinic served 16 families from around the Boston area.

  • Professor Hal Scott

    Professor Scott spearheads panel to improve position of U.S. financial markets

    September 13, 2006

    A blue-ribbon committee of business leaders and academic experts-including three HLS faculty members-will consider changes in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other laws, with the goal of boosting the competitiveness of American financial markets.

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    HLS's Berkman Center and Harvard Extension School offer 3-D virtual course

    September 12, 2006

    The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School announces "CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion," the first class at Harvard University to be offered through Second Life, a 3-D virtual environment.

  • HLS hosts panel discussion marking 9/11 terrorist attacks

    September 11, 2006

    On Tuesday, September 12, three of the nation's leading constitutional law scholars will come together to discuss whether the United States is striking the right balance between civil liberties and national security in fighting the war on terrorism. Professors Charles Fried and Laurence Tribe, and Professor Steven Calabresi of Northwestern University's School of Law will speak at the panel discussion titled, "Freedom and Security Five Years After 9/11?"

  • Professor Bebchuk testifies on executive compensation before Senate

    September 8, 2006

    Professor Lucian Bebchuk testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, September 6, during a hearing on executive compensation.

  • Lecture series draws top practitioners in international finance

    September 8, 2006

    Harvard Law School's Program on International Financial Systems is announcing the establishment of the Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton Guest Lectures in International Finance. The series will serve as a cornerstone of the International Finance (IF) Concentration of the LL.M. degree program, which combines international finance and law.

  • Split Decisions book cover

    Breathing new life into feminism

    September 7, 2006

    Janet Halley spent six years writing "Split Decisions: How and Why to Take a Break from Feminism" (Princeton University Press, 2006), a groundbreaking book examining the contradictions and limitations of feminism in the law.

  • Students walking on campus

    HLS welcomes 734 new students to campus

    September 5, 2006

    This week 734 new students will enter Harvard Law School as degree candidates in the J.D., LL.M. and S.J.D. programs.

  • Hill Harper ’92

    His brothers’ keeper: Hill Harper ’92

    September 1, 2006

    Hill Harper ’92 heard the same questions again and again. A graduate of Harvard Law School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and an actor currently starring on the hit TV show “CSI: NY,” Harper frequently visited schools to talk to black youths, many of whom told him how difficult and often hopeless it seemed to stay in school or pursue a career.

  • Susan Lytle Lipton LL.M. '71

    A conversation with Susan Lytle Lipton LL.M. ’71

    September 1, 2006

    Susan Lytle Lipton LL.M. '71 practiced securities law and was the first woman to become a partner at Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff & Quentel in Florida.

  • Righteous among the nations: Waitstill Sharp ’26

    September 1, 2006

    Hiding from the Gestapo, falsifying an identity card and bribing border guards are just some of the skills Waitstill Sharp ’26 perfected as he rescued Jews, intellectuals, artists and children from the Nazis during World War II.

  • Worklife Wizard

    New website helps workers navigate the working world

    September 1, 2006

    Harvard Law School's Labor and Worklife Program has partnered with several influential worklife organizations to create the WorklifeWizard, a web-based information resource and research tool focusing on worklife in the US.