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  • Series of photos Judge Higginbotham Jr., in his office and Professor Ogletree in his office

    Drum Major for Justice

    June 25, 1999

    Professor Charles Ogletree, Jr. ’78 will complete several major writing projects begun by his late friend and mentor, A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., chief judge emeritus of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, who died in December.

  • Abram Chayes Honored at Reunions

    June 25, 1999

    Professor Abram Chayes ’49 received the HLSA Award, the association’s highest honor, for his service as an "inspirational teacher and distinguished scholar, advocate for the rights of sovereign nations and the protection of the global environment, [and] beloved mentor to generations of Harvard Law students."

  • painting of Popum

    Sir John Popham Restored to His Former Glory

    June 25, 1999

    The portrait of Sir John Popham, chief justice of the King’s Bench during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, returned to the HLS Art Collection…

  • Eloquent voice for the oppressed: Harry A. Blackmun 1908-1999

    June 24, 1999

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun ’32 died March 4 at age 90. Appointed to the Court in 1970 by President Nixon, he retired in 1994 after a 24-year career on the Court marked by a movement from moderate conservatism to outspoken liberalism.

  • Kathleen Sullivan: Stanford’s new law dean

    June 24, 1999

    Nearly a decade ago Kathleen Sullivan’s first argument before the U.S. Supreme Court prompted American Lawyer to observe that the young Harvard Law professor was "on the fast-track to forensic stardom."

  • Building in Cyberspace 3

    Building in Cyberspace

    June 24, 1999

    The intrepid crew of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

  • The Law of Their Land

    June 24, 1999

    In February, the Navajo Nation Supreme Court came to HLS to hear a real and momentous case, Navajo v. Russell Means. The central issues: the jurisdiction of Navajo courts, equal protection under the Constitution, and the power of Congress to regulate Indian affairs. Chief Justice Robert Yazzie and HLS experts weigh in.

  • Taking on the Unfinished Business of the Twentieth Century

    June 24, 1999

    For several years now, Eizenstat has been deeply involved in what he calls "the unfinished business of the twentieth century." For him that business is accounting for the astonishing array of assets looted by the Nazis, and securing some long-delayed justice for Holocaust survivors and victims’ families.

  • Champion Associate

    June 17, 1999

    When he’s not working on major real estate transactions, Boise Ding ’93 can often be spotted perfecting his double axel at the Pasadena Ice Skating Center in Pasadena, California.

  • Writing

    Writing “The Good Black”

    April 26, 1999

    How two HLS roommates became author and subject.

  • Bok and Bowen: affirming affirmative action

    Bok and Bowen: affirming affirmative action

    February 25, 1999

    Lance Liebman '67 offers a former law school dean's take on The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions by Derek Bok '54, former Harvard president and HLS dean, and William Bowen, former Princeton president.

  • Lani Guinier: Present and visible

    February 25, 1999

    New faculty member Lani Guinier talks about her decision to come to HLS, her commitment to experimenting in the classroom, law school "gamesmanship," and the importance of creating a "learning community."

  • Celebration 45

    February 25, 1999

    Since the first alumnae of 1953, more than 5,000 women have claimed their place at HLS. Hundreds came back to the School in November to applaud Attorney General Janet Reno '63 as she accepted the Celebration 45 Award, and to connect with the other remarkable women of Harvard Law.

  • From the ballpark to the box office

    April 26, 1998

    More than a dozen years ago, student and alumni interest in the role law plays in sports prompted Professor Paul Weiler LL.M. '65 to introduce an HLS seminar called Sports and the Law. Since then, matters such as labor disputes between players and team owners and the impact of rules requiring equivalent college athletics programs for men and women students have been regular fare in Weiler's classroom.