Drum Major for Justice
Bryan Stevenson ’85 on race, poverty and the things worth fighting for
The New Empiricists
For the growing number of empiricists at HLS, there’s nothing quite so satisfying—or unimpeachable—as resolving a thorny, often contentious, legal or policy question through rigorous analysis of cold, hard data.
Truth Seeker
Ronald Sullivan works to make the criminal justice system more accountable
First Line of Defense
Students represent the indigent in courts where judges ask, ‘Is Harvard in the building?’
Telling the Truth about American Terror
Racial reconciliation in America has been an elusive dream. To Bryan Stevenson ’85, the problem is that we haven’t been willing to tell the truth about our nightmares
Will Corporate ‘Speech’ Undermine Productivity?
John Coates argues that extending speech protections to corporations is bad—not just for democracy but for capitalism.
LL.M.s for LGBT Rights
Childhood friends train together to fight Uganda’s draconian anti-gay laws
Articulating Integrity
The Global Anticorruption Lab, taught by HLS Professor Matthew Stephenson ’03, offers law students an unusual opportunity to hone concise writing skills through the crafting of blog posts that are read and commented on by high-level stakeholders around the world.
Legacies of Selfless Scholarship
In July, HLS Professor Daniel Halperin, will retire after after more than a half-century as a tax lawyer, professor and government official as will Duncan Kennedy who in 30 of his years on the faculty has taught one-fourth of every HLS entering class contracts, property or torts.
Hidden Talent
Craig Gentry has developed ways to to keep data secure and accessible that may broaden the use of cloud computing.
A Voice for Accountability
Sareta Ashraph documents violations of international law for the U.N.
Representing the Whole Child
Brett Stark co-founds a medical-legal partnership to assist children who seek asylum in the U.S.
Trust in Providence
Jorge Elorza wins the battle to lead the city where he fought for social justice
Alumni Notes and Newsmakers
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On Dec. 15, 2014, 34 Harvard Law alumni, from the Classes of 1971 to 2010, gathered at the U.S. Supreme Court to join the bar for the highest court in the nation.
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From London to Iran and beyond, Barton J. “Bart” Winokur ’64 has had a robust career as an international deal-maker and expert in mergers and acquisitions.
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“Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice,” by Adam Benforado ’05 (Crown) Drawing on research in psychology and neuroscience, the associate professor of law at Drexel University points to rampant injustices that stem from the legal system—not caused by corruption or ill will but simply by the way our minds work.
Faculty Books
Power–and Peril–to the People
In a new world of technology, we are more powerful and more vulnerable than ever
Faculty Scholarship
The Price of Admission
Does overreliance on standardized tests weaken college and society?
