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Constitutional

  • Professor Burton Caine with students

    A Strong Constitution

    April 1, 2002

    At a time when America could use a goodwill ambassador, Burton Caine '52 may seem like an unlikely candidate. He has sued his country's government and spoken out against its actions.

  • The Censor and the Civil Libertarian

    July 1, 2001

    In two new books, a TV censor writes about what he saw and an anti-censorship attorney writes about what children should see.

  • All Politics Is Local at Appleseed

    September 28, 2000

    Harvard Law School's Appleseed Electorial Reform Project, inaugurated last summer seeks to increase voter participation and ensure that residents’ interests are represented through lawmakers and by the referendum process.

  • The Bill of Wrongs

    September 28, 2000

    The word leaps off the page. It is unmistakable, unavoidable. Nigger. In Bryonn Bain’s view, the word still resonates in the heart and soul of…

  • At Loggerheads

    September 28, 2000

    For Minneapolis-based lawyer Stephen Young ’74, a tree is just a tree. Yet for others, he contends, trees are sacred objects. Last October, Young brought…