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Jesse Climenko Professor of Law Charles Ogletree '78 addressed members of the Class of 2009 in a lecture entitled "Why is Senator Jim Webb Pushing a Criminal Justice Agenda," in Ames Courtroom on Tuesday, April 14. The title of Ogletree's address was slightly misleading, as the Professor provided general remarks to 3L's about their opportunities and obligations as Harvard Law School graduates.
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The storylines of pornography affect attitudes about sexuality, which in turn cause a wide variety of sexually destructive behavior, according to University of Texas Professor Robert Jensen, who led a discussion on pornography and its effects on Monday, April 13 in Morgan Courtroom.
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Carl M. Loeb University Professor Laurence Tribe '66's new book, The Invisible Constitution, was the subject of the Harvard Law Review's annual Spring Forum on Wednesday, April 15. Befitting of Tribe's stature as one of the great constitutional scholars of his time, the Law Review amassed a venerable panel.
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The Massachusetts legislature passed a resolution on Tuesday, April 7 urging federal action to radically transform the nation's energy infrastructure, ending carbon dioxide emissions from electric generation within 10 years. HLS student Craig Altemose '10 helped craft the resolution, the first of its kind in the nation.
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Former U.S. Embassy-Baghdad official Philip Lynch declared that security was essential to the rule of law in Iraq and Afghanistan, and weighed in on corruption and suspicion of American motives in the two conflict zones.
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There are many faces to Pakistan. Vibrant, joyful, intelligent, compassionate, and calm. Resonant with a lust for life; glowing with a passion for self-fulfillment common to all people; and as human in their joys and in their sorrows as any human can be. If you prick them, they bleed; if you tickle them, they laugh; and if you poison them, they die.
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On Friday, March 20th, the video of Obama recognizing the Iranian New Year (Nowrouz) was posted on the Facebook walls of numerous Iranians, while the "I like it box" was checked by many others. On the same day, hundreds of Iranians from all around the world commented on the New York Times article "Obama's Message to Iran Is Opening Bid in Diplomatic Drives".
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FENNO WAS WOKEN up by the annoying ping on his laptop. "dude, did u register yet?" some annoying former section-mate was inquiring via GChat. The sun, high in the sky, shone through Fenno's blinds, intensified in the refraction of the empty gin bottles lining his windowsills, and stung his sleep-deprived eyes.
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Thirty-two Harvard Law School students spent this year's spring break in South Korea on a trip sponsored by the Harvard Asia Law Society (HALS). The group, led by SeonJoo Yoon '10, met with the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of Finance, among other high-ranking government officials in their week-long exploration of Seoul and surrounding historical village areas, including Andong and Gyeongju.
Opinion
Once again the Record catches up with JESSICA CORSI, our correspondent from the other Cambridge, who is pursuing her LL.M. at that vaunted U.K. institution. This week, Jessica bemoans the lack of the Socratic Method across the Pond and actually (gasp!)?longs to be called out in class.
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To the HLS Community: Allow me to introduce myself. I am your resource for those embarrassing questions, your oracle of wisdom, your fount of advice, your personal Posner or Cardozo. You can ask me anything and still stay within the safety of your comfortable anonymity.
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Looking back at my experience at HLS, the clinical work I did in the housing unit at the Legal Services Center was the best experience I had as a law student. As you finalize your schedule for the fall semester, I strongly encourage you to consider the clinical opportunities at the LSC.