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For almost forty years, America has been engaged in a war which has cost us trillions of dollars and ruined the lives of millions of our citizens. We have been fighting against drugs in a street war across the country. The definition enemy combatant has changed through the course of this conflict, first encompassing only the smugglers and distributors, then growing to include users, and now reaching beyond our borders to the farmers in the developing world who produce the source crops.
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On April 5, 3Ls Phil Telfeyan and Elizabeth Barchas were crowned National Champions of the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, which was held in Chicago. The ABA competition is the largest and most competitive moot court tournament in the country, with a field of 179 teams representing law schools from across the nation.
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Last Wednesday, the Law School's Administrative Board (the Ad Board) dismissed charges against a group of 14 LLMs, at least some of whom served alcohol from their native countries at February's International Party. Dean Cosgrove has written a letter clarifying the reasoning behind HLS's alcohol policy.
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Blind Items File under: "Most Unnatural Match Since Paula Abdul and that Animated Wolf": Which vocal, RU486-loving, campus feminist is dating an up-and-coming conservative who will likely ride his boss's coattails into the Supreme Court once the dog and pony show of the confirmation hearings are over? File under: "Jeremy Blachman Wannabes": Which summer associate was read the riot act by his firm for blogging about the summer program? The Summer allegedly responded with a Socratic-style, unrepentant apologia.
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~ The First Annual Record Short Story Contest Winners ~ Congratulations to our Winner: William Langer. William's story, "Love and Torts," will appear next week. 2nd place goes to Gregory Dworkowitz for "Watching the Volleyball Game" and an anonymous submission, "Conflict of Laws.
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~ The First Annual Record Short Story Contest Winners ~ Congratulations to our Winner: William Langer. William's story, "Love and Torts," will appear next week. 2nd place goes to Gregory Dworkowitz for "Watching the Volleyball Game" and an anonymous submission, "Conflict of Laws.
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Recently I offended an HLS student by asking her to live a Greener life. She, we'll call her D.M., actually bristled. She demanded I explain how I could beg her participation in a "rich people's pet project" when so many more pressing issues like racial inequality, war, and disease confront society.
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Board Editorial We were concerned this week to learn about pending disciplinary actions against a group of LLMs stemming from simple hospitality at this January's annual International Party. It seems that seven country tables served local alcohol along with native dishes, violating the alcohol use policy that requires students to only use alcohol provided by Sodexho.
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Kermit put on his tux, 70s style, and went over to Camilla's house to pick her up for the Barrister's Ball. It felt just like prom with the photos, the awkward dancing, the chocolate covered pretzels, and the alcohol that he snuck in. Now, he just hoped that they played "Staying Alive" so that he could show his disco chops.
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Edward Whelan, the former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel and current president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, spoke about the changing nature of the judicial selection and nominating process at an event sponsored by the Harvard Federalist Society March 14.
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The Federalist Society brought Professor John O. McGinnis of Northwestern Law back to his alma mater on Thursday, March 13 to present his forthcoming paper, offering a self-described "new defense of originalism," for comment and critique by Professor Richard Fallon of HLS.
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In 2004, I visited Buchenwald Concentration Camp in Germany. My guide had one eye and one leg: a result, he said, of a suicide bombing in Israel. As a young man, he had gone to help build the Jewish state out of shame for Germany's past. After the explosion, he felt motivated to examine the conditions that had led to such a brutal act.