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It is odd to condemn an event before it even occurs, to react to it without examining its substance, but sadly uncritical supporters of Israeli policy have used this tactic before to malign Justice for Palestine's events at HLS. Regardless, JFP continues to value honest, academic, and legal discourse over misinformation, invective, and baseless accusation.
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If the recent student government elections are any indication, there seems to be a feeling on campus that there are not enough, or good enough, snacks on campus. Ms. Mapes's article of February 22 of this year should have convinced some of you that there are plenty of free food opportunities for those who take a few minutes each day to come up with a strategic gaming food plan.
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For the 24th consecutive year, the Harvard chapter of the Black Law Students Association hosted its Spring Conference event, drawing 300 registered participants from all over the country. This year's conference featured the theme, "A Motley Mission: Rethinking our Role as Black Lawyers" drawing upon the word "motley" as something that is varied and multifaceted, and the name of legendary Black attorney and judge Constance Baker Motley.
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Despite the blizzard, it was standing room only at last Friday's debate on congressional war powers sponsored by the American Constitution Society (ACS) and Harvard Law and Policy Review (HLPR). The debate brought together three prominent and distinct voices in the current debate about Congress' ability to control the latest war in Iraq.
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Doctors, lawyers, policy-makers, students, and academics gathered last Friday in Pound Hall to discuss the scope of patents and patent reform and the government's role in funding stem-cell research. The event was the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology's annual symposium, held this year in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Journal.
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On Monday, March 19, 2007, as snow began to once again blanket the Law School Campus, a group of students were transported to the similarly snowy mountains along the Lebanese-Israeli border, as they watched the acclaimed 2002 Hebrew-language film Yossi and Jagger.
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Before sunrise on Tuesday morning, HLS students installed an exhibit on Holmes Field in front of the law library to recognize the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war, and to protest the continued U.S. occupation of Iraq. The students anti-war banners on trees in the field and illustrated the human toll of the war by covering Holmes Field with thousands of painted bamboo sticks.
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The Harvard Federalist Society brought Judge William H. Pryor of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to a packed Hark South on Friday to speak on the controversial topic of judicial independence. He addressed recent, public claims made by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and many other important members of the legal profession that the independence of the judiciary is currently at risk due to excessive public criticism, legislative usurpations, and physical threats against judges.
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On Thursday, March 8, 2007, in celebration of International Women's Day, the Harvard Human Rights program, in conjunction with HLS for Choice, sponsored a screening of Rosita, a documentary following a nine-year old Nicaraguan girl, impregnated by a rapist, and the attempts of her parents to obtain a therapeutic abortion in the strongly Catholic country.
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Before a standing-room only audience on Monday, Bill Saunders '80 told the story of his experiences working to end religious oppression in the Sudan. The talk was jointly sponsored by the Harvard Federalist Society and the Black Law Student Association. "The Federalist Society always strives to sponsor engaging, thoughtful talks and debates that promote intellectual diversity on campus," said Federalist Society President Dan Sullivan '07.
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On Thursday, March 8, the Berkman Center for Internet and Society and the Journal of Law and Technology hosted Brad Smith, the General Counsel of Microsoft. Austin North filled up with students and area professionals to hear Smith's talk on "Innovation, Interoperability, and IP.
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The Berkman Center for Internet and Society and the Heyman Fellowship Program co-sponsored a panel on March 14 about recent revelations regarding the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys entitled "The U.S. Attorney Firings: Presidential Prerogative or Partisan Purge?" Professor James Flug moderated the panel as "a total neutral," he said, to laughter from the gathered students.