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The Katrina disaster touched many in the HLS community and prompted various charitable efforts. Under the leadership of Matt Long, Community Service Chair for the Federalist Society, the Federalist Society recently sponsored a charity poker tournament, which raised $1460 for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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This December, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Rumsfeld v. FAIR, involving the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment, which requires law schools that accept federal money, such as Harvard Law, to allow military recruiters on campus or lose all federal funding.
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In last week's Record, Amos Jones wrote that Lambda's use of the term "sit-in" in publicizing its October 12 rally against discrimination in the military was "racially offensive" and a "flippant appropriation of the civil rights movement," and part of a longer history of Lambda "promoting.
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Finders, keepers? Who are the rightful owners of Nazi looted art: is it the heirs of the artworks or the current owners who bought the art in good faith? Should there be a statute of limitations in order to protect the expectations of private collectors, gallery owners and museum directors, so that claims are brought in a timely fashion? How long should the statute of limitations be, given that it is extremely difficult for heirs to locate the stolen art, especially when it is not in the public eye and could be hidden anywhere in the world? All of these difficult issues surfaced during Art Law Professor Terry Martin's lecture on Nazi-spoiled art last Friday.
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Elbow wars and accidental games of footsie abound. Necks swivel as they cramp. Eyes squint as they strain. Five laptops languish as their owners compete for two open outlets. No, these are not scenes out of Starbucks or Fenway Park but from Harvard Law School's classrooms.
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Pound 100 has fewer than 75 seats in it, but that didn't stop a crowd from packing the room last Friday to see a debate on the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in international justice. 150 spectators filled the seats, lined the walls, and squeezed into spots on the floor to watch Ken Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, take on Pierre-Richard Prosper, U.
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There's no real unified theme this week, just a trio of eclectic items: Ig Nobels Ignertaining Last Thursday, I attended the 15th First Annual (yes, you read that right) Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony at Sanders Theater. A parody of the Nobel prize, Ig Nobels are awarded to bizarre research that "first makes you laugh, and then makes you think" or to achievements that "cannot, or should not, be reproduced.
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Some columns try to tackle the hot button issues of the day, grappling with our nation's pandemic flu preparedness or the post-election violence in Togo. This is not that column. Some columns attempt to review current books (Harry Potter & The Enchanted Pube), TV shows (Pimp My Genitals), or restaurants (S.
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In a desperate attempt to avoid a) the rain, and b) any mention of law school, I fled south to Washington D.C. for the long weekend. Unfortunately, I failed on both counts. And even worse, I was reminded that my friends who aren't in law school managed to graduate from college and, get this, find productive employment.
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This fall marks the introduction of the Child Advocacy Program (CAP) at Harvard Law School, a truly interdisciplinary program dedicated to advancing children's interests in the legal field and beyond. Headed by Professor Elizabeth Bartholet, Professor Martha Minow, and administrative director Jessica Budnitz, this program involves academic courses, policy workshops, and clinical placements in a variety of child welfare-related fields.