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Just before Thanksgiving break, I had the pleasure of seeing a group of my 1L section-mates win the Ames Moot Court Competition. Putting aside any specific prizes, frankly I think everyone involved on both sides should get something for having stared down an avuncular Justice Ginsburg - my stomach for such confrontations peters out at about the Socratic Method level.
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Lately there's been a lot of chatter about the newly approved, more invasive airport security procedures. CNN had a piece on it, The New York Times ran an article, and USA Today even addressed the matter in one of its coveted multicolored pie charts - that's when you know a news story has reached critical mass.
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Apart from the fact that I was forced to admit that biopic is pronounced bi'-o-pic instead of bi-op'-ic, I have nothing bad to say about Kinsey. Usually, a biopic is made because of the effect of one person's important life on history - and Kinsey is no exception.
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Fenno was sitting in the computer lab at Langdell, proofreading her letter to the editor of the Record. She'd decided to title it "Student Defends Fenno" in order to improve her chances that the letter would be printed. Senor Torres seemed to love such titles.
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In a stunning reversal of policy, Harvard Law School decided on Tuesday to initiate once again its ban on military recruiting on campus. In a public statement, Dean Elena Kagan wrote: "This return to our prior policy will allow OCS to enforce the Law School's policy of nondiscrimination wthout exception, including to the military services.
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The decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has brought long awaited relief to those who opposed the Solomon Amendment. This newspaper has covered the journey of the case, from the initial decision by Harvard to comply with the request by the Department of Defense, to the protests that arose in light of that compliance, to the current decision to once again ban military recruiters from using OCS.
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The 93rd Annual Ames Moot Court Competition took place on November 18, 2004 in the Ames Courtroom with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg presiding. The fictional case, Amy Annis v. The State of Ames, centered on the constitutionality of a state Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) prohibiting same-sex marriages.
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Jay Cox, 2L, stepped down from the committee tasked with making recommendations about the First-Year Lawyering Program. Cox was ousted after a unanimous vote by the committee requested his resignation due to Cox's membership on the Board of Student Advisors, the student group that currently supplies teaching assistants to the FYL program.
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To the Editor, Lee Rudofsky's column announces that there is "true meaning [to] the resounding results of the 2004 election." I challenge him to explain that meaning to anyone who does not agree with agendas of the wealthy and the religious right. No, Republicans were not "all" fooled into voting Republican, as Mr.
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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Ashcroft v. Raich, regarding a ruling from the Ninth Circuit which had held that federal anti-drug laws may not override California's medical marijuana law. The week before, Randy Barnett, professor of law at Boston University and counsel for Raich, practiced his arguments in the Ames Courtroom under the scrutiny of six HLS faculty "justices" and an audience of more than 200 in a moot court sponsored by the Harvard Federalist Society and HLS Forum.
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According to the Crimson, a peeper entered Dane Hall on Monday, peering into a shower stall while a female student was showering. Upon being noticed, the peeper fled and his identity remains unknown. Currently, restrooms in Gropius must be opened with a combination known only to residents, leading to speculation that the peeper is a part of the HLS community.
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The Harvard moon expands the Charles River. From the bridge to the Business School, I have witnessed the enchanting flights of lovers flutter down the avenue at midnight. Two lovers whisper of winter melon fields. In the fields, no one is cruel. The Harvard moon expands the Charles River.