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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Archbishop Desmond Tutu to be honored at Houston Institute conference this weekend

On Friday, Oct. 17th and Saturday, Oct. 18th, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa will be honored at a conference at Harvard Law School sponsored by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice.
3L publishes NYT op-ed on mortgage crisis

In an op- ed “Fight for the Family Home” published in the October 10, 2008 edition of The New York Times, Eric Nguyen ’09 argues for reform of bankruptcy laws.
Hanson warns that bailout plans do not go far enough

The following op-ed written by Professor Jon Hanson, "In crisis, beware illusion of reform," was published in the October 2, 2008, edition of the Providence Journal.
Steiker honored for death penalty scholarship

On October 2, Harvard Law School Professor Carol Steiker ’86 was presented with the Hugo A. Bedau Award by Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty for her contributions to death penalty scholarship.
Scalia to give inaugural Herbert W. Vaughan Lecture to the Harvard Community

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ’60 will give the inaugural Herbert W. Vaughan lecture tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 p.m. The event will be open to members of the Harvard community.
Harvard Law professor, alums top Esquire list of most influential people

Four individuals with Harvard Law School connections have been named to Esquire Magazine’s list of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century: Professor Noah Feldman, Samantha Power ’99, Barack Obama ’91, and Supreme court Justice John Roberts ’79.
Negotiating modern art

Christo and Jeanne-Claude—the artists whose notable projects include “The Gates” in New York City’s Central Park—received the Great Negotiator Award from HLS’s Program on Negotiation.
In New York Times, Feldman explores the role of the Supreme Court in making foreign policy

The following article by Professor Noah Feldman, "When judges make foreign policy," was the cover article for the September 28, 2008, New York Times Magazine.
Jackson says the Treasury's bailout plan should target bad loans, not burned investors

The following op-ed by Professor Howell Jackson '82, "Build a better bailout," was published in the September 25, 2008, edition of the Christian Science Monitor.
HLS well represented among the most influential corporate governance players

Four members of the Harvard Law School community were recently named to Directorship Magazine's second annual Directorship 100 list for their influence on corporate governance.
Debating the debates

Four days before the first 2008 presidential debate takes place in Mississippi, a panel discussion at HLS looked at past, present and future presidential debates.
Expansion of executive power is likely in upcoming Supreme Court term, Goldstein says

In a panel discussion on how the Supreme Court will handle issues in the upcoming term last week, Harvard Law School Lecturer Tom Goldstein predicted that future decisions will continue to support increased executive power.
Reflecting on the state of the economy, Warren asks, "Who will bail out American families?"

The following oped by Professor Elizabeth Warren, "Who will bail out American families?" was published in the September 22, 2008, edition of the Chicago Tribune.
Semester in Washington, D.C., launches this spring

Beginning this spring, Harvard Law School students will be able to participate in Government Lawyering -- Policy and Practice: Semester in Washington, the the school’s first-ever semester-away program for academic and clinical credit.
Scott urges Administration to think carefully about bank bailout plan

The following op-ed, "Let's get the bank rescue right," was co-authored by Harvard Law School Professor Hal Scott, Dean of Columbia Business School R. Glenn Hubbard, and University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Professor Luigi Zingales. It appeared in the September 24, 2008 edition of the Wall Street Journal.
Randall Kennedy explores how the Black community will react if Barack Obama loses the Presidential race

The following op-ed written by Professor Randall Kennedy, "The big 'what if,' was published in the September 14, 2008, edition of the Washington Post.
Despite criticisms of Roe v. Wade, the right to choose is a part of our culture, Sunstein says

The following op-ed by Professor Cass Sunstein '78, "The fate of Roe v. Wade and choice," was published in the September 14, 2008, Boston Globe.
Dershowitz says indictments should not be politicized

The following op-ed, "Indictments are not the best revenge," written by Professor Alan Dershowitz was published in the September 12, 2008, edition of the Wall Street Journal.
Taking aim at sentencing guidelines, Steiker says courts need to 'exercise mercy'

The following op-ed by Professor Carol Steiker '86, "Passing the buck on mercy," was published in the September 7, 2008, edition of the Washington Post.
HLS program convenes U.S. and Chinese leaders to discuss international financial issues

This weekend, leaders from the United States and China will gather in Shanghai to examine challenges facing the financial sectors of the two countries. The "Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century: An Agenda for China and the United States," is organized by Harvard Law School's Program on International Financial Systems (PIFS) and the China Development Research Foundation (CDRF).
Henry E. Smith to join HLS faculty in 2009

Yale Law Professor Henry E. Smith, an expert in property, intellectual property, natural resources, and taxation, will join the Harvard Law School faculty in January 2009, Dean Elena Kagan '86 announced today.
Adriaan Lanni examines Sarah Palin's working-class appeal

The following article, “Working-class hero,” co-written by Harvard Law School Assistant Professor Adriaan Lanni and Wesley Kelman, was published on September 2, 2008, in Slate.
Sunstein makes a case for Obama as 'visionary minimalist'

The following article, “The Empiricist Strikes Back,” by Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein ’78, was published in the September 10, 2008 issue of The New Republic.
New students arrive from all over the world

Harvard Law School welcomed 629 new students to Cambridge this week. They hail from Alaska to Zimbabwe, and from Fenway Park to Wimbledon.
HLS alumni play prominent role in presidential nominating conventions

As the campaign season heats up, Democrats and Republicans are giving their party leaders the spotlight at the presidential nominating conventions. Several Harvard Law School alumni are playing key roles in the Democratic convention, which is taking place this week, and at least one HLS alum will be at the forefront of the Republican convention next week.
Sunstein advocates for further disclosure in credit industry

The following article, "Disclosure Is the Best Kind of Credit Regulation," co-written by Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein '78 and University of Chicago Professor Richard Thaler, was published in the Wall Street Journal on August 13, 2008.
Professor Noah Feldman discusses the possibility of a war with Iran

The following article, Buildup to the next war, written by Harvard Law School Professor Noah Feldman, was published in the New York Times Magazine on August 8, 2008.
John Goldberg to join HLS faculty

Vanderbilt University Law School Professor John Goldberg, an expert in tort law, tort theory, and political philosophy, will join the Harvard Law School faculty as a tenured professor this fall.
Kagan is honored for her work to encourage public service

Dean Elena Kagan ’86 has been awarded the 2008 John R. Kramer Outstanding Law Dean Award from Equal Justice Works for her extensive efforts to promote and support public service.
Sunstein studies partisanship on the Supreme Court

The following article, "Judicial Partisanship Awards," written by Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein '78, was published in the Washington Independent on July 31, 2008.
An op-ed by Professor Laurence Tribe: The Supreme Court is Wrong on the Death Penalty

The following op-ed, The Supreme Court is Wrong on the Death Penalty, written by Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe '66, was published in the Wall Street Journal on July 31, 2008.
Two HLS grads the focus of vice presidential speculation

As presidential candidates Barack Obama '91 and John McCain prepare for their parties' nominating conventions, rumors are swirling around two Harvard Law graduates as likely vice presidential candidates.
Bartholet testifies before Congress about arbitration laws

Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Bartholet '65 testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today about mandatory pre-dispute arbitration, a practice often used in workplaces and by credit card companies to ensure that employees and consumers agree to resolve all conflicts through arbitration instead of through the court system.
HLS grad nominated to top UN Human Rights post

Navanethem Pillay LL.M. ’82 S.J.D. ’88 is expected to become the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will announce Pillay’s nomination, which requires the approval of the General Assembly, early this week.
In dispatches from Iraq, Erik Swabb '09 describes dramatic changes in security situation

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