September 2008

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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).

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  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. 

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  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.

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  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. 

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  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.

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  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. 

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  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. 

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Bebchuk discusses how to fix the Treasury's emergency plan

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  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.

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  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.