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Harvard Law Today: October 2009

Martha Stewart

"We searched the world for you.” That was the message delivered by Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow to this year’s class of incoming law students at a welcome reception at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre on Aug. 31.

On Constitution Day

On his 70th birthday—and the anniversary celebration of the Constitution’s signing—retired Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter ’66 shared some perspectives on the Constitution and his plans for retirement.
Digital library or digital bookstore?

What will libraries in 2075 look like? Can copyright law be re-engineered? Should we trust Google to make decisions in the public interest? Those were some of the questions discussed at “Alternative Approaches to Open Digital Libraries in the Shadow of the Google Book Search Settlement,” a conference which took place at Harvard Law School on July 31.
Briefs

Scott and Coates testify before Senate; The low-down on downloading; Professors submit open letter to SEC; Supreme clerks; Minow named to Legal Services Board; HLS financial columnists; and Million-dollar miss
Appointments: Cohen and Roin named co-directors of Petrie-Flom Center

Assistant professors of Law I. Glenn Cohen ’03 and Benjamin Roin ’05 are the new co-directors of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at HLS.
Faculty Q&A: Jesse Fried

In Jesse Fried's 2004 book, “Pay without Performance,” with Lucian Bebchuk, he described problems that have since become widely recognized in the wake of the financial crisis. In this interview, he discusses what caused these problems.
Student Spotlight: Lawyers in summer, at home and abroad

Four students, Yoon Suk Choo, Dominique Winters, Anne Siders, and Brad Adams, reflect on summers of growth and challenge.
Dean Minow welcomes incoming class

In Sanders Theatre, Minow greets students in her first address of the academic year.
Kagan offers insights on solicitor general job

Just two days after making her debut before the Supreme Court on Sept. 9, Solicitor General and former Dean Elena Kagan ’86 returned to HLS to give students an insider’s account of her new role. HLS Professors Fried and Manning joined the former dean in a panel discussion.
Challenging the Constitution

The resilience of the U.S. Constitution, the nation’s founding document, was put to the test Sept. 17 by a number of scholars who challenged its legacy and effectiveness.
Japanese War Crimes Trial digitized

The Joseph Berry Keenan Digital Collection of manuscripts and photographs from the Tokyo Trial is now available for the first time online at the Harvard Law School Library Web site. The collection, which exists only at Harvard, was gathered by Joseph B. Keenan ’13 during his tenure as chief counsel in the International Prosecution Section for the Allies for the Tokyo Trial.