HLS News and Events

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. [Fri, 29 Aug 2008]
HLS alumni play prominent role in presidential nominating conventions
As the campaign season heats up, the 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. [Tue, 26 Aug 2008]
In dispatches from Iraq, Erik Swabb '09 describes dramatic changes in security situation
Iraq war veteran Erik Swabb '09 recently returned to Iraq and was embedded with a U.S. combat unit, hoping to provide an informed assessment of the security and political situation in the country. [Thu, 21 Aug 2008]
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. [Wed, 13 Aug 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. [Mon, 11 Aug 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. [Thu, 07 Aug 2008]
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. [Mon, 04 Aug 2008]
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. [Mon, 04 Aug 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. [Thu, 31 Jul 2008]
Two HLS grads the focus of vice presidential speculation
As presidential candidates Barack Obama '91 and John McCain prepare for their parties' nominating conversations, rumors are swirling around two Harvard Law graduates as likely vice presidential candidates. [Wed, 30 Jul 2008]