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2008


Sunstein: Why the 'safe' choice can be dangerous: The following article, "Throwing precaution to the wind," written by Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein '78, was published in the Boston Globe on July 13, 2008. [Mon, 14 Jul 2008]

Eric Nguyen publishes paper in leading bankruptcy law journal: Eric Nguyen '09 has just had a paper published in the American Bankruptcy Law Journal about how hard parents fight to keep their family homes in times of economic distress. It is relatively uncommon for a student to publish a paper in a law journal, especially one in such a specialized subject area. [Mon, 14 Jul 2008]

Anker receives prestigious immigration law teaching award: Deborah Anker, director of the HLS Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program and a clinical professor of law, received the Elmer Fried Award for Excellence in Teaching on June 28 at the annual meeting of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in Vancouver. [Thu, 03 Jul 2008]

Sunstein: Court's gun ruling is a departure from historical interpretations of the Constitution: The following article, "America's 21st-century gun right," written by Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein '78, was published in the Boston Globe on June 26, 2008. [Mon, 30 Jun 2008]

Tushnet analyzes landmark gun ruling: Professor Mark Tushnet is a leading expert in constitutional law and history, and he is the author of "Out of Range: Why the Constitution Can't End the Battle over Guns." Here, he comments on yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, in which the Court ruled that a ban on owning guns in Washington, DC, is unconstitutional. [Fri, 27 Jun 2008]

Jonathan Zittrain explains why the Internet's "dark energy" is in danger: The following article, "The web's dark energy," written by Harvard Law School Professor Jonathan Zittrain, was published in the July/August edition of the MIT Technology Review. [Wed, 25 Jun 2008]

Professor Noah Feldman explores prejudice against immigrants in Europe: The following article, The new pariahs?, written by Harvard Law School Professor Noah Feldman, was published in the New York Times Magazine on June 22, 2008. [Mon, 23 Jun 2008]

HLS International Human Rights Clinic co-releases report assessing apartheid-era crimes: The International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) at Harvard Law School and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) have joined together to release "Prosecuting Apartheid-Era Crimes? A South African Dialogue on Justice," a report examining recently intensified questions about prosecuting crimes committed during apartheid. [Fri, 20 Jun 2008]

Harvard Law grads share prestigious Gruber Foundation Prize for International Justice: Judge Thomas Buergenthal LL.M. '61 S.J.D. '68 and Jerome Shestack '49 are co-recipients of the Gruber Foundation’s International Justice Prize for 2008. [Tue, 17 Jun 2008]

Alford honored for contributions to 2007 Special Olympics Summer Games: On May 19, Professor William Alford '77 was honored for his contributions to the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, held in Shanghai, China. [Mon, 16 Jun 2008]

Leaders to gather at Harvard Law School to discuss Latin American and U.S. financial markets: This weekend, public and private sector financial leaders from Latin America and the U.S. will gather at Harvard Law School to examine the financial relationships between the two regions at a symposium entitled Building the Financial System of the 21st Century: An Agenda for Latin America and the United States. [Fri, 13 Jun 2008]

Bartholet argues in favor of multiethnic adoptions during briefing: On June 10, Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Bartholet '65, faculty director of the Child Advocacy Program, delivered remarks at a Washington, D.C. briefing on adoption policies. [Thu, 12 Jun 2008]

Jonathan Zittrain appointed to tenured faculty position: Jonathan Zittrain '95, one of the world's leading experts on the legal and policy issues surrounding the Internet, has accepted an offer to become a tenured professor at Harvard Law School. [Wed, 11 Jun 2008]

Op-ed by Warren and Sitaramen: A way out of college debt: The following op-ed piece, Out of the hole of college debt, written by Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren and Ganesh Sitaramen '08, was published in the Boston Globe on June 5, 2008. [Mon, 09 Jun 2008]

Highlights from 2008 Commencement Exercises: Harvard University's 367th annual Commencement Exercises came to a close this afternoon with Harvard Law School conferring 588 J.D. degrees, 168 LL.M. degrees, and 10 S.J.D. degrees. [Thu, 05 Jun 2008]

Levinson honored with Sacks-Freund Award for excellence in teaching during Class Day program: Professor Daryl Levinson was awarded the prestigious Sacks-Freund Teaching Award, and staff member Kathy Lovell was given the Suzanne L. Richardson Staff Recognition Award during today's Class Day Program. [Wed, 04 Jun 2008]

HLS to confer 766 degrees during annual Commencement festivities: This week, Harvard Law School will confer 588 J.D. degrees, 168 LL.M. degrees, and 10 S.J.D. degrees as part of Harvard University's 357th annual Commencement Exercises. [Mon, 02 Jun 2008]

Ogletree, HLS alumni named among most influential minority lawyers in America: Harvard Law School Professor Charles Ogletree '78 joined 13 HLS alumni on National Law Journal's "50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America," which was published on May 26. [Thu, 29 May 2008]

HLS students travel to Auschwitz to teach diplomats about negotiation in the face of genocide: On May 16th, two HLS students, Rene A. Pfromm LL.M. '08 and Ines Wu '09, together with Stephan Sonnenberg '06, Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Program (HNMCP) clinical fellow and lecturer on law, delivered a one day workshop on negotiation in the context of genocide and mass atrocities. [Wed, 28 May 2008]

Students participate in historic apartheid litigation: Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a case that nearly 20 Harvard Law School Human Rights Program clinical students have worked on over the last three years. The students assisted with the case on behalf of a group of South African apartheid victims, who brought claims against over 50 top multinational corporations for doing buisiness with the apartheid regime. [Fri, 23 May 2008]

Berkman Center celebrates 10th anniversary with conference exploring the future of the Internet: The Berkman Center for Internet and Society is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week at its Berkman at 10 Conference entitled "The Future of the Internet." The two-day event features discussions celebrating the work the Berkman Center has done over the past decade, as well as looking ahead to what it hopes to accomplish in the future. [Fri, 16 May 2008]

Four young HLS faculty members selected to participate in Junior Faculty Forum: Assistant Professors I. Glenn Cohen '03, Adriaan Lanni, Jed Shugerman, and Matthew Stephenson '03 each had papers selected for the ninth annual Stanford-Yale Junior Faculty Forum, which will take place at Yale Law School in June. [Thu, 15 May 2008]

Third-year student argues case before First Circuit: On May 7, Lena Konanova '08 capped off her law school experience by representing a client bringing a case of employment discrimination before the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. The opportunity arose as part of her clinical placement in the Employment Civil Rights Clinic at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center. [Wed, 14 May 2008]

Malone and Jacobs appointed clinical professors of law: Phil Malone and Wendy Jacobs '81 have been appointed clinical professors of law, Dean Elena Kagan '86 announced today. Both currently lecturers on law, Malone is a co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society's clinical program and Jacobs is director of the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic. [Tue, 13 May 2008]

HLS crew team wins graduate student regatta: On April 26, the Harvard Law School crew team took home a first place finish in the International Graduate School Regatta. The regatta featured graduate school crews from Boston College, the University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, MIT, Yale, and Harvard. [Mon, 12 May 2008]

Harvard Law faculty votes for 'open access' to scholarly articles: In a move that will disseminate faculty research and scholarship as broadly as possible, the Harvard Law School faculty unanimously voted last week to make each faculty member's scholarly articles available online for free, making HLS the first law school to commit to open access. [Wed, 07 May 2008]

David Kessler '09 publishes article in criminal law journal: David Kessler '09 will have an article published in the January 2009 edition of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Though students regularly publish "notes" in law reviews and journals, it is more unusual for them to have articles published. [Tue, 06 May 2008]

HLS clinical instructors write guide to help tenants stay in their homes: At a time when increased home foreclosures are forcing many renters out of their homes, two HLS clinical instructors at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center have written a comprehensive guide on tenants' rights after foreclosure. The guide, written by instructors Esme Caramello '99 and Rafael Mares '99, will be featured in the forthcoming edition of Legal Tactics, published by the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute. [Mon, 05 May 2008]

Palfrey appointed as new head of Harvard Law School Library: John G. Palfrey '01 has been appointed associate dean of library and information resources and a tenured professor of law, Dean Elena Kagan '86 announced today. [Wed, 30 Apr 2008]

Stuntz and Warren elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Harvard Law School Professors William J. Stuntz and Elizabeth Warren are amongst the new class of members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious scholarly societies. Members are chosen on the basis of "preeminent contributions to their disciplines and to society at large." [Tue, 29 Apr 2008]

Zoellick, World Bank president, at HLS for alumni award: Robert B. Zoellick '81, president of the World Bank Group, was recently on the law school campus to receive the HLS Association Award in recognition of his leadership and dedication to public service. [Thu, 24 Apr 2008]

Michael Waibel LL.M. '08 wins prestigious Deak Prize: Michael Waibel LL.M. '08 was awarded the Francis Deak Prize by the American Journal of International Law for his paper entitled "Opening Pandora's Box: Sovereign Bonds in International Arbitration." [Tue, 22 Apr 2008]

CVS Caremark, Safeway, and JCPenney adopt Bebchuk's by-Law proposal: Following agreements reached with Harvard Law School Professor Lucian Bebchuk LL.M. '80 S.J.D. '84, CVS Caremark, Safeway, and JCPenney have all adopted a by-law provision he proposed for limiting the adoption of poison pills. [Fri, 18 Apr 2008]

HLS students help keep local family in home: An effort to block the eviction of a family from its rental home turned into a celebration Wednesday, when, after months of effort by HLS students, the bank instead agreed to discuss selling the Dorchester house to them so the family could stay in place. [Thu, 17 Apr 2008]

William T. Coleman shares stories from his 60-year legal career: William T. Coleman Jr. '46--the former secretary of transportation and one of the lead strategists and co-authors of the legal brief for the appellants in Brown v. Board of Education--was the guest speaker Friday afternoon for a lecture series, sponsored by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice. [Wed, 16 Apr 2008]

HLS students win national ABA moot court competition: Phil Telfeyan ’08 and Elizabeth Barchas ’08 recently won the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, finishing in first place as national champions. [Tue, 15 Apr 2008]

Ashish Nanda will join the HLS faculty as professor of practice: Ashish Nanda, an expert in law firms and other professional service organizations, has accepted an offer to join the Harvard Law School faculty as Professor of Practice, Dean Elena Kagan ’86 announced today. Currently an adjunct professor at HLS, Nanda is the research director of the Program on the Legal Profession and faculty director of the school's principal Executive Education courses. [Mon, 14 Apr 2008]

Harvard Negotiators take first place in Leipzig: Last weekend, a team of students representing Harvard Law School took first place in The Negotiation Challenge in Leipzig, Germany. This year's Harvard Negotiators team was represented by Rene A. Pfromm LL.M. '08, Stefan Neata '08 and Jessica Price '08. Their win marks the second year in a row HLS has won the competition. [Fri, 11 Apr 2008]

HLS grad wins 2008 Pulitzer Prize: John Matteson '86 is one of eight writers selected to win the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Letters, Drama and Music. An associate professor of English at John Jay College, Matteson was recognized for his biography "Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father." [Thu, 10 Apr 2008]

Harvard's BLSA chapter selected as national chapter of the year: On March 30, the Harvard Law School chapter of the Black Law Students Association (HBLSA) received the Chapter of the Year award from the National Black Law Students Association. [Thu, 10 Apr 2008]

Oliveira Appointed Associate Dean and Dean for Development and Alumni Relations: Steven Oliveira, an accomplished university advancement professional with over 23 years of experience, has joined Harvard Law School as associate dean and dean for development and alumni relations. [Wed, 09 Apr 2008]

Cory Booker to be 2008 Class Day speaker: Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, New Jersey, will be the 2008 Class Day speaker at Harvard Law School. Booker will address graduating students and their families on Wednesday, June 4, as part of Class Day exercises. [Tue, 08 Apr 2008]

Leaders gather in New York to discuss challenges to the U.S.-EU financial markets: Leaders from the financial sectors of Europe and United States gathered in Armonk, NY, last week to examine issues affecting their financial markets. [Tue, 08 Apr 2008]

Three young scholars join HLS faculty as assistant professors: Dean Elena Kagan ’86 announced today that I. Glenn Cohen ’03, Benjamin Roin ’05, and Benjamin Sachs have accepted offers to join the Harvard Law School faculty as assistant professors. [Mon, 07 Apr 2008]

Professor Noah Feldman: Why elections can be a sign of failure: The following op-ed piece, Indecisive Moments, written by Harvard Law School Professor Noah Feldman, was published in the New York Times Magazine on April 6, 2008. [Mon, 07 Apr 2008]

Steiker, taking Aibel chair, explores the quality of mercy: Professor Carol Steiker '86 formally took the Howard J. and Katherine W. Aibel Professorship of Law in a Langdell Hall ceremony yesterday, and celebrated the occasion with a lecture exploring the role of mercy in the criminal justice system. [Thu, 03 Apr 2008]

An op-ed by Professor Jack Goldsmith: The laws in wartime: The following op-ed, The laws in wartime, written by Harvard Law School Professor Jack Goldsmith, was published in Slate on April 2, 2008. [Thu, 03 Apr 2008]

HLS lecturer David Poole nominated to Boston Municipal Court: Harvard Lecturer on Law David Poole '86 was nominated by Governor Deval Patrick '82 to serve as an associate justice to the Boston Municipal Court. [Wed, 02 Apr 2008]

Six recent HLS graduates awarded national writing prizes: Six out of the seven honored recipients of the H. Thomas Austern Memorial Writing Competition were Harvard Law School graduates, the Food and Drug Law Institute announced last week. [Sun, 30 Mar 2008]

Warren, Levitin, and Porter testify before Congress about Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights: Earlier this month, Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren testified along with two former students - Adam Levitin '06 and Katie Porter '01 - before the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit regarding a proposed Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights. [Wed, 26 Mar 2008]

HLS grad is elected president of Taiwan: Running on a promise to improve relations with mainland China, former Taipei mayor and Harvard Law graduate Ma Ying-jeou S.J.D. '81 was elected president of Taiwan this weekend. Ma, the Nationalist Party (or Kuomingtang) candidate, defeated Frank Hsieh of the Democratic Progressive Party 58 percent to 42 percent. [Mon, 24 Mar 2008]

Anne Alstott, expert on tax law and social welfare, will join HLS faculty: Anne Alstott, an expert on federal income taxation, corporate taxation and tax policy as well as on social welfare policy, family policy, and feminism and economic justice, will join the Harvard Law School faculty as a tenured professor, Dean Elena Kagan '86 announced today. [Thu, 20 Mar 2008]

Harvard Law School launches new Public Service Initiative: In a move that will further strengthen its commitment to public service, Harvard Law School is announcing that it will pay the third year of tuition for all future students who commit to work in public service for five years following graduation. Dean Elena Kagan '86 announced the new program following a three-day “Celebration of Public Interest,” which brought more than 600 alumni back to the HLS campus. [Tue, 18 Mar 2008]

An op-ed by Heymann and Falco: Fighting the online drug corner: The following op-ed, Fighting the online drug corner, co-written by Harvard Law School Professor Philip Heymann '60 and Mathea Falco, president of Drug Strategies, was published in the Washington Post on March 15, 2008. [Mon, 17 Mar 2008]

Justice Kennedy comes back to HLS to mark 20 years on the Supreme Court: Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy '61 of the U.S. Supreme Court came to Harvard Law School this week for a two-day celebration of the 20th anniversary of his appointment to the Court. [Wed, 12 Mar 2008]

Bebchuk, Roe, and Subramanian honored for top corporate law articles: Writings by Professors Lucian Bebchuk LL.M. '80 S.J.D. '84, Mark Roe '75, and Guhan Subramanian '98 were included on this year's list of 10 Best Corporate and Securities Articles, published in the legal journal "Corporate Practice Commentator." [Mon, 10 Mar 2008]

Sitkoff to represent Massachusetts on the Uniform Law Commission: Harvard Law School Professor Robert Sitkoff was recently appointed to serve on the Uniform Law Commission by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. Sitkoff is one of three commissioners representing the state. [Fri, 07 Mar 2008]

Kennedy discusses new book, "Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal": In a March 5 event sponsored by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy discussed his new book, entitled "Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal." [Thu, 06 Mar 2008]

An op-ed by Professors John Palfrey and Jonathan Zittrain: Choices for Turkey in the digital age: The following op-ed, Choices for Turkey in a digital age, written by Harvard Law School Clinical Professor John Palfrey '01 and Visiting Professor Jonathan Zittrain '95, was published in the Turkish Daily News on March 5, 2008. [Wed, 05 Mar 2008]

Breyer comes to HLS for examination of Elhauge's book on statutory interpretation: How should judges interpret ambiguous statutes? Fourteen leading legal scholars -- including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer '64 -- took up that question in a conference at HLS yesterday, occasioned by the publication of a new book, "Statutory Default Rules: How to Interpret Unclear Legislation" (Harvard University Press, 2008) by Professor Einer Elhauge '86. [Tue, 04 Mar 2008]

An op-ed by Professor Tribe: Why the Supreme Court should take a minimalist approach to gun rights: The following op-ed, Sanity and the Second Amendment, written by Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe '66, was published in the Wall Street Journal on March 4, 2008. [Tue, 04 Mar 2008]

An op-ed by Professor Alan Dershowitz: Worshippers of death: The following op-ed, Worshippers of death, written by Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz, was published in the Wall Street Journal on March 3, 2008. [Mon, 03 Mar 2008]

Triantis, taking Goldston chair, looks at emerging threats to transactional legal practice: Law firms that have built practices providing transactional work for business clients must "innovate or die." That was the message delivered by Professor George Triantis yesterday in a lecture marking his appointment to the Eli Goldston Professorship of Law. [Thu, 28 Feb 2008]

FCC hears testimony at HLS about Internet openness: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission was on the Harvard Law School campus today to hear testimony about whether or not Comcast deliberately blocked Internet users from sharing files online. In a packed Ames Courtroom, the five commissions heard from representatives of Comcast and Verizon about their network management practices, as well as from academics and small business owners who urged more freedom on the Internet. [Mon, 25 Feb 2008]

Harvard Law Review launches online version of The Bluebook: Editors of the Harvard Law Review announced the launch of an online version of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation on February 15. The standard citation guide for American legal writing, The Bluebook is widely used throughout legal practice, by paralegals, attorneys, professors, and students. [Mon, 25 Feb 2008]

An op-ed by Professor Kenneth Mack: Even at Harvard, Obama had a knack for bonding: The following op-ed, Even at Harvard, Obama had a knack for bonding with diverse people, written by Harvard Law School Professor Kenneth Mack '91 , was published in the Harrisburg Patriot-News on February 17, 2008. [Fri, 22 Feb 2008]

Sunstein to join Harvard Law School faculty: Renowned legal scholar and political theorist Cass R. Sunstein '78 has accepted an offer to join the Harvard Law School faculty, Dean Elena Kagan '86 announced today. Sunstein, currently a tenured professor at the University of Chicago Law School, will begin teaching at HLS in the fall. He will also become director of the new Program on Risk Regulation. [Tue, 19 Feb 2008]

Glendon takes oath as U.S. envoy to the Vatican: Surrounded by family members, friends and colleagues, Professor Mary Ann Glendon was sworn in as the new U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See today in a brief ceremony held in the Caspersen Room of Harvard Law School's Langdell Hall. [Fri, 15 Feb 2008]

Panel examines how neuroscience can help judges determine what is in the best interests of the child: At a February 12 event, Harvard Law School faculty members joined juvenile court judges and experts in child development to discuss how neuroscience can be better used in the courtroom to break the cycle of child maltreatment. [Thu, 14 Feb 2008]

Professor William J. Stuntz: Four things the party loyalists won't want to hear: The following article, The inconvenient truths of 2008, written by Harvard Law School Professor William J. Stuntz, was published in The Weekly Standard on February 18, 2008. [Tue, 12 Feb 2008]

Panel looks at the "shifting borders" of U.S. immigration law: The distinction between citizen and non-citizen lies at the heart of immigration law, and is often drawn at the border. But where precisely does the “border” lie in U.S. immigration law and practice? [Mon, 11 Feb 2008]

Professor Noah Feldman: liberal values and Islam can be complementary: The West doesn't know quite what to think of Turkey's Islamic-oriented ruling party: does it envision a liberal, European future for Turkey or an Islamist one? A vote this week on the seemingly minor issue of whether head scarves should be allowed at universities will help us begin to answer that question. [Fri, 08 Feb 2008]

Mission to Istanbul: Palfrey urges Internet freedom in Turkey: John Palfrey '01, clinical professor of law and executive director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, made a whirlwind visit to Turkey this week to urge authorities not to filter or censor content on the internet. [Thu, 07 Feb 2008]

Coates, taking Cogan chair, looks at market forces in corporate law: Professor John C. Coates, one of the nation's foremost experts in corporate law, was formally presented with the John F. Cogan Jr. Professorship of Law and Economics on February 4, in a ceremony attended by HLS faculty, students, members of the Coates family, and Cogan himself. [Wed, 06 Feb 2008]

Harvard Law Review elects Robert Allen as president: The Harvard Law Review has elected Robert Allen '09 as its 122nd president. Allen has excelled at HLS, winning last year's prestigious Sears Prize, which is awarded to the student with the highest grades in the 1L class each year. [Wed, 06 Feb 2008]

HLS professor appointed to Supreme Judicial Court advisory committee: Harvard Law School Professor Andrew Kaufman '54 has been appointed to an ad hoc committee that will advise the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on whether to adopt changes to ethical rules disfavoring public comment by judges. [Thu, 31 Jan 2008]

HLS Professors among country's 'leading lawyers': Three Harvard Law School professors are featured among a group of 500 "leading lawyers," according to a new a list published in Law Dragon Magazine. Professors Lucian Bebchuk LL.M. '80 S.J.D. '84, Jack Goldsmith, and Elizabeth Warren join five additional law professors from other law schools on the list. [Mon, 28 Jan 2008]

Michael Klarman to join HLS faculty: University of Virginia School of Law Professor Michael J. Klarman has accepted a tenured offer to join the Harvard Law School faculty this summer. An expert in constitutional law and history with a particular emphasis in race, he currently teaches criminal law, constitutional law, constitutional theory, and constitutional history. [Thu, 24 Jan 2008]

Goldsmith receives honorable mention for book: Harvard Law School Professor Jack Goldsmith’s book, “Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World,” received an honorable mention from Scribes, The American Society of Legal Writers. Goldsmith and co-author Tim Wu were one of two honorable mentions for 2007. [Fri, 18 Jan 2008]

Kerry at HLS: U.S. must act now on global climate change: In a Harvard Law School classroom today, Senator John Kerry (D - Mass.) stressed the urgency of the climate change problem, arguing that the federal government needs to take action immediately to combat global warming. [Wed, 16 Jan 2008]

Swabb says the Iraq war is improving U.S. military capabilities: Erik Swabb '09 wrote the following op-ed, "The lessons of Iraq," which appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 14, 2008. Swabb served in Iraq as a Marine infantry officer. [Tue, 15 Jan 2008]

Iraq is a vanishing issue in the presidential election, Professor Noah Feldman says: The following article, Vanishing Act , written by Harvard Law School Professor Noah Feldman, was published in the New York Times Magazine on January 13, 2007. [Mon, 14 Jan 2008]

Bebchuk ranks first among law professors on SSRN: Statistics released by the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) show that, as of the end of 2007, the works of Harvard Law School Professor Lucian Bebchuk LL.M. '80 S.J.D. '84 have been downloaded more than the work of any other law professor. [Fri, 11 Jan 2008]

Glendon becomes U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See: Harvard Law School Professor Mary Ann Glendon's nomination to become the new U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See was confirmed by the Senate late last month, after President Bush announced the nomination on November 5. [Mon, 07 Jan 2008]

Professor Noah Feldman examines Mormonism and presidential politics: The following article, What is it about Mormonism?, written by Harvard Law School Professor Noah Feldman, was published in the New York Times Magazine on January 6, 2007. [Mon, 07 Jan 2008]

An op-ed by Professor Robert Bordone: Slow healing in the Catholic Church: The following op-ed, Slow healing in the Catholic Church, co-written by Harvard Law School Professor Robert Bordone '97 and Reverend Robert J. Bowers, was published in the Boston Globe on January 1, 2007. [Wed, 02 Jan 2008]