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2008/06


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]