Harvard Law School
HLS Dean and Bloomberg
Former New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg talks with Harvard Law School Dean Martha L. Minow, right, at the start of the Commencement Morning Exercises on Thursday.
The Changing Face of the Law Professor
As law schools look for faculty with fuller resumes and more diverse academic backgrounds, the road to professorship has fractured into many, lesser-traveled pathways.
Mindy Kaling and Preet Bharara Speak at Law School Class Day
Laughter filled Holmes Field outside Langdell Hall as comedian Mindy Kaling and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara ’90 addressed Law School graduates Wednesday afternoon.
Barron Narrowly Confirmed by Senate Despite Drone Memo
Harvard Law School professor David J. Barron ’89 was confirmed by the full Senate for a seat on the bench of the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday afternoon in a narrow vote of 53 to 45.
Barron Confirmation Remains Uncertain
A vocal group of senators have called for the public release of memos allegedly written by Harvard Law School professor David J. Barron ’89 that established the legal justification for the controversial drone policy.
David J. Barron
Law School professor David J. Barron ’89 was nominated by President Barack Obama to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Law School Appoints Two Clinical Professors
Harvard Law School appointed Esme Caramello ’94 and Christopher T. Bavitz to the position of clinical professor of law.
Fifty Years of Alan Dershowitz
“I don’t believe in retirement, I believe in changing careers,” former Harvard Law School professor Alan M. Dershowitz tells me over the phone on his way to Logan Airport, where he will board a plane to Paris. He officially retired from the Law School this December, but he intends his retired life to be far from relaxing. “My retirement from Harvard reflects the fact that I’ve been doing this for 50 consecutive years and at age 75, I wanted to try something different,” he says. “My plans are to be even more active than I’ve ever been before.”
Law School Dean Hosts Early Screening of HBO Documentary on Same-Sex Marriage
Harvard Law School Dean Martha L. Minow hosted an early screening of “The Case Against 8,” a documentary about the appeal of California’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Second-Year Law School Student Wins $250,000 Judgment
Last month, Harvard Legal Aid Bureau student attorney Carolina Kupferman ’11 secured a $250,000 judgement for her client in a divorce case.
Leading Expert on Islamic Law To Join HLS Faculty
Northwestern University law professor and Islamic law expert Kristen A. Stilt will join the Harvard Law School faculty this fall, according to a Law School press release.
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau Student Attorneys Take Case to Federal Court
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau student attorneys Nicholas O. Pastan and Breana M. Ware presented their closing argument last Wednesday in U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, where they argued a case involving the Hague Convention.
The Real Skinny: Harvard Books Not Bound in Human Flesh
Eight years ago, on February 2, 2006, The Harvard Crimson published an unreasonably long, rather boring but cleverly titled article, “The Skinny on Harvard’s Rare Book Collection.” The exposé revealed the identities of three rare books covered in human skin. Get it? Skinny. Skin-ny. HA. I almost chuckled a little.
