2008 Woodie Awards
Shirin Shakir Memorial Team Wins 95th Ames Moot Court Finals
The doors of Ames Courtroom were slated to open at 6:30 on Tuesday night to admit a few rows of students to the 95th Annual Ames Moot Court Final Competition. At 6:31, the line was already snaking down the Austin Hall stairs to the first floor. Slightly more than an hour later, the Board of Student Advisers was calling the room to order to start one of HLS's biggest annual events, pitting two teams of students against each other in a moot court presided over by three of the nation's most significant judges.…
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Professors, Judges Gather to Discuss Professor Fried's New Book
On Thursday, November 9, the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice hosted a panel discussion of Professor Charles Fried's new book Modern Liberty and the Limits of Government. The panel, lead by Professor Charles Ogletree, consisted of Professor Martha Minow, former Harvard President Larry Summers, Professor Jon Hanson, Professor Charles Nesson, Professor Richard Fallon, Professor Frank Michelman, Circuit Court Judge Michael Boudin, and Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Robert Cordy.…
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The Two Deaths of Willie Francis
The discomfort caused by a thermostat set much too high created an oddly appropriate backdrop for students attending the American Constitution Society's Thursday, November 9, screening of director Allen Durand's documentary, "Willie Francis Must Die Again.…
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International Lawyers Recommend Flexibility
Hang in there and be persistent was the message from panelists at the World of Law Public International Panel last Wednesday evening. The event, sponsored by the Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising, focused on careers in international law, both domestically and internationally based.…
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Wanted: Underrepresented Bone Marrow
By Kelly Brown
Thirty-six HLS students registered as potential bone marrow donors in the Harkness Commons last Thursday, Nov. 9. The event was part of the Harvard Bone Marrow Initiative, a cross campus-effort to promote minority representation in national bone marrow registries.…
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