2008 Woodie Awards
HLS Students Attend Rally for "Jena 6" Defendants
Four Harvard Law School students attended a rally in Jena, Louisiana to protest against the treatment of the "Jena 6," six black students charged with the assault of a white teenager after a string of racially-charged events that have drawn national attention.…
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U.S. Rep. Pete Stark "Comes Out" as an Atheist
"Coming out" as the first openly nontheist member of the United States Congress, Representative Fortney "Pete" Stark (D-CA) quipped, "I'm pleased that I'm in Cambridge and not in Salem!" On September 20, 2007, Congressman Stark spoke publicly for the first time about his atheism to an audience of approximately 300 members of the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard, the Harvard Law School Heathen Society, and various other atheist, agnostic, secular, humanist, and nonreligious groups.…
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Public Interest Orientation for 1Ls
The Public Interest Orientation, organized by the Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA), drew a standing-room crowd at Austin North last Wednesday. Students who attended the event noted that the orientation's main speakers - Bryan Stevenson '85, and Professor David Barron '94 - delivered remarks that not only visibly inspired the audience, but also addressed key concerns prevalent among those who are considering public interest careers.…
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Presentation Marks Dred Scott's 150th Anniversary
"Why Did Justice Fail Dred Scott?" was the subject of a Federalist Society-sponsored presentation at the law school on September 18th, given by Notre Dame professor Michael Zuckert in honor of the 150th anniversary of the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford.…
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