2008 Woodie Awards
Eliot Spitzer '84 Resigns as Governor of New YorkSpitzer Apologizes; Prof. Dershowitz Defends Conduct.
A stellar career in law and politics came apart this week when New York governor Eliot Spitzer '84 resigned from office after evidence of his patronage of an international prostitution ring came to light Monday. "I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong," Spitzer said at a brief press conference Tuesday.…
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Summer Job Search Proves Frustrating for 1Ls
One 1L was so desperate for a job, he disrupted class to take a phone call from an employer. Another was taken aback when he was bombarded with questions about his grades well before they were released. In all, many 1Ls, whether pursuing lucrative summer associate positions with firms or seeking to volunteer for public interest organizations, are facing an uphill struggle this year, and neither enthusiasm nor the Harvard name appear to be helping.…
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Pay Discrimination Continues to Be a Problem
Several professors, professionals, and Lilly Ledbetter, the Supreme Court plaintiff in Ledbetter v. Goodyear (2007) spoke at the law school on Friday, March 7, at the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender's conference on pay discrimination. As noted by the Journal of Law & Gender, on average, women in the United States are paid seventy-seven cents for every dollar earned by men.…
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Reading Opinions: A Different Conservative View
Professor Hadley Arkes brought his view of the correct way to view judicial opinions to the Federalist Society in Hauser Hall on Thursday February 28th. Arkes, the Edward N. Ney Professor in American Institutions at Amherst College, primarily spoke about the need to reread judicial opinions of the past to understand the approach the judges took.…
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HRJ Conference Brings Human Rights Home
Domestic human rights abuses were the focus of the Harvard Human Rights Journal's annual conference. "The United States and Human Rights: Bringing Rights Home." The conference, held at Harvard Law School on March 8, brought together scholars and activists and was moderated by Professor Martha Minow and Mindy Roseman, Academic Director of the Human Rights Program.…
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Questions as Turkish Leaders Discuss New Constitution
"We need to change the soul of the Turkish constitution," claims Turkish leader Dengir Firat, "not just perform aesthetic surgery." In the last few years, Firat's country has emerged as a crucial fulcrum between the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.…
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Immigration Enforcement Chief Speaks on Security
National security, immigration raids, and the workings of the immigration courts were all under discussion March 5 as Assistant Secretary Julie Myers, head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Department of Homeland Security, spoke at Harvard Law School, hosted by the Society for Law and National Security.…
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Far from the Madding Crowd: Unique Jobs Right Out of HLS
This article is the second in a series talking with 3Ls who have decided not to work in Big Law after graduation. Deborah Popowski worried that her tightly focused job search would limit her options, but with encouragement and a lot of patience waited till she found a job tailored to fit her interests.…
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