Harvard Law professor Cass Sunstein releases book on the social cost of carbon
HARVARD LAW TODAY — In his new book “Climate Justice: What Rich Nations Owe the World — And the Future,” Professor Cass R. Sunstein ’78 argues that wealthy nations, which have benefited the most from industries that cause greenhouse gas emissions, have a responsibility to compensate poor nations as well as future generations.
Read More about Harvard Law professor Cass Sunstein releases book on the social cost of carbonHarvard Law students complete international learning opportunities over their winter break
HARVARD LAW TODAY — In January, 88 Harvard Law School students traveled to 37 countries to undertake clinical placements or independent research with an international, transnational, or comparative law focus.
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LIBRARY JOURNAL — The Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab (LIL)—a team of librarians, technologists, and lawyers—has created a data vault to download, authenticate, and provide access to copies of public government data that may be in danger of disappearing.
Read More about Harvard Law Library Innovation Lab preserves federal data being removed from government sitesPodcast: Harvard Law professor emeritus Mark Tushnet discusses his book on judicial craft
LEGAL TALK NETWORK — What if we are asking the wrong questions when selecting American judges? Mark Tushnet thinks our current criteria might be off.
Read More about Podcast: Harvard Law professor emeritus Mark Tushnet discusses his book on judicial craftHarvard Law Education Law Clinic files lawsuit against Kentucky for failing to provide equitable education
HARVARD LAW TODAY — On a chilly day in January, a group of high school students stood outside the Franklin County Courthouse in Frankfort, Kentucky, to explain why they had just filed a major lawsuit against their home state.
Read More about Harvard Law Education Law Clinic files lawsuit against Kentucky for failing to provide equitable educationHarvard Law hosts conference exploring indigenous legal concerns
HARVARD LAW TODAY — When Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese ’16 teaches tribal law at Stanford University, she sometimes feels “really depressed.”
Read More about Harvard Law hosts conference exploring indigenous legal concernsHarvard Law hosts panel discussing White House plans to reshape executive power
HARVARD LAW TODAY — President Donald Trump’s moves to stymie, purge, and even dismantle administrative agencies represent an unprecedented assertion of presidential power over both Congress and the administrative apparatus of the federal government, argued four experts at Harvard Law School on Monday.
Read More about Harvard Law hosts panel discussing White House plans to reshape executive powerHofstra Law professor Eric Freedman speaks at Cardozo Law social justice symposium
HOFSTRA LAW NEWS — Siggi B. Wilzig Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Rights Eric M. Freedman was an invited panelist at the Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice symposium earlier this month.
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HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY LAW NEWS — A team of Hofstra Law students have advanced to the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC) National Finals after winning the virtual regional tournament in early March.
Read More about Hofstra Law team advances to finals in national trial advocacy competitionHofstra Law professor Elizabeth Nevins advocates against changes to New York discovery laws
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY LAW NEWS — Elizabeth Nevins, clinical professor and Attorney-in-Charge of the Defender Clinic at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has helped lead the effort of more than 80 New York law professors in writing a letter to legislative leaders to reject a proposal in Governor’s Hochul budget that would effectively…
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