OPINION & LEGAL COMMENTARY
Vote Yes: Why Harvard Should Divest from Fossil Fuels
Harvard has the largest university endowment in the world, totaling around $30.7 billion. In November of last year, Harvard undergrads voted overwhelmingly to demand that the University divest that endowment...
Letter to the Editor
In the winter of 1775, mere months after shots rang out in Lexington and Concord, the Cambridge regiment of the Continental Army took up shelter in Hollis Hall, on the...
Making Work Work for…Something
Note: This series is fictional. On his way home from OPIA, Fenno flipped through The First-Year’s Guide to the Law School’s “SPIF” entry: A pretty good deal. The Law School...
Offering an Alternative
“Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you,” said Peter Dinklage’s character, a...
Optimism and Realism in the Holy Land
As President Barack Obama prepares to visit Israel, what should he say about prospects for peace in the Middle East? Most commentators are pessimistic: they believe that the Arab-Israeli conflict...
Do You Accept the Status Quo? It’s About Time to Shatter the Ceiling
The Shatter the Ceiling coalition is an initiative calling attention to systemic gender disparities at Harvard Law School. Shatter the Ceiling started with a rumor: “Did you hear that not one woman...
Open Letter to Law Review Regarding Obama’s Misuse of Intelligence to Justify War
The President plays prosecutor, judge, jury, and executioner in killing American citizens and others with predator drones on his secret say-so alone—a power that mocks both due process and the...
Parody Doesn’t Disappoint
I admit that I did not have exceedingly high expectations when I arrived at the opening performance of “The Wizard of Laws” on Saturday night. I didn’t doubt the talent...
Harvard Law Should Teach Hacking
Change is not something that comes easily to legal education. We still employ the casebook and Socratic methods adopted by Christopher Columbus Langdell in the 1870s. So the prospect of...
The Tall Tale Of Chuck Hagel
Let me begin by framing the absurdity. President Obama nominates Republican Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense. Really? He couldn’t find a single Democrat willing or able to take the...
What is Marriage? What is Chess?
Last month, Harvard Law School hosted “What is Marriage? A Debate” between Andrew Koppelman, a professor at Northwestern Law School (arguing for same-sex marriage) and Sherif Girgis, a student from...
#quitting
Last week, defying six centuries of tradition, Pope Benedict XVI resigned. The sudden announcement shocked and bewildered the world. For me, however, the Pope’s resignation was a moment of pride: now, my...
In Re Friendzone
Chad v. Becky, __ U.S. __ (2013) JUSTICE KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court. The petitioners in this case, nice guys of various ages and walks of life, seek...
NEWS & Features
Announcing a New HLRecord Feature: HLS Lunches
As everyone at HLS knows, the primary (and, let’s be honest, often the only) reason to attend lunch events is the free food. We’ve all had that experience, though, of showing...
HLS Human Rights Program Hosts Panel on Consequences of Iraq War
Ten years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, law students and members of the local community came together to hear from representatives of Right to Heal Initiative, a collaboration of...
SCOTUS Justices Excited About Results of JOLT Mario Kart Tournament
Several Supreme Court Justices were very excited to learn the results of the JOLT Mario Kart Tournament. “Ever since I changed Harvard over to a fake grading system, it has...
Ceilings Around Campus Shattered
Several student groups around campus have apparently taken “Shatter the Ceiling” a bit too literally and have destroyed many ceilings in various buildings around campus. HLS Facilities Management has complained...
Lesley University Students Respond to HLS Parody
The Record interviewed several Lesley University students that were in attendance for the HLS 2013 Parody. “It’s fine for HLS to make fun of Lesley University. We make fun of...
Law Review Adds Affirmative Action For Gender
Law Review elected a new President, Gillian S. Grossman; included gender to the list of criteria for new selected new editors; and added two more editor positions, according to the Harvard...
International Party
The annual International Party was hosted by the LL.M. class at the Harkness Cafe Saturday night.