Events
Is Uber Illegal? A Conversation with Shannon Liss-Riordan
Shannon Liss-Riordan, the attorney behind the Uber class action lawsuit, talks with Professor Ben Sachs about the lawsuit, the Uber model, and employment rights in the digital age.
The Past and Future of Guantanamo Bay
Jonathan Hansen is Senior Lecturer on Social Studies and History at Harvard University. Sabin Willett is a partner at Bingham McCutcheon and has represented numerous Guantanamo detainees. On April 1 the historian and the lawyer shared their thoughts on Guantanamo Bay....
Police Torture: A Conversation with G. Flint Taylor
On Thursday April 9th, CR-CL will host a conversation with police accountability luminary G. Flint Taylor. Along with the People's Law Office, Mr. Taylor has lad trailblazing investigations that have uncovered unprecedented and systematic injustices committed in...
One Person, One Vote? A Discussion on Election Law, Local Government, and Critical Theory
On Monday, November 18, 2013, Professor Kenneth Stahl (Chapman) was joined by Professor Gerald Frug (HLS), Professor Nomi Stolzenberg (USC), and Professor Richard Briffault (Columbia) for a discussion on election law, local government, and critical...
“Arguments Are Cheap,” Says Justice Breyer
“Arguments are cheap. Briefs are filled with thousands. What matters is what grabs you.” Justice Breyer stopped by Wasserstein on October 1 for an hour of wry advice, reflection, and jokes. Breyer began by discussing the mechanics of the Supreme Court’s work. “Most...
Supreme Court Term in Review 2013
On Thursday, September 26th, Harvard Law School held a review of the previous term of the Supreme Court. The panelists included Professors Charles Fried, Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Michael Klarman, Visiting Professor Justin Driver, and the event was moderated by Dean Martha...
Ames Competition
The New Poll Tax: How Wealth-Based Disenfranchisement Persists in the United States
Denying the vote is an instrument of social exclusion, a way to reinforce the perpetual marginality of people who are convicted of crimes and cannot afford the crushing fees levied upon them. It makes you feel, according to one Florida resident, “like you’re never going to fully be a part of this country anymore.”
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Ames Semi-Final Round – March 12
Welcome to CR-CL’s Live Blog of the Ames Moot Court Semi-Finals! Please scroll down for the live blog. We’ll start blogging shortly before 6:15 PM on March 12, 2019. The Ames Competition is a long-standing tradition at Harvard Law School. The students have gone...
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Ames Moot Court Final Round – November 13, 2018
Welcome to CR-CL’s Live Blog of the Ames Moot Court Finals! Please scroll down for the live blog. We’ll start blogging shortly before 7:30 pm on November 13, 2018. The Ames Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and...
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Ames Semi-Final Round – March 20, 2018
Welcome to CR-CL's Ames Live Blog! "The Ames Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. The students participating in the Semi-Final Round started the competition in fall of this year, and rose to...
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