Michael Chertoff ’78: ‘What are we going to do to make sure it doesn’t arise again?’
The former head of Homeland Security and co-author of the USA Patriot Act says the U.S. needs a strategy for dislodging terrorist groups.
Jamie Gorelick ’75: ‘The need for both vigilance and imagination remains high’
A co-author of the 9/11 Commission report, who served on the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, says engaged citizenry united in its efforts will make this country safer.
A special responsibility
As special master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, or VCF, Rupa Bhattacharyya ’95 is working to ensure that fair compensation goes to the victims of the attacks.
LIPP service
As a high school student volunteering with Teen Court, Jordi Torres ’13 thought that a legal career in public service might be right for him. Years later, Harvard Law School’s Low Income Protection Plan (LIPP) enabled him to pursue that desire.
Finding her voice
From her early years to the formation of her opera company, Cerise Lim Jacobs ’81 has charted an unexpected path.
The battle for the ballot box
“We were prepared for everything with regard to this last election cycle, except for the levels to which people would stoop to try to stop democracy and deny the voice of the people,” says Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson ’04.
Harvard Law School experts testify before the Presidential Commission on SCOTUS
As part of ongoing analysis, the 36-member Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, 16 of whom are Harvard Law School faculty or alumni, recently solicited testimony from scholars across the political spectrum to weigh in on Court reform.
Fourteen selected as Wasserstein Public Interest Fellows
This academic year, 14 Wasserstein Public Interest Fellows have been named at Harvard Law School.
Katherine Tai represents
In her new role as U.S. trade representative, Tai ’01 brings legal expertise, political savvy, and a deep commitment to American workers.
The Renaissance man drawn to the Dutch Golden Age
In a recent talk, Harvard Law School alumnus George Abrams discussed how he became a preeminent collector of Dutch drawings, and shared a few favorites donated to Harvard Art Museums.