Why the Founding Document Doesn’t Mean What It Meant Before
Intelligent minds have long differed on the U.S. Constitution’s role as a blueprint for democracy. Some see it as the sacrosanct product of an enlightened era, its text to be followed literally. Others say that the Constitution must be interpreted more generally in order to apply its principles to current times.
Lieutenant Colonel Gregory E. Maggs ’88: Questions for a JAG
Vermeule proposes altering the American lawmaking process
An Uncommon Critique of the Common Law
Tribe: Blagojevich and the Constitution
The following op-ed by HLS Professor Laurence H. Tribe ’66, “Blagojevich and the Constitution,” was published in the Jan. 2, 2009, issue of Forbes.
Spread of false information causes dangers, says Sunstein
The spread of false information and rumors poses growing risks to society and the economy…That was the message delivered by Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein in a major lecture—titled “He Said THAT?? She Did WHAT?? On False Rumors and Free Speech”—marking his appointment as the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at HLS.
Brazilian Supreme Court President Gilmar Ferreira Mendes Gives Speech at HLS
Will the Supreme Court be transformed in the next four years? An HLS panel looks ahead
Frank Michelman and Richard Goldstone: A brief Q&A
South Africa’s constitution and Bill of Rights are relatively new, but there is already a growing body of decisions interpreting or wrestling with what they mean in specific cases or controversies. So far, what’s your assessment of how South Africa’s constitutional evolution is going? MICHELMAN: Those engaged in comparable work elsewhere evidently think it is […]