by JUDITH L. LICHTMAN*
It is with great pleasure that I introduce Volume 4, Number 1 of the Harvard Law & Policy Review. In addition to selecting articles discussing religion and science, implicit bias in the legal system, …
by MATTHEW A. CHRISTIANSEN
In the Democratic presidential debate on November 6, 2003, the eight candidates were asked whether they had ever used marijuana. Three, including the party’s eventual nominees for president and vice president, answered yes; a fourth …
by CARRIE LOWRY LA SEUR and ADAM D.K. ABELKOP
There are winners and losers in the modern American farm economy. This reality is in no small part due to U.S. farm policies enacted through generations of …
by DAVID R. KATNER
As the nation faces policy challenges over juvenile delinquency and subsequent crime, one all-but-forgotten option remains as promising as ever despite its virtual absence in recent national discussions and debates: a comprehensive …
by JUDGE MARK W. BENNETT
At a 1993 meeting of his organization Operation PUSH, on the topic of street crime, the Reverend Jesse Jackson told the audience, “‘There is nothing more painful to me at this …
by IAN FEIN, HEATHER MATSUMOTO, TYLER MCNISH, and JESLYN MILLER†
The Kyoto Protocol—despite its successes[1]—has not put the world on a path toward climate stabilization. Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions grew four times faster between 2000 …
by JASON M. SZANYI and KATARINA GUTTMANNOVA
This past term, in Ricci v. DeStefano,[1] the Supreme Court reshaped employment discrimination litigation. In a decision that garnered significant notoriety both for its potential impact on the future …
by TEJINDER SINGH
John Sexton, President of New York University, astutely describes today’s public sphere as a “coliseum culture that reduces discourse to gladiatorial combat. Viewpoints are caricatured in their most absolute form, with …
by JONATHAN T. MENITOVE
Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on January 15, 2009, Senator Patrick Leahy gaveled the Senate Judiciary Committee to order. Seated before the Committee was Eric Holder, then President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee to become …
by GEOFFREY D. KRAVITZ
One of the principal recommendations of The 9/11 Commission Report suggested that the federal government implement standards for identification cards to combat terrorism. In 2005, Congress responded by passing the REAL ID …
