Harvard University

Have Lawyers Considered Telling Bill Ackman To Shut Up Because He’s Just Making Everything Worse?

The billionaire is ranting about suing Business Insider. A competent lawyer should tell him that he's only made things worse.

Harvard Slave Photo Lawsuit Is The Perfect Amalgam Of White Supremacy And Copyright Trolls

I'm just going to side with 'the black person' because, why not.

First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Reflections On The Harvard Admissions Trial

Even if the plaintiffs win in proving Harvard has unfairly treated Asians, the remedy they seek may be way too sweeping.

Asian-American Affirmative-Action Lawsuit Against Harvard Has Always Been On Behalf Of Mediocre White People

If white supremacists cared about Asian-American students, they'd be fighting to hold Harvard accountable to Bakke, not destroy it.

How Do You Eliminate Affirmative Action In Higher Education? By Improving The Quality Of All Schools

Unfortunately, that solution costs money and will likely result in more nondischargeable student loans for students.

Naked Harvard Student Assaulted By Cambridge Police, Caught On Video

Going to Harvard will not protect you from police brutality.

Justice Is Investigating Harvard For Affirmative Action? Bruh, Bring It On!

Black Harvard Students Ain't Scurred Of Your White Attorney General.

Morning Docket: 09.19.17

* Baker Botts files SCOTUS brief reminding them what wedding cakes look like. Someday we'll look back on a case designed to create second class citizens and think, "oh right, that's the one where the Supreme Court decided with the help of a picture book." [National Law Journal] * Pepe the Frog's creator is going nuclear with his intellectual property challenges against the Nazi scum who've turned his character into a mascot. [Engadget] * Trader seeks to withdraw guilty plea after government shows him evidence that he probably didn't commit a crime. The more you ponder that sentence, the more troubling it is. [Law 360] * There are more female equity partners than ever, which means still not very many. [Am Law Daily] * BuzzFeed hires Roy Black in the defamation case over the Trump dossier. Specifically, this case is about the allegations in the dossier that Aleksej Gubarev hacked the Democrats, but that's no fun, so let's remember the dossier also talked about Russian pee parties. [Law.com] * A review of the federal government's merits and amicus arguments this Term and it's an aggressive invitation to legislate from the bench. So much for railing against "activist judges"! [Empirical SCOTUS] * Harvard University is hoping Trump's NLRB changes labor law so they can crush unionization efforts on campus. Damn liberal, socialist colleges. [Labor Notes] * Here's one to make some of you feel very old: Toys R Us files for bankruptcy. [Huffington Post]

As Asian Americans Become More Pivotal In The Affirmative Action Debate, Both Sides Weigh In

Two opposing viewpoints on affirmative action, from Cory Liu and Jenn Fang.

Judge Merrick Garland For President — Of Harvard University

The former Supreme Court nominee would make a perfect leader for the great university.