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Harvard Law Record

January 01, 1970

The Harvard Law Record is an independent student-edited newspaper based at Harvard Law School. Founded in 1946, it is the oldest law school newspaper in the United States.

The Harvard Law Record
TypeStudent newspaper
Owner(s)The Harvard Law School Record Corporation
Editor-in-chiefOluwatobi O. Omotoso
Founded1946
HeadquartersCambridge, Massachusetts
Websitewww.hlrecord.org

Characteristics edit

The Record, a print and online publication, includes law school news, world and national news, and scholarly articles and op-eds written by Harvard Law School students and professors, as well as outside contributors. It should not be confused with the Harvard Law Review, which is limited to publishing scholarly academic articles exclusively.

Although it is student-run, the Record is owned by the Harvard Law School Record Corporation, an independent non-profit organization funded primarily through donations. It does not receive much funding or substantial support from the law school. The paper operates out of a basement in the Harvard Law School dorms.

The Record is home to fictional law student Fenno, who since the 1950s has satirically chronicled the adventures of an anonymous law student, and has lampooned prominent members of the Harvard Law School community in the process. It also publishes an annual April Fool's Day issue, renowned for its satire.

History edit

The Record was founded in 1946 by a group of returning World War II veterans who were unhappy with conditions at the School, particularly a lack of student housing. The three primary founders of the Record were Charles O. Porter, who later served as a U.S. Congressman from Oregon, Charles Sweet, later a judge, and Paul Hellmuth, who became managing partner of the Boston law firm Hale & Dorr (now WilmerHale).

Among the former editors of the Record is Ralph Nader, who published his first article on unsafe conditions in the auto industry entitled, "American Cars: Designed for Death", in the Record in 1958. The article was later expanded into Nader's seminal work on the subject, Unsafe at Any Speed. After a year in which the Record ceased publishing, Ralph Nader worked with a law student, Michael Shammas, to revive the paper for the 2015–2016 academic year.

In 1959, Nader and co-editor David Binder traveled to Cuba to report on the Cuban Revolution in the Record, which coverage included an exclusive interview with Fidel Castro.

Also in 1959, William H. Rehnquist, then a young Arizona lawyer, wrote an editorial in the Record entitled "The Making of a Supreme Court Justice," in which he criticized the U.S. Senate for not questioning the judicial philosophy of Supreme Court nominees. The article was later cited by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee when he refused to answer questions during his confirmation hearings.

In April 1971, the New York Times reported that Harvard Law School professors Alan Dershowitz and Paul Freund had quit after picking up the story from the Record's April Fool's Day issue.

In the last decade the Record has won several awards from the American Bar Association Law Student Division for outstanding writing, including the 2007 awards for Best Editorial and Best Feature Article. Although the print edition briefly paused circulating in 2012, in 2013 Harvard Law students Sima Atri and Michael Shammas revamped the paper with the guidance of former editor-in-chief Ralph Nader. The newspaper has an active staff of law students and routinely publishes articles by professors and law students around the country. In the 2015-2016 year, with Michael Shammas as editor-in-chief and Lindsay Church as co-editor-in-chief, the paper published stories that were referenced in The New York Times, American Lawyer, Jerusalem Post, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, and other national and international news organizations. The paper also won the American Bar Association's 2016 "Best Law School Newspaper" Award.

In addition to its print edition, The Record operates a website. Oluwatobi Omotoso is currently the editor-in-chief.[1]

Notable editors and contributors edit

 
Actor Tom Cruise poses with a poster of the Record front page and with Record editor Jessica Corsi during a visit to Harvard Law School on October 5, 2009

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "About". The Harvard Law Record d. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Read this column and you will ace the MPRE". The Harvard Law Record. 5 March 2005. from the original on Jul 2, 2023.
  3. ^ . Alexander Boldizar. Archived from the original on 2008-01-22.
  4. ^ Worcester, Kent (February 2002). . MOCCA. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  5. ^ Dershowitz, Alan (15 February 2007). "The Death of a Good Cop". The Harvard Law Record. from the original on Sep 12, 2022.
  6. ^ . DebraDickerson.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  7. ^ Lorch, David adam (April 14, 2006). . The Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on Jun 4, 2011.
  8. ^ Hornby, D. Brock (November 14, 2018). . The Harvard Law Record. Archived from the original on 2018-11-14.
  9. ^ Desai, Jankhana (3 May 2003). "Kalam '02 sets sights on writing life". The Harvard Law Record. from the original on Oct 1, 2018.
  10. ^ Newburger, Emily (Fall 2000). . Harvard Law Bulletin. Archived from the original on Oct 24, 2014.
  11. ^ Maliza, Johanes (9 October 2008). "Justice Scalia defends originalism". The Harvard Law Record. from the original on Oct 1, 2018.
  12. ^ (PDF). University at Buffalo Law School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  13. ^ "Unsafe at Any Speed". Ralph Nader for President in 2008. October 27, 2008. from the original on Mar 22, 2016.
  14. ^ Obama, Barack (November 16, 2015). . The Harvard Law Record. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18.
  15. ^ (PDF). GPO Access. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  16. ^ "Distinguished HLS Grads Discuss Law and Journalism". 16 November 2007.

External links edit

  • Official website

January 01, 1970
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The Harvard Law Record is an independent student edited newspaper based at Harvard Law School Founded in 1946 it is the oldest law school newspaper in the United States The Harvard Law RecordTypeStudent newspaperOwner s The Harvard Law School Record CorporationEditor in chiefOluwatobi O OmotosoFounded1946HeadquartersCambridge MassachusettsWebsitewww hlrecord org Contents 1 Characteristics 2 History 3 Notable editors and contributors 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCharacteristics editThe Record a print and online publication includes law school news world and national news and scholarly articles and op eds written by Harvard Law School students and professors as well as outside contributors It should not be confused with the Harvard Law Review which is limited to publishing scholarly academic articles exclusively Although it is student run the Record is owned by the Harvard Law School Record Corporation an independent non profit organization funded primarily through donations It does not receive much funding or substantial support from the law school The paper operates out of a basement in the Harvard Law School dorms The Record is home to fictional law student Fenno who since the 1950s has satirically chronicled the adventures of an anonymous law student and has lampooned prominent members of the Harvard Law School community in the process It also publishes an annual April Fool s Day issue renowned for its satire History editThe Record was founded in 1946 by a group of returning World War II veterans who were unhappy with conditions at the School particularly a lack of student housing The three primary founders of the Record were Charles O Porter who later served as a U S Congressman from Oregon Charles Sweet later a judge and Paul Hellmuth who became managing partner of the Boston law firm Hale amp Dorr now WilmerHale Among the former editors of the Record is Ralph Nader who published his first article on unsafe conditions in the auto industry entitled American Cars Designed for Death in the Record in 1958 The article was later expanded into Nader s seminal work on the subject Unsafe at Any Speed After a year in which the Record ceased publishing Ralph Nader worked with a law student Michael Shammas to revive the paper for the 2015 2016 academic year In 1959 Nader and co editor David Binder traveled to Cuba to report on the Cuban Revolution in the Record which coverage included an exclusive interview with Fidel Castro Also in 1959 William H Rehnquist then a young Arizona lawyer wrote an editorial in the Record entitled The Making of a Supreme Court Justice in which he criticized the U S Senate for not questioning the judicial philosophy of Supreme Court nominees The article was later cited by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee when he refused to answer questions during his confirmation hearings In April 1971 the New York Times reported that Harvard Law School professors Alan Dershowitz and Paul Freund had quit after picking up the story from the Record s April Fool s Day issue In the last decade the Record has won several awards from the American Bar Association Law Student Division for outstanding writing including the 2007 awards for Best Editorial and Best Feature Article Although the print edition briefly paused circulating in 2012 in 2013 Harvard Law students Sima Atri and Michael Shammas revamped the paper with the guidance of former editor in chief Ralph Nader The newspaper has an active staff of law students and routinely publishes articles by professors and law students around the country In the 2015 2016 year with Michael Shammas as editor in chief and Lindsay Church as co editor in chief the paper published stories that were referenced in The New York Times American Lawyer Jerusalem Post The Washington Post The Wall Street Journal The Boston Globe and other national and international news organizations The paper also won the American Bar Association s 2016 Best Law School Newspaper Award In addition to its print edition The Record operates a website Oluwatobi Omotoso is currently the editor in chief 1 Notable editors and contributors edit nbsp Actor Tom Cruise poses with a poster of the Record front page and with Record editor Jessica Corsi during a visit to Harvard Law School on October 5 2009 Jacob M Appel fiction writer and bioethicist Derrick Bell law professor at NYU Law School Jeremy Blachman author of the Anonymous Lawyer blog and books 2 Alexander Boldizar novelist and art critic 3 Ruben Bolling aka Ken Fisher cartoonist and creator of Tom the Dancing Bug 4 Alan Dershowitz law professor and author 5 Debra Dickerson author and commentator 6 Robert Fellmeth public interest law professor at the University of San Diego Law School Robert Flanders Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Martin D Ginsburg tax law expert at Georgetown University Law School Philip Heymann Deputy Attorney General under Bill Clinton and currently professor at Harvard Law Ricardo Hinojosa federal district court judge 7 D Brock Hornby federal district court judge 8 Murad Kalam O Henry Award winning novelist 9 Duncan Kennedy law professor at Harvard Law School and a founder of Critical Legal Studies George N Leighton U S District Court judge for the Northern District of Illinois James Alan McPherson Pulitzer Prize winning essayist and short story writer 10 Johanes Maliza professional soccer player 11 Jamie Metzl Executive Vice President of the Asia Society and former State Department official Patrick Miles Jr 2010 Michigan congressional candidate Makau Mutua former Dean of the University at Buffalo Law School 12 Ralph Nader consumer advocate and U S presidential candidate 13 Charles Ogletree law professor Barack Obama President of the United States 14 Joel Pollak 2010 Illinois congressional candidate Charles O Porter U S Representative from Oregon Richard Posner federal circuit court judge and law professor at the University of Chicago Samantha Power Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations William Rehnquist Chief Justice of the United States 15 Henry Stern member of the New York City Council and Commissioner of New York City Parks and Recreation Jerome J Shestack former American Bar Association president James B Stewart journalist Pulitzer Prize winning author 16 Kevin Werbach business and technology expert at the Wharton SchoolSee also editThe Harvard Crimson Harvard s undergraduate newspaper Harvard Law Review a student edited academic journal The Harvard Lampoon undergraduate newspaper Harvard Association for Law amp Business law school student organizationReferences edit About The Harvard Law Record d Retrieved July 2 2020 Read this column and you will ace the MPRE The Harvard Law Record 5 March 2005 Archived from the original on Jul 2 2023 About Alexander Boldizar Archived from the original on 2008 01 22 Worcester Kent February 2002 Ruben Bolling interview MOCCA Archived from the original on 2008 08 28 Retrieved 2009 01 06 Dershowitz Alan 15 February 2007 The Death of a Good Cop The Harvard Law Record Archived from the original on Sep 12 2022 Biography DebraDickerson com Archived from the original on 2007 02 09 Retrieved 2007 02 12 Lorch David adam April 14 2006 Overseers Election Gets Heated The Harvard Crimson Archived from the original on Jun 4 2011 Hornby D Brock November 14 2018 Ex Post Fables by a Federal District Judge Part I The Harvard Law Record Archived from the original on 2018 11 14 Desai Jankhana 3 May 2003 Kalam 02 sets sights on writing life The Harvard Law Record Archived from the original on Oct 1 2018 Newburger Emily Fall 2000 Exile and the Writer Harvard Law Bulletin Archived from the original on Oct 24 2014 Maliza Johanes 9 October 2008 Justice Scalia defends originalism The Harvard Law Record Archived from the original on Oct 1 2018 Makau Mutua PDF University at Buffalo Law School Archived from the original PDF on 2010 06 10 Retrieved 2009 09 01 Unsafe at Any Speed Ralph Nader for President in 2008 October 27 2008 Archived from the original on Mar 22 2016 Obama Barack November 16 2015 Record Retrospective Obama on Affirmative Action The Harvard Law Record Archived from the original on 2015 11 18 Statement of Hon Paul Simon a U S Senator From the State of Illinois PDF GPO Access Archived from the original PDF on 2012 01 12 Retrieved 2011 10 27 Distinguished HLS Grads Discuss Law and Journalism 16 November 2007 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harvard Law Record amp oldid 1200193525, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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