Tag: David Souter

  • Nation & World

    Gripes between bites

    A Pusey Library exhibit, “Dining and Discontentment,” is just one of many at Harvard that illustrate the power of investigating material artifacts in order to understand the past.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Souter, back on the bench

    Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dusted off his robes to preside over this year’s Ames Moot Court Competition finals, where two teams of Harvard Law School students went head-to-head on the constitutionality of “Buy American” laws.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Inside the Supreme Court

    Political pundit, author, and Supreme Court watcher Jeffrey Toobin offered an inside look at the nation’s top judicial body during a discussion at Sanders Theatre on Thursday.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The scene builder at Commencement

    For 20 years, Commencement Director Grace Scheibner has been responsible for the detailed planning and execution of the Harvard Commencement Morning Exercises.

    4 minutes
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    Harvard’s historic mark

    As Elena Kagan becomes the 112th Supreme Court justice, she adds to an impressive list of now 23 justices who have one thing in common: Not only have they shaped the law in influential and historical ways — they all hail from Harvard.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Commence wonderment

    Harvard’s foundation is built on years of traditions and Commencement offers a collection of the some of the most intriguing. Here’s the back story on today’s events.

    10 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Rolling up their sleeves

    Harvard students and alumni arrive at work sites to begin construction, tutoring, other tasks as part of Alternative Spring Break, a tradition of public service initiated by the student-run Phillips Brooks House Association.

    8 minutes
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    David Souter to speak at 359th Commencement

    David H. Souter, a native New Englander and Harvard alumnus who served nearly two decades on the U.S. Supreme Court before stepping down in 2009, will be the principal speaker at the Afternoon Exercises of Harvard’s 359th Commencement.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Challenging the Constitution

    To honor the signing of the Constitution, a panel of experts examined the legacy of the historic document, followed by a discussion with retired Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Kudos, criticisms for U.S. Constitution

    In honor of Constitution Day, a panel of constitutional scholars will discuss the historic document’s merits and shortcomings. The event will also include a conversation between retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter and Noah Feldman, Bemis Professor of Law.

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