Come visit, or revisit, the Library’s exhibit, “Visualizing Capital Punishment: Spectacle, Shame, and Sympathy,” before it closes at the end of July 2023. It’s on view weekdays 9 to 5 in the Library’s Caspersen Room, and is open to all HUID holders. If you can’t make it, visit the online version of the exhibit, which will remain up …
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A Harvard Law School Library Ideas Salon Monday April 3, 4-5 pm Langdell Hall Seminar Rooms 232/233 Learn about capital defense work and the HLS Capital Punishment Clinic in this student-led conversation. Current students – Robert Clinton, Kellen Dugan, Natalie Leitman, and Charles Sonenclar – will share their experiences with moderator and former Clinic student Fjora Arapi. This …
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Wednesday March 22, 4 to 5 pm WCC 2019 Milstein West Open to HUID holders Join the HLS Library for a fireside chat moderated by HLS’s Henry J. Friendly Professor of Law Carol Steiker, featuring professors Mugambi Jouet (Associate Professor, USC Gould School of Law), Corinna Barrett Lain (S. D. Roberts & Sandra Moore Professor of Law, University …
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Tuesday March 7, 4 to 5 pm WCC 2019 Milstein West AB Open to HUID holders Join the HLS Library for a conversation moderated by Harvard’s 300th Anniversary University Professor Martha Minow, featuring professor John Bessler from the University of Baltimore Law School, Boston-based photographer Lou Jones, and painter/artist/writer Antonio Martorell. This event is part of the Library’s …
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Open to HUID holders in the Caspersen Room, Langdell Hall, weekdays 9 to 5 through June 2023; and open to all online. This Harvard Law School Library exhibit explores the power of visual imagery to change minds about the death penalty. Drawing from material in the Library’s Historical & Special Collections, the exhibit tells a story in three …
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Professor Carol Steiker in conversation with recent HLS graduates Join Professor Steiker and the Harvard Law School Library for a panel discussion with recent HLS graduates working in the area of death penalty defense. The event is Tuesday, November 15, 5-6 EST and will be held on zoom. The event is free, open to all, and will be …
Join Professor Carol Steiker and the HLS Library for a conversation about the state of capital punishment today, followed by a reception and a chance to view the Library’s exhibit: Visualizing Capital Punishment: Spectacle, Shame, and Sympathy. Wednesday, October 12, 4:00 pm HLS Library Seminar Room 232 Reception at 5:00 pm in the Caspersen Room Open to all …
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