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...only to bolster their existing opinions. “Foreign judges do not have any sort of legitimacy in the American legal system,” Posner said. “And then there’s the pure opportunism of it. The Supreme Court only looks abroad to confirm its prejudices, not to challenge them.” Jackson defended the Court’s ruling in Roper, saying that the Court has always incorporated foreign law and that it should “engage” foreign precedents instead of “converging” toward them...
...fostering his love of comedy. “At the Lampoon, people take humor very seriously. There was nothing more important on earth than laughing and making other people laugh,” Meyer said in a 2004 New Yorker article. And although no members of the Lampoon would confirm, deny, or supply information, at least 22 “Simpsons” writers graduated from Harvard. For one season, 10 out of 12 “Simpsons” writers were former ’Poonsters/Harvardians, according to the Harvard Crimson...
...Harvard Corporation, and Harvard alumni—can choose to provide janitors with a livable contract. The fundamental issue at hand in the contract renegotiation is whether or not Harvard cares about the welfare of its workers. Today, Harvard has a chance to increase wages and benefits and confirm its position as an institution of advancement. We hope that Harvard seizes this opportunity for change. Andrew D. Fine ’09, a Crimson editorial comper, lives in Stoughton Hall. Jeff D. Rakover ’06 is a special concentrator in Adams House. Amanda L. Shapiro...
...confirm the contents of the e-mail, but am not ready to comment publicly on the letter,” Monson wrote in an e-mail...
...months ago, complaints against About Hair were filed with the Cambridge Police Department (CPD), according to CPD spokesman Frank Pasquarello. Pasquarello would not elaborate on the nature of the complaints because the investigation is still underway. CPD decided to go undercover at About Hair this fall in order to confirm allegations made against the business. In late September, according to a police report, Detective Louis Cherubino Jr. received a massage at About Hair that included genital stimulation. According to the CPD report filed a week later, Cherubino had told Purdy that he was in a hurry. “Purdy...