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Peter Renn, president of Lambda, the Law School’s student gay rights group, applauded Kagan??s move. “The swiftness of her response reflects the seriousness of the harm that was inflicted upon Harvard’s gay and lesbian students each day that the exception to the nondiscrimination policy was in place...
Story Professor of Law Daniel J. Meltzer ’72 said he had read of Kagan??s rumored appointment under a Kerry administration, and said he thought “she would be superb and sorely missed here...
...Kagan??s determination is all the more impressive due the central administration’s lack of leadership on this issue. The University has fallen far short of its duty to fight for equal rights and anti-discrimination. Although University President Lawrence H. Summers told The Crimson last November that “We all look forward to the day when any American regardless of their sexual orientation as regardless of their race or religion can serve in the armed forces,” he has chosen not to take any decisive action to back up his words...
Standing up to the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy requires more than an empty public relations statement. It requires action. We appreciate Dean Kagan??s strong statements opposing the appearance of military recruiters on campus; we wish the University would follow up in court and defend its right to issue its own recruitment standards. Those who argue that Harvard ought to stay out of political issues and refrain from putting its moral weight behind causes lose sight of the fact that passive inaction...
...Ogletree’s “serious scholarly transgression”—so deemed by Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan??not only leaves a blemish on the renowned professor’s resume and reveals a ludicrous double standard, it is also indicative of an alarming trend currently threatening the legitimacy of the work of those in academia; that is, the extensive use of research assistants and students to do much of a project’s grunt work. Of course, it’s entirely legitimate to acquire help from assistants, but that...