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Dealing a setback to his alma mater, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. ’76 rejected an argument put forth by 40 Harvard Law professors when he delivered the Supreme Court’s opinion in a major military recruitment case yesterday.In the first paragraph of his holding, Roberts singled out the Harvard professors’ brief and later wrote that the Harvard faculty members’ interpretation of the Solomon Amendment is “clearly not what Congress had in mind.”The Harvard professors had asked the court to avoid a constitutional showdown...
...fence will not stop the flow of undocumented immigrants, its construction is purely symbolic. By erecting this fence, the U.S. distances itself from Latin America, shunning and disassociating itself from its neighbors. The fence translates into a slap in the face to all Latin Americans and is a setback to the rapprochement the U.S. and Mexico have experienced in recent years. This symbolic barrier signifies nothing less than xenophobia and ignorance about the socio-cultural history of the U.S. and its Latin American immigrants. In order to effectively combat undocumented immigration, the U.S. should examine the situation of emigrants within...
...really weak and I had a lot of body aches so that kept me from working or leaving the room. And I was still contagious,” he said, adding that he has recovered fully. “Four days is quite a setback,” he said. “It was bad timing.” Haven-Tietze said that instructors have been sympathetic in allowing her to miss class. “As long as you have the magic note, you’re good,” she said. Or before relying...
...talks with the Harvard Islamic Society officers and members, both before and after this event, I have become aware of their concerns and have hoped to be a source of support to them,” she wrote. “I continue to have that hope, despite this setback...
...this lack, I am also sorry. In my talks with the Harvard Islamic Society officers and members, both before and after this event, I have become aware of their concerns and have hoped to be a source of support to them. I continue to have that hope, despite this setback...