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...district judge dismissed the lawsuit that challenges the ban on affirmative action that was approved by voters, known as Proposal 2. In 2006, Michigan residents voted to end affirmative action in public universities and agencies in the state by a majority of 58 percent. Harvard Law School professor Mark V. Tushnet said he thought the court’s decision was “not surprising” due to the claims present in the lawsuit. “One of the lines of argument that the challengers presented was that affirmative action had to be among the policy options...
...issue in the case, D.C. v. Heller, is the city's ban prohibiting possession of handguns that were not registered as of 1976. Dick Anthony Heller, a security guard, sued the district after it denied him permission to register, and thus possess, a handgun that he wanted to keep in his home for protection. A federal appeals court in D.C. sided with Heller, finding that the city's gun ban - considered the nation's strictest - violated Heller's Second Amendment right to bear arms. The text of the amendment, arguably one of the more convoluted in the Constitution, reads...
...generally cadets that join the program have a sense of civic responsibility,” second year cadet Josue V. Guerra ’10 says. “Part of it’s tradition, part of it’s civic duty, and I think part of it is that it’s a challenge, it’s something different, it’s not something that’s expected...
...third term as a pitch for his wife. But whether the next few months lead to another Clinton White House or back to the office in Harlem, no one expects Bill Clinton to fade away. The question is how he will reconcile his two sides - political animal v. global humanitarian - once the campaign ends...
...event’s organizers. “This conference is an opportunity to have some of the most prominent business leaders in the Indian-American community and global leaders that have a vested interest in India come together and educate the Harvard community.” Mukti V. Khaire, assistant professor of business administration at the Business School, will be moderating a panel on entrepreneurship entitled “Beyond IT: Exploring Opportunities in Indian Entrepreneurship.” “We want to focus on entrepreneurial opportunities in India that are beyond the more traditional opportunities...