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Watch @TommyShakes : Canaries in the coal mine? People w/disabilities & non-invasive prenatal diagnosis https://t.co/6Dttf5omTc @PetrieFlom — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) March 1, 2016

Tuesday at 12pm: Shining Light on Corporate Political Spending with Lucian Bebchuk #electionlawhls http://pic.twitter.com/E5nonMIJoh — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 29, 2016

Law firm partner and clerk create a foundation to build schools in Honduras https://t.co/jo5A9T9Vl4 http://pic.twitter.com/Q9Bqjb9Itc — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

After A Decade, Questions Emerge From The Quiet Justice Thomas actually passed the 10-year mark of silence during oral arguments earlier in the month. But that moment was largely overlooked amidst the coverage and controversy surrounding Scalia's death. Read more on NPR

Clarence Thomas Speaks: Supreme Court Justice Breaks 10-Year Silence The Supreme Court on Monday weighed a case involving the death penalty and a judge who took part in a sentencing review despite having played a role in the case earlier as a prosecutor. But the business of the day was upstaged when Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas startled observers by asking questions of attorneys in court for the first time in 10 years. Read more on NPR

Argentina Reaches Settlement With Hedge Funds, Ending 15-Year Dispute The agreement means the country, with its troubled economy, can once again access the international bond markets. Read more on NPR

Remembering Justice Scalia with Profs. Fried, Lazarus, @lessig , Manning, Michelman, @CassSunstein , Tribe, @avermeule https://t.co/uShmgkZWK6 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 29, 2016

Virginia middle schooler is criminally charged for making threats with emoji https://t.co/VPSfN0bHh2 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Judge denies house arrest request from suspended lawyer convicted of bicyclist’s death https://t.co/QpQmhbXjZU — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Criminal cases being decided based on ‘high-sensitivity’ DNA analysis that experts are debating https://t.co/IHlL36cWtU — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Congress is responsible for the Iranian exemptions to the new Visa Waiver Law: @jacklgoldsmith via @lawfareblog https://t.co/3BBXM7LnjV — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 29, 2016

Does SCOTUS have a plan to avoid 4-4 rulings? https://t.co/oa6wu6QoiX — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Clarence Thomas Asks 1st Question From Supreme Court Bench In 10 Years Thomas, who hadn't asked a question since Feb. 22, 2006, drew gasps from people at the Supreme Court when he questioned a lawyer during oral arguments Monday. Read more on NPR

Slater and Gordon could be on the brink after reporting huge losses in the second half of 2015 https://t.co/ghzM9sfCd9 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Case challenging developer set-asides raises ‘important and unsettled issue,’ Thomas says https://t.co/CCtXeEsl2j — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer ’01 on his unusual path to acclaim https://t.co/BtTlOcamV3 #SpotlightMovie http://pic.twitter.com/w8ckQmDi9Q — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 29, 2016

Los Angeles courts see significant rise in mental health cases https://t.co/cGuno9ipxl — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Breaking his 10-year silence, Justice Thomas asks multiple questions in SCOTUS arguments https://t.co/CI46m6gAIA — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Osborne should think again on his bank surcharge: Mark Roe via @HarvardCorpGov https://t.co/MfGBKYtB85 #corpgov #banks #taxation — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 29, 2016

Court should have granted cert in pro se prisoner’s religion case, Alito says https://t.co/B4bvdbrlmN — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Short film from @HarvardFLPC looks at a milk-expiration-date law that senselessly promotes food waste https://t.co/7mXAlYetDb via @reason — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 29, 2016

Are states skimping on notice before seizing unclaimed property? Thomas and Alito raise issue https://t.co/YjGoxLsNXn — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

California Gov. Jerry Brown appoints a high percentage of former public defenders to the bench https://t.co/GpReAPDN8g — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Slain shooting suspect had been declared legally dead in 2014 https://t.co/2Rbtq8hHHu — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Citing changed ‘risk assessment’ after Scalia’s death, Dow settles class action for $835M https://t.co/ULcw5rz8bQ — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Federal judge related to House speaker is said to be under consideration for SCOTUS nomination https://t.co/udAvDmAYc6 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

California Gov. Jerry Brown appoints a high percentage of former public defenders to the bench https://t.co/2dVLY5s0Yb — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

Professor To Take Job In Pa. After Texas Allows Guns On Campus Steve Inskeep talks to Fritz Steiner, dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, who is leaving because of the law that allows guns on public university campuses. Read more on NPR

When Should A Judge Recuse Himself? Supreme Court Weighs The Question Did a state Supreme Court justice violate the U.S. Constitution when he ruled in a death penalty case he'd been involved with as a prosecutor? That's the case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. Read more on NPR

Now an Oscar winner! #Oscars https://t.co/6Hn9c3HJU4 — Harvard University (@Harvard) February 29, 2016

Josh Singer '01, #Oscar nominee for #SpotlightMovie , set out to inspire people to talk about things that matter https://t.co/giFLl1sII9 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 29, 2016

The Oscars are about to start! Can you name the 3 best-picture winners on our list of the 25 greatest legal movies? https://t.co/AXh7gtUqtJ — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 29, 2016

#StarWars , #Oscars and the Supreme Court: @CassSunstein via @Medium https://t.co/PuCxOP2A4U — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 29, 2016

. @AFSCME President Lee Saunders on the current state of unions and how to transform them to meet today's challenges https://t.co/DV7vvlBcjX — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 28, 2016

Good news for campaigns: Go ahead and lie | @NoahRFeldman via @bv https://t.co/Jo9MmHEHoy — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 28, 2016

LL.M. class of 2016 welcomes faculty, students and staff to annual International Party https://t.co/6KWxNPLD6Q http://pic.twitter.com/d0l2oR7mJw — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 28, 2016

Federal courthouse draws the public in through lobby art exhibitions https://t.co/G8DQ9fVYlO http://pic.twitter.com/vYCvs3pv5M — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 28, 2016

Scalia's Death Changes Corporate Responses To Lawsuits Dow Chemical has settled a class-action lawsuit. The company said Justice Scalia's death means it's no longer likely to win in court. Other corporations may make the same calculation. Read more on NPR

'Cartel Land' Follows Vigilantes Fighting Mexican Drug Gangs Director Matthew Heineman embedded himself up close in the action — and the moral ambiguity — of citizen groups who are fighting back against drug cartels in Mexico. Read more on NPR

At HLS, @BaltimoreCorps ' @faganharris shares his vision of making Baltimore the social change capital of America https://t.co/JozMsgtZky — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 27, 2016

New series from @OnLaborBlog highlights labor records of those on most prominent “short lists” to replace Scalia https://t.co/iXIM7lBs9o — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 27, 2016

Richard Lazarus says the legal future of Obama's #CleanPowerPlan is "a mess" https://t.co/dywDfg258v @HarvardELP — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 27, 2016

Apple-FBI Fight Signals A Need For New Political Precedent There's a showdown coming between Apple and the FBI over privacy rights. But this case may be less about privacy than it is about the tech industry's willingness to defy the government. Read more on NPR

Judge throws out toughest criminal charges against former Dewey leaders as prosecutors’ case shrinks https://t.co/jlfrtnB5cq — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 27, 2016

Top Kansas court strikes law making it a crime to refuse a warrantless DUI test https://t.co/M3ga4SNUYR — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 27, 2016

Panel on #SpotlightMovie explores priest sex abuse scandal, institutional cover-up and advocacy for victims https://t.co/kt2he911hV — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 27, 2016

In N.Y., A Fight To Reform Police Force Accused Of Being 'Rotten' Prosecutors allege the ex-police chief in Suffolk County had a large circle of "palace guards" that lied under oath for him, spied on FBI investigations and planted a GPS device on a political rival. Read more on NPR

Opening night for the 2016 HLS Parody, Law Wars: Attack of the Loans! Runs through Mar. 1 https://t.co/GNPrIeQwZY http://pic.twitter.com/YzDhyCt3HH — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 26, 2016

Hogan Lovells to open global business services center in Louisville, Kentucky https://t.co/IQdxoss2Rn — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 26, 2016

Ethics court blocks deal over Pennsylvania supreme court justice’s email https://t.co/vSJtB7qGrc — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 26, 2016

San Bernardino Police Chief Weighs In On Whether Apple Should Unlock Shooter's Phone The terrorist attack sparked a battle between Apple and the FBI. San Bernardino police chief Jarrod Burguan tells Steve Inskeep his opinion on the legal feud, and the consequences for fighting crime. Read more on NPR

Apple's First Amendment Argument Is software code speech? Apple says that it is, in its motion to vacate a federal judge's order requiring the company to help the FBI break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists. Read more on NPR

Jury deadlocks in case against lawyer accused of neglect causing his dad’s death https://t.co/oaOaFwHcyW — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 26, 2016

"I don't think they understand the political nature of the gangs," Deborah Anker via @NPR https://t.co/Pf7gWDo6sY @HLS_Immigration — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 26, 2016

Oklahoma sheriff’s office had ‘system-wide failure of leadership and supervision,’ report says https://t.co/UTRgRHQ9vl — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 26, 2016

Inadequate medical care in immigration detention facilities leads to deaths, report says https://t.co/Av2D6WjLUm — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 26, 2016

Will Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will adopt rules to rein in mandatory arbitration clauses? https://t.co/GwTrCp2TOm — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 26, 2016