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WATCH: In her 'Last Lecture' Prof Khiara Bridges counsels graduating students to be true to themselves https://t.co/DoEB7Ybxp2 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 30, 2017

How Lives On Both Sides Of Border Towns Have Changed Since Trump Took Office Before next week's Going There in San Diego, titled "Beyond Borders," Michel Martin talks with KPBS Fronteras reporter Jean Guerrero about covering the lives of those living on the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more on NPR

Professor Hal Scott on the rekindling of trust in Wall Street https://t.co/4Rl1STuDOI — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 30, 2017

WATCH: In his 'Last Lecture' Prof. Michael Klarman focuses on the struggle for racial equality https://t.co/0caikMIlkR — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 29, 2017

Washington Attorney General Says Travel Ban Will Probably Go To SCOTUS The state of Washington's Attorney General Bob Ferguson played a part in President Trump's first travel ban being blocked. He now talks about the first 100 days in office and Trump's travel ban. Read more on NPR

Public interest scavenger hunt raises money and builds community https://t.co/cTCcmEff31 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 29, 2017

WATCH: Jason Corral, @HLS_Immigration attorney, discusses 'Shattering the American Dream One Deportation at a Time' https://t.co/8RCOjQCp5c — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 28, 2017

14th Amendment will take the spotlight on Law Day https://t.co/V0oEtZkFlk http://pic.twitter.com/K4ScsZMygQ — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 28, 2017

Building a better law firm takes tech collaborators https://t.co/MlsHITqDvk http://pic.twitter.com/9vPWlMjTLK — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 28, 2017

Many thanks to LawPay for being a loyal supporter of the . @ABAJournal 's Building the 21st Century Law Firm Series. https://t.co/WAou79v528 http://pic.twitter.com/9dniquUPyM — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 28, 2017

Judge permits Alabama city to leave school district despite finding racial motive https://t.co/PXBaCREzce http://pic.twitter.com/3KaaohvZxE — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 28, 2017

Time To Consult Congress Over Use Of Force Against ISIS, Lawmakers Say The U.S. has relied on legislation from 2001 to justify its use of force against ISIS. But a bipartisan group of representatives say it's outdated, and argue it's time for a debate. Read more on NPR

William Ahee ’17 and Lam Nguyen Ho ’08 are the 2017 winners of the Gary Bellow Public Service Award https://t.co/nARiiJTSUJ — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 28, 2017

Arkansas governor dismisses calls for investigation of convulsions during execution https://t.co/F0A71Ggunv http://pic.twitter.com/xyDtryXaYb — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 28, 2017

Milwaukee Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Inmate's Death Prosecutors in Milwaukee are conducting a probe into a death last year at the county jail. An inmate died of dehydration, after staff allegedly turned off the water to his cell. It's one of four deaths in recent years at the facility, which high-profile Sheriff David Clarke oversees. Although he runs as a Democrat, Clarke is a frequent conservative commentator and served as a surrogate for President Trump on the campaign trail. Read more on NPR

Despite Racial Motive, Judge Allows Alabama City To Secede From School District NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Emma Brown, an education reporter for The Washington Post, about the federal court judge's ruling on Monday allowing a city to leave an Alabama school district under desegregation orders. The judge said, even though she believes the motivation is racial, she will allow it to separate under certain conditions. Read more on NPR

Famed defense lawyer Richard ‘Racehorse’ Haynes dies https://t.co/qqkZxojyqF http://pic.twitter.com/1UTzRtGU99 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 28, 2017

Employers can pay women less than men based on salary histories, 9th Circuit rules https://t.co/75v2xVEweE http://pic.twitter.com/JZ0LwpbdPQ — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 28, 2017

Digital collection of Jefferson’s books may reveal his ideals about legal education https://t.co/ZKhOA6d3Vb http://pic.twitter.com/LrBVdiImnr — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 28, 2017

Second person charged in shooting death of Chicago judge https://t.co/scJYyJ2pTy http://pic.twitter.com/5o6MsXnWf5 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 28, 2017

Challenge everything you think – democracy depends on it, says @CassSunstein @guardian https://t.co/uhOG79oavK — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 28, 2017

Alexander Acosta, HLS `94, has been sworn in as the 27th U.S. Secretary of Labor https://t.co/epCdNlshlC — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 28, 2017

WATCH LIVE at 1 today: Martha Minow and Harvard Deans discuss 'Religion Matters' @HarvardDivinity 200th https://t.co/U0k1dU5GLk — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 28, 2017

Reminder! Due TODAY: HLS Writing Prize papers due by 5pm in Lewis 208 (except Fisher Sander). For more info: https://t.co/8XrHiBm9kN — HLS Academic Affairs (@HLSAcadAff) April 28, 2017

Today at 2 pm. Film Screening -"Tribal Justice" by @AnneMakepeace at Harvard Law School. Check flyer for details. http://pic.twitter.com/4yCpF0Lqv0 — Harvard Native (@Harvard_Natives) April 28, 2017

Has France really rejected populism? It's too soon to tell, says Mark Roe @ProSyn https://t.co/828TpKnupN — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 28, 2017

Judge pulled from Arkansas execution cases accuses state’s AG and Supreme Court of ethics violations https://t.co/vkkksjKd3z http://pic.twitter.com/UbAoJCCAJx — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 28, 2017

Hostile work environment can be created with one racial slur, 2nd Circuit rules https://t.co/j0ed4U7VbC http://pic.twitter.com/POEd4AuS3W — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 28, 2017

Arkansas To Carry Out Its Final Execution In 8 Days Lawyers for convicted murderer Kenneth Williams unsuccessfully sought stays from courts including the U.S. Supreme Court. Williams is the fourth and final inmate to die in Arkansas this month. Read more on NPR

Arkansas Executes 4th Inmate In 8 Days Kenneth Williams was the final inmate executed as the state sped up its schedule to beat the expiration date of its lethal-injection drugs. Read more on NPR

'The quality of a society is how we deal with the least fortunate' @ngertner in "5 to Life: Compassionate Release" https://t.co/wDjYDyUU2t — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 27, 2017

West Virginia State University Sues Dow Chemical For Contamination The school alleges the chemical manufacturing giant is responsible for the elevated levels of three likely carcinogens in its groundwater. Its lawsuit asks that the company provide for their removal. Read more on NPR

As Los Angeles Burned, The Border Patrol Swooped In People often remember tensions between African-Americans, white police officers and Korean business owners. That story gets more complicated when you step into a predominantly Latino neighborhood. Read more on NPR

Justices appear skeptical of government stance in case about revocation of citizenship https://t.co/WIT7lZcNe5 http://pic.twitter.com/YznynFP5QC — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 27, 2017

Congratulations to William Ahee ’17 and Lam Nguyen Ho ’08: Harvard Law School's 2017 Gary Bellow Award winners! https://t.co/RQNVyC5QlW — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 27, 2017

New Health Care Bill Needs Moderate Republicans' Support — What Do They Want? NPR's Audie Cornish talks with moderate Republican Congressman Leonard Lance of New Jersey about what he's looking for in the new health care bill. Read more on NPR

Because I Was Harmed An advocate against female genital mutilation/cutting explains: "I wanted to break the sense of powerlessness that persists generation after generation." Read more on NPR

United Airlines settles with doctor dragged from flight https://t.co/qfV7xFetbl http://pic.twitter.com/lVmuqqZ8Kd — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 27, 2017

Who Is Publishing NSA and CIA Secrets, and Why? Bruce Schneier via @lawfareblog https://t.co/P6f3a1bVNg — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 27, 2017

Arkansas Poised To Carry Out Its Fourth Execution This Month And hours before his scheduled execution, lawyers for death-row inmate Kenneth Williams continued to try to stop it in court. He is the fourth and final inmate scheduled to die in Arkansas this month. Read more on NPR

Am Law 100 rankings show growth, as well as growing divide between megafirms and large firms https://t.co/oPxeYUZjMm http://pic.twitter.com/GtMCFg3JR8 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 27, 2017

Ever since reading Roger Fisher’s Getting to Yes Patricia Alejandro ’17 had her sights set on law school via @HNMCP https://t.co/uyDq9czF2Z — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 27, 2017

Michael Flynn Is The Subject Of A Pentagon Investigation The military investigation could force the retired general to forfeit hundreds of thousands of dollars to make up for payments from entities linked to foreign governments. Read more on NPR

Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior Police departments in about 95 percent of cities nationally have put wearable cameras on officers, or soon plan to. But do these body cameras make neighborhoods safer? Scientists want to find out. Read more on NPR

4th Circuit oral arguments for travel ban will be broadcast on C-SPAN https://t.co/0QDHQPwkQW http://pic.twitter.com/M1RVZKRa2P — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 27, 2017

Trump’s former national security adviser faces investigation from Defense Department IG https://t.co/dgd6NZcHiP http://pic.twitter.com/oIFQPJnkbb — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 27, 2017

Michael Klarman focuses on the struggle for racial equality as part of the last lecture series https://t.co/oJj3IIkZQC — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 27, 2017

Suspended Alabama Supreme Court chief justice Moore announces U.S. Senate run https://t.co/QDwPhc9LUF http://pic.twitter.com/2xw4N2VHWx — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 27, 2017

When Student Protesters Defeat Their Own Cause @CassSunstein via @BV https://t.co/jym7tzyGd2 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 27, 2017

Rethinking rewards: What BigLaw can do about pay https://t.co/gSIdPIVzBk http://pic.twitter.com/EH6Z04lite — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 27, 2017

Work-at-home law firm attracts BigLaw refugees https://t.co/PI44DvxTXC http://pic.twitter.com/dR6qWffkDW — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 27, 2017

Is ‘stealthing’ sexual assault? New tort should allow for damages, law review article argues https://t.co/3JOKKG4nno http://pic.twitter.com/p07AXcX5T6 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 27, 2017

Live webcast today, 12pm: Holding Hospitals Hostage: From HIPAA to Ransomware @BKCHarvard @PetrieFlom https://t.co/IlYUelG6fK — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 27, 2017

Still no federal loans for Charlotte School of Law students; state AG opens civil investigation https://t.co/WfhKBGrhcB http://pic.twitter.com/8na9phnvQ0 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 27, 2017

'Textalyzer' Aims To Curb Distracted Driving, But What About Privacy? Police may soon have a device that can tell if a driver involved in an accident had been using a mobile device behind the wheel. Privacy advocates worry about letting police snoop on people's phones. Read more on NPR

Legal Issues Remain After Arkansas Executions Arkansas' flurry of executions this month has raised questions about the pace and process. But after inmates are put to death, what happens to the legal questions that were raised just before? Read more on NPR

Prof Khiara Bridges tells 3Ls how, by being true to herself, she became a lawyer (and dancer) in a family of doctors https://t.co/oFDNspSRHy — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 26, 2017

Trump's Tweets On Court Blocking 'Sanctuary City' Order: 5 Facts To Know President Trump has called out the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, but the recent ruling on withholding federal grants was made by a single district court judge. Read more on NPR

Following precedent, Trump hopes to schedule a dinner with the Supreme Court’s justices https://t.co/8gw0QTDBuX http://pic.twitter.com/YC4QuFYp9G — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 26, 2017

Congressional Justice Awards presented during ABA Day in Washington, DC https://t.co/Vtbe00X8zA http://pic.twitter.com/WP7YtPHFLB — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 26, 2017

Who knew a meeting could be so beautiful? Follow us and find out how our Midyear coverage came together at https://t.co/XlTxf4t9EZ http://pic.twitter.com/Tm0jwfLF5f — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 26, 2017

"It's Not Your Father's LAPD"—And That's A Good Thing "I remember looking out the window the next day and thinking, 'That's weird. It doesn't snow here.' But it wasn't snow. It was ashes. There were that many fires. Throughout the city." Read more on NPR

Trump Vs. The 9th Circuit: Court Uses Administration's Words Against Itself Judges from the 9th Circuit have ruled against the Trump administration in a series of big cases — first the travel ban and now sanctuary cities. NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg joins us to talk about the court and it's legal reasoning. Read more on NPR

San Francisco City Attorney Applauds Sanctuary City Ruling: 'We Should All Feel Vindicated' NPR's Audie Cornish talks with San Francisco's city attorney, Dennis Herrera, about his reactions to a federal judge's decision last night. A federal judge in San Francisco blocked President Trump's attempt to withhold funding from sanctuary cities. Read more on NPR

North Carolina Republicans' Latest Power Grab: State Judicial Appointments The Republicans who control North Carolina's legislature are attempting to strip the state's Democratic governor of more powers, this time over who has the power to make appointments to the state's courts. Read more on NPR

Shutdown Averted: White House Backs Down On Health Care Demands The White House appears to be backing down on multiple demands that were threatening a partial government shutdown, including withholding subsidies to help low-income people under Obamacare. Read more on NPR

As President Trump Nears 100th Day, White House Touts 'Historic Accomplishments' As the 100th day of Donald Trump's presidency nears, the White House is touting 28 laws it says Trump worked with Congress to enact. But not all legislation is created equal. NPR has a reality check. Read more on NPR

From the @hlslib a guide to resources to study for law school exams https://t.co/8GmGeM432R http://pic.twitter.com/5Kstnp9mwn — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 26, 2017

With A Deported Father, California Teen Lives Life Between Borders Zola Cervantes knows the impact deportation can have on a family first hand. The 17-year-old has been traveling across the border to see her father in Mexico, since he was deported six years ago. Read more on NPR

Trump’s tax plan largesse extends to lawyers https://t.co/t4XorcOowZ — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 26, 2017

Are you able to be tracked electronically? https://t.co/vHTyluCqV2 http://pic.twitter.com/AWRPHc1XpH — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 26, 2017

A tribute to the 'indomitable spirit' of Judge John Noonan by Prof. Andrew Kaufman https://t.co/RqMTcvtYku — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 26, 2017

Oklahoma death-penalty moratorium should continue until flaws are addressed, commission says https://t.co/MXqMoGUwGK — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) April 26, 2017

The Access to Justice Lab is bringing evidence-based research to the legal profession @a2jlab @bobambrogi @atlblog https://t.co/YSOnZm2y6u — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) April 26, 2017