The Harvard Law Bulletin (ISSN 1053-8186) is published three times a year by Harvard Law School.

Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. It is one of the world's leading law schools, with about 1,800 students in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is home to the largest law library in the world.

In this Issue:

Special Section: New Dynamics in Constitutional Law

Battlegrounds
On executive power, war and anti-terrorism, scholars have a lot to say—and lawmakers are listening.

The Constitution’s Ombudsman
At the Department of Justice, being the inspector general can be a very lonely job.

Lawyers, Guns, and Money
Finally, the Supreme Court may have to decide what the Second Amendment means. But how much will really change?

Elevation
The Kingdom of Bhutan is adopting its first constitution. Will it raise the GNH (gross national happiness)?

Vox Populi
For students in Harvard Law School’s Supreme Court litigation clinic, helping Laurence Tribe get ready for a constitutional argument is like being in the eye of a storm.

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Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law, considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States, is the country's second-oldest law school, and the oldest in continuous operation. It is also home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school's frequent referencing in American culture has led the Wall Street Journal 's law blog to declare that there was "no doubt...Harvard Law School holds a special place in our nation’s collective consciousness".

Harvard Law introduced what would become the standard first-year curriculum for American law schools - including classes in contracts, property, torts, criminal law, and civil procedure - in the 1870s, under Dean Christopher Columbus Langdell. At Harvard, Langdell also developed the case method of teaching law, which became the dominant model for U.S. law schools.

The current dean of Harvard Law School is Elena Kagan, who succeeded Robert C. Clark in 2003.

The size of each cohort in the J.D. program numbers approximately 550 students and the first-year (1L) class is broken into seven small sections of approximately 80 students, who take all first-year classes (with the exception of one distribution requirement and one elective) together. Harvard Law has 246 faculty members.

Admission to Harvard Law is extremely selective: In 2007, 12.6% of 6630 applicants were admitted, and 66.9% of those admitted enrolled. Harvard Law's admissions process includes the unusual feature of telephone interviews conducted amongst students likely to be accepted.

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