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...panel debated the document’s merits during a lively debate before Souter’s much-anticipated appearance on stage.Law School Professor Charles Fried opened the discussion by professing his veneration for the 7,500-word document, only to have his fellow Law School professor Michael J. Klarman sharply criticize the Constitution for its irrelevancy and endorsement of values that should be rejected, such as slavery.“We are responsible for our own fate,” Klarman said, refusing to give the original framers of the Constitution or the Supreme Court credit...
Harvard Law School Professor Michael J. Klarman, another of the new honorees, said the award is likely due to his book “From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality,” which won the Bancroft Prize...
...especially impressed by the class of people I am going in with, a lot of which I have been huge admirers of,” Klarman added, pointing to James McPherson—whom he described as “one of the best civil war historians ever”—and Nelson Mandela, who was elected as a Foreign Honorary Member...
...That takes your breath away,” Klarman said...
Zittrain's appointment comes amid a string of recent hires by Law School Dean Elena Kagan that includes Cass R. Sunstein '75 of the University of Chicago and Michael J. Klarman of the University of Virginia...