Nearly a decade ago Kathleen Sullivan’s first argument before the U.S. Supreme Court prompted American Lawyer to observe that the young Harvard Law professor was “on the fast-track to forensic stardom.” For several years now, Eizenstat has been deeply involved in what he calls “the unfinished business of the twentieth century.” For him that business is accounting for the astonishing array of assets looted by the Nazis, and securing some long-delayed justice for Holocaust survivors and victims’ families. “I’ll have to decide that on a case by case basis.
Attorney advertising. She has won the top teaching awards at both Harvard and Stanford, where she teaches Constitutional Law and an elective covering the free speech and religion clauses. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Charles L. Sullivan and And I won’t be.”After graduating from HLS and clerking for Judge James L. Oakes ’47 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Sullivan spent two years as a litigator in Boston, working often with Tribe and sometimes with the firm then known as Silverglate, Gertner, Baker, and Fine.Sullivan says she has her “great day job” to thank for “the luxury of continuing to take occasional cases relating to cutting-edge issues in my field.” She was cocounsel with Tribe for the Georgia ACLU in If litigation was her first love, Sullivan quickly developed a passion for teaching as well. CHECK YOU FIRM NAME: Quinn Emanuel Adds Kathleen Sullivan to … From grappling with the challenges of an unprecedented health crisis to addressing longstanding racial injustices, HLS affiliates respondFrom law and forgiveness to politics and the integrity of the Supreme Court to an insider’s view on foreign policy, HLS faculty tackle big issues with scholarship, candor, and compassionHow have U.S. presidents found ways to expand their powers to achieve their goals?Celebrating Harvard Law School’s clinics and Students Practice OrganizationsCommemorating the Bicentennial of Harvard Law SchoolFrom grappling with the challenges of an unprecedented health crisis to addressing longstanding racial injustices, HLS affiliates respondFrom law and forgiveness to politics and the integrity of the Supreme Court to an insider’s view on foreign policy, HLS faculty tackle big issues with scholarship, candor, and compassionHow have U.S. presidents found ways to expand their powers to achieve their goals?Celebrating Harvard Law School’s clinics and Students Practice OrganizationsCommemorating the Bicentennial of Harvard Law SchoolThe intrepid crew of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
In addition to practicing law, Kathleen Sullivan DiFruscia is also an active community volunteer. BLAKE, Kathleen (Sullivan) Age 72, of Scituate. Amazon.com: Constitutional Law (University Casebook Series) (9781634594479): Sullivan, Kathleen M., Feldman, Noah Raam: Books Even though I defected to the West, I hold HLS in the highest esteem.” Chief Justice Robert Yazzie and HLS experts weigh in. She has argued eleven times before the United States Supreme Court; numerous cases in the US Courts of Appeals, including the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth and Federal Circuits; and various cases in state high courts including the New York Court of Appeals and the California Supreme Court. Los Angeles Office
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“I’m not sure I would have won without her,” says Tribe, noting that he and Sullivan had a formidable opponent in Susan Estrich, who helped to represent the other side. Recalling the fledgling attorney, Tribe says, “Her sense of the most persuasive way to cast the issues and her rhetorical command were remarkable for any lawyer, much less a student. As former White House counsel Lloyd Cutler recently wrote to me, it’s part of a law dean’s job to be ‘an articulate spokesman for the values of the legal profession.’”Reflecting on a guest appearance of a very different order, Sullivan says her visit to HLS to deliver the Holmes Lecture in April was “a joyous occasion.” The 34th speaker in a series that has included Learned Hand, William J. Brennan, Jr. ’31, and Antonin Scalia ’60, Sullivan addressed the purposes of antidiscrimination law in light of the nation’s constitutional traditions, concluding that discrimination against gay men and lesbians presents a classic case for its application. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcome. “As a constitutional lawyer, I think about how to structure institutions and use institutional design to ensure that heterogeneous and diverse groups of people can work together productively, and to make sure that minority rights are always respected.
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She is a member of the Board of Directors of NH Lakes, where she serves on the Education Committee. She will continue to edit the Gunther and Sullivan constitutional law casebook.
Kate Blake lost her long and courageous battle with cancer on September 30, 2019. “But we can, and should, do even better.” Asked about the significance of being a woman law dean—1 of 19 in the country, according to a recent ABA survey, Sullivan saysWhile Sullivan’s profile in legal academia couldn’t be higher, how often she’ll continue to appear on television reflecting on legal issues of the day remains to be seen.