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On The Battlefield Of Merit: Harvard Law School, The First Century, Daniel Coquillette, Bruce Kimball
On The Battlefield Of Merit: Harvard Law School, The First Century, Daniel Coquillette, Bruce Kimball
Daniel R. Coquillette
Harvard Law School is the oldest and, arguably, the most influential law school in the nation. U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices, and foreign heads of state, along with senators, congressional representatives, social critics, civil rights activists, university presidents, state and federal judges, military generals, novelists, spies, Olympians, film and TV producers, CEOs, and one First Lady have graduated from the school since its founding in 1817.
During its first century, Harvard Law School pioneered revolutionary educational ideas, including professional legal education within a university, Socratic questioning and case analysis, and the admission and training of students based on academic merit. …