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Harvard Final Clubs and the First Amendment

November 29, 2016

Do penalties for students who join single-gender organizations violate core First Amendment values? The Harvard Law School Chapters of the Federalist Society and American Constitution Society welcomed Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, to moderate a debate regarding Harvard University’s announced policy for single-gender social clubs.

The debaters included on November 29, 2016 included Sanford Levinson, Visiting Professor of Law;  Harry Lewis, Former Harvard College Dean;  David Howell, Professor of Japanese History; Diane Rosenfeld, Lecturer on Law and Founding Director, Gender Violence Program.

You can watch the full video below or at the following link: https://youtu.be/YG0O2f5I8SU

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