Winter Evidence '98

Winter Evidence 1998 Professor Charles Nesson

Professor Charles Nesson Speaks Regarding Daubert - added 3/13/98 - Professor Charles Nesson Comments on the recent issues surrounding Daubert.
Berkowitz's Tenure Review - The case of Peter Berkowitz, an associate professor of government denied tenure by President Neil Rudenstine of Harvard in the spring of 1997.
The Keven Ackerman Story updated 2/28/98 - The case of Keven Ackerman, a Boston University student wrongly accused of arson, fending off a felony prosecution.

Microsoft and Larry Lessig - On December 11, 1997 Professor Larry Lessig was appointed special master to the Microsoft antitrust case. Microsoft successfully challenged the appointment - you can learn how the situation progressed and Microsoft's lawyers fought the appointment.

Group Projects - The students of Winter Evidence '98 broke into groups which examined issues, solved problems, and often created multimedia presentations to explain your work. These groups created a selection of very useful internet sites.

The Story of Hailie Ge - updated 3/6/98 More information coming soon.

The Story of Kathy Boudin - added 3/4/98 More information coming soon.

The Law of Evidence - In case you were worried that this course didn't have enough evidence (or you were looking for evidence and found our site on the web) try looking at some of our legal references.

An artistic impression of Professor Nesson.

Thanks to our class's hightech-master.