Rising Star

by David J. Garrow

  14. Macneil, Contracts, p. 963; Robert Lowe, “At Harvard: Sexism in the Paper Chase?,” BG, 10 April 1989, pp. 33, 35; Tom Bilello, “Visiting Professor Responds to WLA Sexism Charges,” and “Macneil Threatens Disciplinary Action for Absenteeism,” HLRec, 14 April 1989, pp. 1, 3, 12; Erin Edmonds, “Macneil Reveals Hypocrisy,” and Raymond D. Jasen, “Macneil Article Misleads,” HLRec, 21 April 1989, pp. 4, 7; Ian R. Macneil, “Macneil Rebuts Sexism Charges,” HLRec, 5 May 1989, pp. 4, 6; Chester E. Finn Jr., “The Campus: ‘An Island of Repression in a Sea of Freedom,’” Commentary, September 1989, pp. 17–23; Richard Bernstein, “On Campus, How Free Should Free Speech Be?,” NYT, 10 September 1989, p. IV-5; Ian R. Macneil, “Harvard Law School,” Commentary, March 1990, pp. 10–11; Dinesh D’Souza, Illiberal Education (Free Press, 1991), pp. 197–99; Mark Tushnet, “Political Correctness, the Law, and the Legal Academy,” Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities 4 (Winter 1992): 127–63, at 131–43 and 149–52; Kleinfeld and Yerian, eds., Gender Tales, pp. 179–92; Hutcheon, “The Scottish Professor Who Moulded the Young Obama”; DJG interviews with Martin Siegel, Sherry Colb, Richard Cloobeck, Erin Edmonds, Leonard Feldman, David Smail, Steven Heinen, Sarah Leah Whitson, Shannon Schmoyer, Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney, Jackie Fuchs, David Troutt, Lisa Hay, Ken Mack, Paolo Di Rosa, Rob Fisher, David Attisani, Michele Jacobs DeLong, Ali Rubin Yamin, Diana Derycz-Kessler, and Lauren Ezrol Klein. HLS Adviser #8, 13 October 1988, listed Section III’s two official Law School Council representatives as Lauren Ezrol and Kevin Mohan. Macneil died on 16 February 2010, at age eighty. Trevor Jensen, “Northwestern University Law Professor Ian Macneil,” CT, 21 February 2010, “Ian Macneil,” Telegraph, 23 February 2010.

  15. HLS Adviser #30, 6 April 1989, pp. 3, 6; #31, 13 April 1989, p. 13; #33, 27 April 1989, p. 3; #35, 11 May 1989, pp. 1, 5; masthead pages, Harvard Civil Rights–Civil Liberties Law Review, Vol. 24, No. 1, Winter 1989 (date stamped 27 March 1989), and Vol. 24, No. 2, Spring 1989 (date stamped 7 August 1989) (the masthead pages appear in the hard copy issues, not in digitized versions); Exams, Legal History 100, Property III, Contracts III, and Civil Procedure III, Harvard Law School Annual Examinations in Law 1988–89, pp. 217–19, 160–68, 76–100, 24–31, Laurence Tribe on 20/20, ABC, 26 September 2008, in “Obama as We Knew Him,” Observer, 26 October 2008, pp. 4–7, and in Seth Stern, “A Commander in Chief,” Harvard Law Bulletin, Fall 2008; Newton Minow in Pauline Dubkin Yearwood, “Obama and the Jews,” Chicago Jewish News, 12 September 2008, and in Peter F. Zhu, “Obama’s Quiet Harvard Roots,” HC, 2 November 2008; Tribe, “Morning-After Pride,” Forbes.com, 5 November 2008; Tribe on “Obama Made a Strong First Impression at Harvard,” NPR, 22 May 2012; Tribe’s June 2012 interview with Jim Gilmore; Newton Minow’s June 2008 interview with Jim Gilmore; DJG interviews with Rob Fisher, David Rosenberg, Laurence Tribe, Martha Minow, Newton Minow, John Levi, Alan Jenkins, Wendy Pollack, David Goldberg, David Rosenberg, Sung-Hee Suh, Cassandra Butts, Michele Jacobs DeLong, David Attisani, Brad Wiegmann, Greg Sater, Lauren Ezrol Klein, Mark Kozlowski, Steven Heinen, and Paolo Di Rosa.

  16. David S. Hilzenrath, “Hallowed Be Its Name,” HC, 14 March 1984; Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (13 January 1988); DeShaney v. Winnebago County, 489 U.S. 189 (22 February 1989); Tara A. Nayak, “Law Review Chooses Masthead,” HC, 8 March 1989; HLS Adviser #35, 11 May 1989, pp. 1, 5; Kristen Swartz, “Law Review Adds New Faces,” HLRec, 29 September 1989, p. 10; Mary Flood, “At Law Review, Number of Women Members Falls Sharply,” HLRec, 12 October 1990, pp. 1, 16; Kerlow, Poisoned Ivy, pp. 21–23; Rob Fisher in Levenson and Saltzman, “At Harvard Law, A Unifying Voice,” BG, 28 January 2007, p. A1; DJG interviews with Alicia Rubin Yamin, Tom Perrelli, Radhika Rao, Amy F. Kett, Susan Higgins, Dan Bromberg, Radhika Rao, Carl Coleman, Rob Fisher, Gordon Whitman, and Anne Toker. On The Bluebook, see A. Darby Dickerson’s impressive “An Un-Uniform System of Citation: Surviving with the New Bluebook,” Stetson Law Review 26 (Fall 1996): 53–104, at 55–65, Christine Hurt, “The Bluebook at Eighteen: Reflecting and Ratifying Current Trends in Legal Scholarship,” Indiana Law Journal 82 (Winter 2007): 49–68, and Fred R. Shapiro and Julie Graves Krishnaswami, “The Secret History of the Bluebook,” Minnesota Law Review 100 (2016). On DeShaney, see Lynne Curry, The DeShaney Case: Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Dilemma of State Intervention (University Press of Kansas, 2007), and Lynda G. Dodd’s excellent “DeShaney v. Winnebago County: Governmental Neglect and ‘The Blessings of Liberty,’” in Myriam Gilles and Risa Goluboff, eds., Civil Rights Stories (Foundation Press, 2007), pp. 185–210.

  17. Obama, TAOH, pp. 327–32; Obama, “My First Date with Michelle,” O Magazine, February 2007 (from TAOH); Gene Siskel, “Spike Lee’s Mission,” and Clarence Page, “Spike Lee’s Warning,” CT, 25 June 1989; Dave Kehr, “‘Do the Right Thing’ at Least Takes a Stab at Complexity,” CT, 30 June 1989; Michele Obama in January 2004 in Mendell, From Promise to Power, pp. 93–97; Michele Obama’s February 2004 interview with John Kupper; Michelle Obama Form Letter to Timuel Black, 4 May 2007, TBP Box 129 Fld. 2; Michelle in Krista Lewin, “Obama Brings Husband’s Campaign to Cole County,” Mattoon Journal Gazette and Charleston Times-Courier, 28 June 2004, p. A1, and in Cassandra West, “Her Plan Went Awry,” CT, 1 September 2004, pp. W1–W2; Debra Pickett, “‘My Parents Weren’t College-Educated Folks,’” CST, 19 September 2004, p. 10; Karen Springen, “First Lady in Waiting,” Chicago Magazine, October 2004; both Obamas on The Oprah Winfrey Show, 19 January 2005; Obama on CNBC, 18 November 2006; Springen and Jonathan Darman, “Ground Support,” Newsweek, 29 January 2007, p. 40; Michelle in Lynn Norment, “The Hottest Couple in America,” Ebony, February 2007, pp. 52ff.; Michelle on Chicago Tonight, WTTW, 12 February 2007; Obama in Erin Meyer, “Discovering Hyde Park,” and Michelle in Kalari Girtley and Brian Wellner, “Michelle Obama Is Hyde Park’s Career Mom,” HPH, 14 February 2007, pp. 4, 7–8, 16–17; Michelle in Brian DeBose, “Obama’s Wife ‘Commands a Room,’” Washington Times, 30 April 2007, p. A1; Anne E. Kornblut, “Michelle Obama’s Career Timeout,” WP, 11 May 2007, p. A1; Michelle on Good Morning America, ABC, 23 May 2007; Mark Konkol, “Mr. Obama’s Neighborhood,” CST, 25 May 2007, p. 12; Richard Wolffe and Daren Briscoe, “Across the Divide,” Newsweek, 16 July 2007, pp. 22ff.; Gwen Ifill, “Beside Barack,” Essence, September 2007, pp. 200ff.; Scott Fornek, “‘He Swept Me Off My Feet,’” CST, 3 October 2007, p. 6; Melinda Henneberger, “The Obama Marriage,” Slate, 26 October 2007; Peter Slevin, “Her Heart’s in the Race,” WP, 28 November 2007, p. C1; Monica Langley, “Michelle Obama Solidifies Her Role in the Election,” WSJ, 11 February 2008, p. A1; “Michelle Obama on Love, Family & Politics,” CBSNews.com, 15 February 2008; Patrick T. Reardon, “Obama’s Chicago,” CT, 25 June 2008, p. T1; Michelle’s remarks to DNC’s Gay and Lesbian Leadership Committee, New York City, 26 June 2008; Obama and Michele Obama on “Barack Obama Revealed,” CNN, 20 August 2008; “Michelle Obama: South Side Girl,” video, Democratic National Convention, 25 August 2008; “Barack Obama Tribute” video, Democratic National Convention, 28 August 2008; Harriette Cole, “The Real Michelle Obama,” Ebony, September 2008; “Michelle Obama,” 20/20, ABC, 3 October 2008; Abigail Pesta, “Michelle Obama Keeps It Real,” Marie Claire, 22 October 2008; Rosemary Ellis, “A Conversation with Michelle Obama,” Good Housekeeping, November 2008; Obama and Michelle on 60 Minutes, CBS, 16 November 2008; Stacy St. Clair and Dahleen Glanton, “Scenes from Obamas’ Love Story,” CT, 30 November 2008; Carol Felsenthal’s superb “The Making of a First Lady,” Chicago Magazine, February 2009, pp. 50–56, 72–78; Michelle in Wolffe, Renegade, p. 60; Thomas Reed in Jodi Kantor, The Obamas (Little, Brown, 2012), p. 16; Michelle on 106 & Park, BET, 19 November 2013, “President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama Praise First Date Movie Do the Right Thing,” US Magazine, 30 June 2014; Peter Slevin, Michelle Obama (Knopf, 2015), pp. 121–31; DJG interviews with Geraldine Alexis, Linzey Jones, Rob Fisher, Kelly Jo MacAthur, Thomas Reed, Evie Shockley, Newton Minow, Eden Martin, Jerry Kellman, and J
ean Rudd.

  18. Fraser Robinson III Employee Work History, City of Chicago, Marian Robinson Voter Registration Card, 7436 S. Euclid Avenue, 25 January 1971, Robbie S. Terry to Fraser Robinson and Marion [sic] L. Robinson, Quit Claim Deed, 17 January 1980 (conveying ownership of 7436 S. Euclid Avenue to the Robinsons), and Michelle L. Robinson Voter Registration Card, 7436 S. Euclid Avenue, 11 October 1988, all Liza Mundy Papers; Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, “Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community,” Princeton University, 1985, esp. pp. 2–3, 12, 14, 26, 55; Dave Kehr, “Black on Black,” CT, 23 July 1989; Dean Golemis, “International Festival Showcases Black Film Alternatives,” CT, 28 July 1989; Obama in “Organizing in the 1990s: Excerpts from a Roundtable Discussion,” in Peg Knoepfle, ed., After Alinsky (Illinois Issues, 1990), p. 134; Ted Shen, “Ruby Oliver Goes to Hollywood,” CR, 26 July 1990; Dave Kehr, “‘Mama’ Has Strength, On Screen and Off,” CT, 5 March 1993; Hugh Hart, “Beating the Odds,” CT, 10 March 1993; Craig Robinson in Courtney McCarty, “High ‘Hoops’ for Brother-in-Law,” Daily Northwestern, 27–28 September 2004; Sarah Brown, “Obama ’85 Masters Balancing Act,” Daily Princetonian, 7 December 2005; Rosalind Rossi, “Obama’s Anchor,” CST, 21 January 2007, p. 9; Bill Reynolds, “Welcome to Obama’s Family,” Providence Journal [PJ], 15 February 2007, p. C1; Pete Thamel, “Coach with a Link to Obama Has Hope for Brown’s Future,” NYT, 16 February 2007, p. D1; Jonathan Tilove, “At Princeton, Michelle Obama Worried About Being on the Periphery,” Newark Star-Ledger, 18 February 2007, p. P1; DeBose, “Obama’s Wife ‘Commands a Room,’” Washington Times, 30 April 2007, p. A1; Craig in M. Charles Bakst, “Brown Coach Robinson a Strong Voice for Brother-in-Law Obama,” PJ, 20 May 2007, p. D1; W. Gardner Selby, “In Austin, Michelle Obama Hails Husband’s Background,” Austin American-Statesman, 12 July 2007, p. B3; Michelle in Mary Mitchell, “Makeup’s Too Much Work for Michelle,” CST, 7 August 2007, p. 12; Maria L. LaGanga, “It’s All About Priorities for Michelle Obama,” LAT, 22 August 2007; Rebecca Johnson, “The Natural,” Vogue, September 2007, pp. 774ff. (“I’m smarter than him”); Andy Katz, “Brown Coach Robinson Coaching Brother-in-Law Obama, Too,” ESPN.com, 13 September 2007; Michelle in Scott Helman, “Early Defeat Launched a Rapid Political Climb,” BG, 12 October 2007, p. A1; Craig in Melinda Henneberger, “The Obama Marriage,” Slate, 26 October 2007; Holly Yeager, “The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama,” O Magazine, November 2007, pp. 286ff.; “Michelle Obama Speaks with MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski,” MSNBC.com, 13 November 2007; Slevin, “Her Heart’s in the Race,” WP, 28 November 2007, p. C1; Leslie Bennetts, “First Lady in Waiting,” VanityFair.com, 27 December 2007; Liza Mundy, Michelle: A Biography (Simon & Schuster, 2008), esp. pp. 1–2, 35, 78, 81–82, 89–92; Michelle in Richard Wolffe, “Inside Obama’s Dream Machine,” Newsweek, 14 January 2008; Liz Halloran, “Q&A: Michelle Obama,” USNews.com, 1 February 2008, Craig in Stu Woo, “For His Candidate-in-Law, Brown Hoops Coach Robinson Records an Assist,” Brown Daily Herald, 1 February 2008, and in Bill Reynolds, “Yes, He’s Much More Than Obama’s Brother-in-Law,” PJ, 10 February 2008, p. C1; Richard Wolffe, “Barack’s Rock,” Newsweek, 25 February 2008; Craig in Desmond Conner, “Coach Has His Own Campaign,” Hartford Courant, 28 February 2008, and in Mark Patinkin, “Obama’s Got Game,” PJ, 1 March 2008, p. D1; Lauren Collins, “The Other Obama,” New Yorker, 10 March 2008, pp. 88ff.; Craig Robinson on Anderson Cooper 360, CNN, and on “Barack Obama Revealed,” 13 March, 4 July, and 20 August 2008; Kristen Gelineau (AP), “Would-Be First Lady Drifts into Rock Star Territory,” 30 March 2008; Brian Feagins, “Georgian Recalls Rooming with Michelle Obama,” AJC, 12 April 2008; Sally Jacobs, “Learning to Be Michelle Obama,” BG, 15 June 2008, p. A1; Michael Powell and Jodi Kantor, “Michelle Obama Is Ready for Her Close-Up,” NYT, 18 June 2008; Lawrence Aaron, “A Look at Michelle Obama During Her Jersey Years,” Bergen Record, 22 June 2008, p. O4; Lynne Marek, “The ‘Other Obama’ Honed Her Skills at Sidley Austin,” NLJ, 23 June 2008, p. 6; Craig in Anne C. Mulkern, “Husband Held to ‘High Standard,’” Denver Post, 25 August 2008; Amanda Paulson, “Michelle Obama’s Story,” CSM, 25 August 2008; “Michelle Obama: South Side Girl,” video, Democratic National Convention, 25 August 2008; Kelly Eleveld, “It’s Not Just About the Hair,” The Advocate, 27 August 2008; Harriette Cole, “From a Mother’s Eyes,” Ebony, September 2008; Gwen Ifill, “The Obamas,” Essence, September 2008, pp. 150–57, 214; Melinda Henneberger, “Michelle Obama Interview: Her Father’s Daughter,” Reader’s Digest, October 2008, pp. 196–203; Geraldine Brooks, “Michelle Obama: Camelot 2.0?,” More, October 2008; Matt Hutchins, “Ogletree on Obama,” HLRec, 30 October 2008; Esther Breger, “All Eyes Turn to Michelle Obama ’85,” Daily Princetonian, 5 November 2008; Robin Abcarian, “Michelle Obama Speaks from Her Heart,” LAT, 16 November 2008; Robinson, “B-Ball with Barack,” Time, 17 December 2008; Wolffe, Renegade, p. 35; Felsenthal, “The Making of a First Lady,” CM, February 2009; Eli Saslow, “From the Second City, An Extended First Family,” WP, 1 February 2009; Chuck Klosterman, “Craig Robinson: America’s First Coach,” Esquire, February 2009; “Augie Alum Holds Court with Obama,” Augustana.edu, 13 February 2009; Rachel L. Swarns, “Friendship Born at Harvard Goes to White House,” NYT, 9 March 2009; Slevin, “Mrs. Obama Goes to Washington,” Princeton Alumni Weekly, 18 March 2009; “How We Keep Our Love Alive,” In Touch Weekly, 27 April 2009, pp. 32–35; Michael Scherer and Nancy Gibbs, “Interview with the First Lady,” Time, 21 May 2009; Craig Robinson, A Game of Character (Gotham Books, 2010), esp. pp. xviii–xix, xxiii, 5, 11, 58, 95–97, 112–15, 143–44, 147–49; Katherine Skiba, “First Grandma Keeps Low Profile,” CT, 8 March 2010; Kantor, The Obamas, p. 39; Tamara Jones, “Michelle Obama Gets Personal,” More, February 2012; Theodore Ford, “Kindergarten with a Girl Named Michelle,” CST, 24 November 2012; Michelle on 106 and Park, BET, 19 November 2013; Slevin, Michelle Obama, esp. pp. 32, 42, 57–58, 61, 87–88, 118–22; Jennifer Connelly e-mail to Newton Minow and John Levi, 16 September 2008; DJG interviews with John Rogers, Janis Robinson, Jan Anne Dubin, and Paul Carpenter. On Dukes Happy Holiday Resort, see Kenan Heise, “Rufus Dukes, Pioneer Black Automobile Dealer,” CT, 25 September 1987. In Ann Dunham’s life, Barack’s uncle Charles Payne would later remark, “everything seemed temporary,” and Barack would later volunteer that “My choosing to put down roots in Chicago and marry a woman who is very rooted in one place probably indicates a desire for stability that maybe I was missing” throughout his earlier life. Amanda Ripley, “The Story of Barack Obama’s Mother,” Time, 21 April 2008, pp. 36ff.

  On the extended Robinson family and its earlier generations, see Anthony Weiss, “Michelle Obama Has a Rabbi in Her Family,” Forward, 2 September 2008; Shailagh Murray, “A Family Tree Rooted in American Soil,” WP, 2 October 2008, p. C1; Zev Chafets, “Obama’s Rabbi,” NYT Magazine, 5 April 2009; Rachel L. Swarns and Jodi Kantor, “In First Lady’s Roots, a Complex Path from Slavery,” NYT, 8 October 2009; Swarns, “Meet Your Cousin, the First Lady,” NYT, 17 June 2012; and Swarns, American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama (Amistad, 2012), esp. pp. 94–95.

  19. Erwin N. Griswold, “The Harvard Law Review—Glimpses of Its History as Seen by an Aficionado,” in Harvard Law Review: Centennial Album i (1987); Griswold’s January 1992 interview with Victoria Radd, pp. 6–7; Griswold, Ould Fields, New Corne: The Personal Memoirs of a Twentieth Century Lawyer (West Publishing, 1992); Robert E. Keeton, “Griswold,” HLR 105 (April 1992): 1386–1401; Dennis Hevesi, “Erwin Griswold Is Dead at 90,” NYT, 21 November 1994; “Griswold, Law School Legend, Dies at 90,” HC, 21 November 1994; “Editors Directory,” Harvard Law Review, 1989–90, Deborah Brake Papers; Mark Tushnet and Timothy Lynch, “The Project of the Harvard Forewords: A Social and Intellectual Inquiry,” Constitutional Commentary 11 (Winter 1994): 463–500; DJG interviews with Tom Krause, Susan Freiwald, David Goldberg, John Parry, Ken Mack, Michael Guzman, Michael Weinberger, Jacqueline Scott Corley, Brad Wiegmann,
Barry Perlstein, Brad Berenson, Scott Collins, Diane Ring, Frank Cooper, Tracy Higgins, Lisa Hay, Scott Siff, Julie Cohen, Kevin Downey, Gordon Whitman, Christine Lee, Susan Higgins, and Dodie Hajra.

  20. Harvard Law School 1989–90 Catalog, esp. pp. 4–5, 16, 74, and 84; HLS Adviser Vol. 21, #1, 31 August 1989, esp. p. 5; Robert M. Fisher HLS Transcript; Kahlenberg, Broken Contract, p. 53; Tribe in Shira Schoenberg, “Law Expert: Obama Will Preserve Constitution,” Concord Monitor, 14 November 2007; Carrie Budoff Brown, “School Buds,” Politico, 5 December 2008; DJG interviews with Rob Fisher, Chris Edley, Mark Kozlowski, Scott Scheper, Laura Jehl, Jennifer Gardner Trulson, Sarah Leah Whitson, Kevin Downey, Larry Tribe, Paolo Di Rosa, David Troutt, Tom Perrelli, Julius Genachowski, and Roger Boord.

  21. Terry Carter, “At Harvard Law, a New Era Dawns,” NLJ, 7 August 1989, pp. 1, 44–45; Greg Herbert, “Accused Rapist, Barred from School, Sues Harvard,” and Patrick Miles, “Clark Cuts Public Interest Position,” HLRec, 8 September 1989, pp. 1, 2, 7, 8; Carter, “Harvard Dean Eliminates Office for Public Interest Counseling,” Legal Times, 11 September 1989, p. 4; “Student Groups Meet with Clark, Rally Planned for Tuesday,” and Herbert, “Clark’s First Step Sends Wrong Signal,” HLRec, 15 September 1989, pp. 1, 3, 6; Tara A. Nayak, “Law Students Sign Petition, Plan Rally,” HC, 15 September 1989; George Paul, “Students, Professors Rally in Support of Public Interest,” and Herbert, “Watkins Indicted on Rape, Assault Charges,” HLRec, 29 September 1989, pp. 1, 16; Nayak, “Public Interest Squabble,” HC, 30 September 1989; Paul, “Student Demands Halt Interviews of Placement Advisor Candidates,” and Steven Donziger, “Clark Must Broaden Perspective in Public Interest Choices,” HLRec, 6 October 1989, pp. 1, 7, 13; Nayak, “Law School Gets $1.5M for Public Service,” HC, 11 October 1989; Herbert, “Watkins Pleads Not Guilty,” and Paul Tarr, “Clark Announces $1 Million Endowment,” HLRec, 20 October 1989, pp. 1, 13, 16; Anthony Flint, “Harvard Group Decries Loss of Law Counselor,” BG, 25 October 1989, p. 91; Nayak, “Clark Defends Move to Cut Counseling,” HC, 28 October 1989; “The Abandonment of Public Interest Law,” Legal Times, 30 October 1989, p. 21; Felicia Ravago, “Students Rally for Interview Boycott of Baker and McKenzie,” and Julia Gordon, “Harvard Watch Report Critical of Clark’s Public Interest Reorganization,” HLRec, 3 November 1989, pp. 1, 3, 4, 12; Nayak, “A Law Dean with a New ‘Mission,’” HC, 4 November 1989; Nayak, “Commitment Often Ends After Graduation,” HC, 6 November 1989; Greg Dingens, “Kennedy Visit Prompts ‘Awareness Rally’ on Abortion, Civil Rights Issues,” HLRec, 17 November 1989, p. 12; Herbert, “Students Demand Immediate Action at Public Interest Forum,” HLRec, 1 December 1989, pp. 1, 9; Flint, “Students Dump Protest Letters Outside Harvard Law Dean’s Office,” BG, 5 December 1989, p. 31; Nayak, “Letters Protest Clark Public Interest Policy,” HC, 5 December 1989; DJG interview with Chris Edley. Accused rapist Kevin Watkins would be tried, convicted, and sentenced to five years in prison, with his conviction repeatedly affirmed. John Thornton, “Watkins on Trial in Middlesex Courthouse,” HLRec, 4 May 1990, pp. 1, 16; George Paul, “Watkins Found Guilty; Sentenced to 5 Years,” HLRec, 14 September 1990, p. 3; “Watkins to Appeal Rape Conviction,” HLRec, 19 April 1991, p. 1; Commonwealth v. Watkins, 33 Mass. App. Ct. (14 July 1992), appeal denied 413 Mass. 1105 (3 September 1992), Watkins v. DiPaolo, 37 F.3d 1481 (1st Cir.) (14 October 1994) (affirming denial of habeas corpus), 513 U.S. 1194 (27 February 1995) (cert. denied). Apropos of the Record’s 3 November story about an 18 October protest against Baker and McKenzie, a photo in the 1990 Harvard Law School Yearbook, p. 14, would picture Barack, in glasses, attending some event related to that protest.