Harvard Law Review Retaliated Against Student Who Allegedly Reported School’s Race-Based Hiring: Report
- Harvard Law Review formally reprimanded student editor Daniel Wasserman on May 22, instructing him to discard confidential documents he had leaked to the media.
- The reprimand came after Wasserman cooperated as a witness in the Justice Department’s investigation into claims that the Law Review engaged in discriminatory practices based on race.
- Wasserman shared thousands of files with the Washington Free Beacon that revealed the Law Review’s alleged preference for race-based criteria over merit in selecting editors and articles.
- After federal intervention accusing the Law Review of witness intimidation, the reprimand and document destruction order were rescinded on May 27 amid ongoing investigations.
- The Law Review denies racial discrimination allegations in a recent fact sheet, while Harvard University pledges to investigate any credible violations of applicable law.
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Harvard Law Review whistleblower retaliation
A Harvard Law Review student editor was formally reprimanded and pressured to destroy leaked internal documents after sharing them with a conservative news outlet. This came amid federal investigations into alleged race-based discrimination at the Law Review. The Justice Department intervened, demanding the reprimand and document-destruction orders be rescinded. The Harvard Law Review issued the reprimand on May 22 after identifying student Dani…


Harvard Law Review retaliated against student who allegedly exposed school’s race-based hiring: report
The Harvard University student who exposed that the university’s vaunted law journal was allegedly hiring based on race was retaliated against for sparking a federal investigation, according to a report. Daniel Wasserman was slapped with a “formal reprimand” in his law review file — and asked to destroy the incriminating Harvard Law Review documents he had shared with the media, the Washington Free Beacon reported. The student-run Law Review mad…
Harvard Law Review Accused of Witness Intimidation Amid Investigation Into Anti-White Discrimination.
PULSE POINTS:What Happened: The Harvard Law Review is under federal investigation for racial discrimination and alleged retaliation against a student editor. Who’s Involved: Harvard Law Review, a student editor, the Department of Justice (DOJ), attorney Jason Torchinsky. Where & When: Harvard University, ongoing as of 2025. Key Quote: “If you know someone is a witness in a federal investigation, and you try to intimidate them into stopping coope…


Harvard Law Review Retaliates Against Alleged Leaker—And Demands He Press Free Beacon To Destroy Documents
The Harvard Law Review retaliated against a student editor for allegedly leaking documents to the Washington Free Beacon and demanded, as part of the journal’s disciplinary process, that he request their destruction, according to emails obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The demand came as the law review was under a document retention order stemming from multiple federal probes, raising questions about whether the journal was also trying to…
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