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Cormac Early is a third-year student at Harvard Law School, where he serves as an editor on the Harvard Law Review. Cormac is originally from Waterford, Ireland, and holds a B.A. in History from Harvard College.

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Petition of the day	9:11pm on 5/21
Opinion analysis: Justices affirm broad availability of attorney’s fees in vaccine cases	1:16pm on 5/21
Opinion analysis: U.S. underwrites U.K. tax on privatized energy industry	12:00pm on 5/21
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