The ruling left Harvard constrained to engage respectfully under threat of suit

Evidence

Josh, in his best legalese, turned what felt like a setback into a potential comeback. He explained, “Harvard now knows, the Supreme Judicial Court made it very clear; they have a ‘duty’ to engage with you ‘respectfully’—that anything other than that would lead to another cause of action, and trust me, they don’t want that.” … In other words, if Harvard does anything with the daguerreotypes from this moment on, or does not engage respectfully with me, I could bring another cause of action for emotional distress against the university. — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 1302

Categorization

• QUESTION: Follow how the respectful-engagement duty operates as a practical constraint on Harvard’s use of the daguerreotypes going forward.