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Bartholet: Focus on the Child’s Human Rights
May 11, 2009
In a May 10 New York Times editorial “Celebrity Adoptions and the Real World,” HLS Professor Elizabeth Bartholet ’65, the faculty director of the Child Advocacy Program at Harvard Law School, was one of six contributors who shared their opinions on international adoption and what the standard should be for allowing international adoptions.
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HLS students win honors at international commercial arbitration moot competitions in Vienna and Hong Kong
May 11, 2009
Thirteen students from Harvard Law School recently won honors at the 2009 Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competitions in Vienna and Hong Kong.
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How “the bailout is robbing the banks”
May 8, 2009
The bailout of financial institutions that was enacted by Congress in the Fall of 2008 didn't actually reach its intended recipients—the banks that control consumer lending—said Professor John C. Coates in a lecture at Harvard Law School in April.
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Juan M. Garcia ’92 was nominated on April 29, 2009 to be the assistant secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, in the Department of Defense. He is currently an attorney with Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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On April 22, Lindsay C. Harrison ’03, an associate in the Washington office of Jenner & Block, won her first case in the Supreme Court—and the first case she’d ever argued. For immigrants appealing deportation orders, it may also be a day to celebrate.
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On April 24, HLS hosted a panel discussion titled “The International Face of Harvard Law School.” The panel, moderated by Professor William Alford ’77, included John F. Cogan, Jr. ’52 and four current HLS students who described their experiences in the international law program at HLS.
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The following op-ed, “Banks need fewer carrots and more sticks,” was co-written by Harvard Law School Professor Hal Scott; R. Glen Hubbard, dean of Columbia Business School; and Luigi Zingales, professor at the Chicago Booth School of Business. It appeared in the May 6, 2009, edition of the Wall Street Journal.
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The following op-ed, “The PPIP: Keep banks out,” written by Harvard Law School Professor Lucian Bebchuk LL.M. ’80 S.J.D. ’84, appeared in the May 5, 2009, edition of the Financial Times.
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On April 17, Janet Reno ’63, the first woman attorney general of the United States, received the 2009 Justice Award of the American Judicature Society, in Washington, D.C. The Justice Award is the society’s highest honor.
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Forecasting President Obama’s Impact
May 5, 2009
On Saturday, April 25, 2009, Professor Charles Ogletree ’78 moderated a panel discussion entitled “Forecasting President Obama's Impact on America’s Political and Economic Agenda” as part of the weekend’s HLS Reunion program.
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As a witness to terrible domestic violence until the age of eight, “Jamal” still carries his worries into the classroom everyday. Even though he and his mother are now safe, he’s unable to focus on his schoolwork, frequently acts out, and has been suspended from third grade.
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Ian H. Gershengorn ’93 has joined the Department of Justice’s Civil Division as deputy assistant attorney general. He will oversee the Federal Programs Branch.
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Update on H1N1 Influenza
May 1, 2009
As many of you know, The Harvard School of Dental Medicine and its Longwood Area clinic closed late Thursday (April 30) after health officials identified a probable case of H1N1 influenza in a dental student. As of late this afternoon, there were reports of possible additional cases.
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David Wilkins, the Lester Kissel Professor of Law at HLS, has been selected to be the 2009 commencement speaker at the University of Iowa College of Law's graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 16.
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The following op-ed by Harvard Law School Professor Mark Roe, “A Chrysler bankruptcy won’t be quick,” appeared in the May 1, 2009, edition of the Wall Street Journal.
The following op-ed by Harvard Law School Professor Mark Roe, “A Chrysler bankruptcy won’t be quick,” appeared in the May 1, 2009, edition of the Wall Street Journal.
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Officially, it’s the “Annual Police Union Leadership Seminar,” but it’s more memorably known as “The Big 50”—Harvard Law School’s convention of police union leaders from the fifty largest cities in the United States.
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Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe’s ’66 new book, “The Invisible Constitution” (Oxford University Press, 2008), was the subject of a star-studded panel discussion sponsored by the Harvard Law Review on April 15 at HLS.
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Two HLS students receive Soros fellowships
April 28, 2009
Two Harvard Law School students, Tarun Chhabra ’11 and Previn Warren ’11, were among just 31 individuals selected to receive Paul and Daisy Soros New American Fellowships this year. Each will receive a half-tuition grant for two years of study at Harvard Law School and an additional $20,000 stipend for related expenses.
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On April 15, Venezuelan Supreme Court Justice Vegas Torrealba discussed his country’s justice system during a talk entitled, “Role of Human Rights, Gender Equality, and Race in Venezuelan Law.” The event was sponsored by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice.
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Annette Gordon-Reed ’84 wins Pulitzer Prize in history
April 26, 2009
Annette Gordon-Reed has won a Pulitzer Prize in history for her book, “The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family,” which examines four generations of a slave family owned by Thomas Jefferson. The prize includes a $10,000 award.
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Five Alumni Named to National Law Journal’s Inaugural “Most Influential General Counsel” List
April 26, 2009
Five Harvard Law School alumni are among the National Law Journal’s inaugural list of the 20 Most Influential General Counsel.