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Professor Bebchuk investigates option backdating
November 17, 2006
The HLS Program on Corporate Governance recently released a study by Professor Lucian Bebchuk and co-authors Yaniv Grinsten and Urs Peyer, which examined the use of stock option backdating.
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Moot court finals rule at HLS
November 16, 2006
On Tuesday, November 14, Harvard Law School hosted the 95th Annual Moot Court Final Competition. In front of a standing room only crowd in Ames Courtroom, two teams of six HLS students each argued the case of Adam’s Apple Markets v. Aphrodite Cosmetics.
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VIDEO: Professor Joseph Singer appointed Bussey Professor of Law
November 15, 2006
On Tuesday evening, November 7, Professor Joseph Singer was awarded the Bussey Professor of Law chair. Introduced by Dean Elena Kagan, Professor Singer marked the occasion with a speech titled, "Things That We Would Like to Take for Granted: Minimum Standards for the Legal Framework of a Free and Democratic Society."
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What is technology's role? Clinical Professor John Palfey weighs in
November 13, 2006
The first-year law school curriculum took shape more than 100 years ago. The basic curriculum hasn't changed much over the course of the last century. Meanwhile, the practice of law has changed dramatically.
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Alumni fare well in midterm elections
November 8, 2006
Harvard Law School graduates across the country won political victories today as part of the nation's midterm elections. Two of the biggest winners were alumni from the 1980s who were elected governor. In New York, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer '84 was elected the state's chief exective, while Deval Patrick '82 was elected governor of Massachusetts.
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In new book, J. Mark Ramseyer debunks myths about Japan’s economy
November 6, 2006
No one can accuse Harvard Law professor J. Mark Ramseyer of having modest goals in his latest book "The Fable of the Keiretsu: Urban Legends of the Japanese Economy," published this year by Chicago University Press.
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Legal Services Center helps homebuyers in Jamaica Plain
November 3, 2006
On October 18, members of the Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center and the Jamaica Plain community celebrated the sale of the first of 11 planned affordable housing units in the Hyde/Jackson Square area, all of which are being developed by the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation.
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Legal Aid Bureau hosts post-Katrina poverty law panel
November 3, 2006
On Saturday, October 28, the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau hosted a panel discussion on poverty law challenges after Hurricane Katrina. The focus of the conversation was on the continuing needs of people and organizations in the Gulf Coast region after the massive hurricane devastation.
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VIDEO: American Express CEO speaks to fellow graduates
October 31, 2006
Kenneth Chenault, the CEO of American Express and a 1976 Harvard Law graduate, returned to Cambridge this weekend to speak at the school's fall reunion exercises. Well-known for his record of reorganizing American Express in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, Chenault spoke about the value of legal education in preparing people for the uncertainties of life.
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HLS grad becomes U.S. attorney in Florida
October 30, 2006
On Wednesday, October 25, Harvard Law graduate R. Alexander Acosta ’94, was formally sworn in as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Jr.
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HLS recognizes 20 years of PIFS accomplishments
October 27, 2006
On Thursday, October 19, the Program on International Financial Systems celebrated its 20th anniversary, honoring two decades of commitment to international financial law.
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HLS students explore the impact of trauma on learning
October 24, 2006
On Tuesday, October 17, four HLS students at the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative -- a partnership between HLS' Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center and Massachusetts Advocates for Children -- took part in a symposium to educate teachers on how trauma impacts a child's learning.
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Peace psychology work brings award for Shapiro
October 20, 2006
The American Psychological Association recently named HLS lecturer Daniel Shapiro the recipient of their Early Career Award, recognizing young scholars who have made significant contributions to research and practice in peace psychology.
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Professors Minow and Blum weigh in on detainee bill
October 18, 2006
The following op-ed was published in the Boston Globe on October 18, 2006: Before enacting the "Detainee Bill" (otherwise known as the Military Commissions Act) two weeks ago, Congress should have spent more time learning from the Israeli experience.
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An op-ed by Professor Alan Dershowitz: Warming Up to Torture?
October 17, 2006
The following op-ed was published in the LA Times on October 17, 2006: Several years ago, I provoked a storm of controversy by advocating "torture warrants" as a way of creating accountability for the use of torture in terrorism cases.
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Langdell studies
October 11, 2006
Autumn brings new patterns of light and shadow, both natural and artificial, to Holmes Field and the quadrangle. The great library is now open most nights until the wee hours.
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HLS faculty unanimously approves first-year curricular reform
October 6, 2006
The Harvard Law School faculty unanimously adopted a reform of the required first-year curriculum yesterday, after a three-year process of study and consultation with legal academics, faculty from other professional schools, and practicing lawyers.
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Conversation with Professor Jody Freeman on environmental law
October 4, 2006
Professor Jody Freeman LL.M. '91 S.J.D. '95 joined the faculty last year and became director of the Environmental Law Program. One year in, Freeman discusses her work and goals for the program with Harvard Law Today.
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HLS students lead Great Lakes AIDS policy summit
October 3, 2006
HLS students recently teamed up with Robert Greenwald, a clinical instructor at the Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center’s Health Law Clinic, to lead a two-day policy session for members of the Great Lakes AIDS Policy Consortium.
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Bruce Ackerman delivers 2006 Holmes Lecture
September 29, 2006
Renowned constitutional law Professor Bruce Ackerman delivers the 2006 Harvard Law School Oliver Wendell Holmes Lecture. In his three-part series, entitled "The Living Constitution," which began on Tuesday, October 3, and will continue through Thursday, October 5, professor Ackerman will examine various aspects of the US constitution.
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HLS faculty members press Congress on detainee bill
September 28, 2006
Led by Professor Martha Minow, more than 600 law professors nationwide have signed a letter urging Congress to reject pending legislation for trials of terror suspects in military tribunals. The legislation would also eliminate most judicial review of the conditions of detention for individuals labeled by the executive as enemy combatants.