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Guilty, by Reason of HLS Degree
April 27, 2001
A Harvard law degree is not always advantageous. In fact, for Nguyen Ngoc Bich LL.M. ’73, it was downright dangerous. Largely because of his HLS…
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Adopting a Cause
April 27, 2001
Frederick F. Greenman Jr. ’61 LL.M. ’63 fights for a right almost everyone takes for granted. All people, he believes, should be able to find…
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A Stamp of Honor
April 27, 2001
It didn’t take long for the U.S. Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee to deliver Claude Pepper ’24 to the top of its list. His nearly 50…
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A Catalyst for Change
April 27, 2001
This summer a group of Baltimore inner-city residents got technical jobs at an Internet company, thanks to their own determination but also to an idea…
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One-L of a Good Time
April 27, 2001
Although Vaughn Carney’s new novel is about Harvard Law School students, his characters are not chasing paper. That’s not, after all, what most people go…
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An Independent Woman
April 27, 2001
Credit: Richard Chase A fellow at HLS during the academic year, Jennifer Braceras ’94, argued the conservative’s case as a columnist for the Boston Glove…
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I’ve Got a Secret
April 27, 2001
What better person to consider George W. Bush’s drunk driving arrest than Jim Koch ’78, founder of and pitchman for Boston Beer Company, makers of…
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In Defense of Blondes
April 27, 2001
Can a Southern California sorority queen survive the rigors of Harvard Law School, overcome virulent anti-blondeism, triumph in class and in the courtroom, and get…
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Alumni Bid for Congress
April 27, 2001
While Ralph Nader ’58 grabbed the spotlight in the presidential race, several other HLS alumni also sought elective office in the fall. Perhaps the most…
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HLS Makes Its Mark on Presidential Contest
April 27, 2001
In the dispute over the results of the 2000 presidential election, political affiliation could almost uniformly predict one’s position. While Laurence Tribe ’66, a…
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“Thirsty men want beer, not explanations,” said U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter ’66, quoting Lord Macnaghten, after presiding over the 89th annual Ames Moot…
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CJI Hosts Two Conferences
April 27, 2001
Civil rights activists, law enforcement officials, and legal experts came together at HLS in December for “Race, Police, and the Community,” a three-day conference sponsored…
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Heyman Fellows Honored at Inaugural Dinner
April 27, 2001
The first group of 27 Heyman Fellows was recognized at an inaugural dinner of the Harvard Law School Program on Government Service held in Washington,…
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California Dreamin’
April 27, 2001
Students Go West for New Careers Sitting in the Charles Hotel’s lobby before yet another job interview, Norm Cappell ’02 imagines the dream job that…
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Dalkon Shield Litigation Papers Donated to HLS
April 27, 2001
The Harvard Law School library recently acquired a voluminous collection of papers from the Dalkon Shield litigation, a tort case involving nearly 400,000 claims. The…
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Board of Student Advisers Turns Ninety
April 27, 2001
Founded in 1910 to “educate and assist students,” the Board of Student Advisers, the Law School’s oldest service organization, celebrates its 90th anniversary this year.
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HLS Receives Major Collection of Rare Books
April 26, 2001
Harvard Law School announced today that its library-the largest law library in the world-has received its most significant gift in more than 150 years, a major collection of rare English law books spanning 400 years of legal writing from 1481 to 1881. The books, which total more than 1,000 volumes, are a gift of the late Henry N. Ess III and include a treatise known as Abridgements of the Statutes, which some scholars believe is the first legal book ever printed in England.
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HLS Symposium to Address Online Entertainment
April 19, 2001
On April 21, Harvard Law School will host one of the first academic symposia to analyze the fluctuating landscape of the music industry due to the growth of the Internet and online entertainment. The event, titled "All Shook Up: The Music Industry Confronts the Internet and Consolidation," will feature some of the most prominent executives in the online entertainment industry including Nicholas Butterworth, CEO of MTVi; Matt Oppenheim, head of anti-piracy litigation for the Recording Industry Artists Association; and Manus Cooney, Vice President for Corporate and Policy Development at Napster.
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HLS to Host Senate Democratic Leader
April 17, 2001
This Thursday, U.S. Sen. Thomas Daschle, the Senate Democratic Leader, will address the future of the Democratic Party in a speech at Harvard Law School. Daschle will examine topics ranging from the current budget battles to the possibility of Democrats recapturing the Senate in the 2002 mid-term elections. His speech will be followed by a question and answer period.
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HLS Auction Offers Pieces of History
April 17, 2001
The election might be over, but on April 19, Harvard Law School students are offering an opportunity to bid on history. Among the items available at the annual Harvard Law School Public Interest Auction is an official Broward County election ballot signed by all four members of the canvassing commission, and Bush v. Gore legal briefs signed by authors Ted Olson and Laurence Tribe. The silent auction begins at 5:30 p.m. with the live auction following at 7 p.m. in Austin Hall.
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Noted Author to Discuss Gender Studies
April 13, 2001
The Harvard Law School Alliance of Independent Feminists will host a presentation by Christina Hoff Sommers on Wednesday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in the Langdell South classroom. Sommers' address is titled "Gender Studies: Legitimate Academic Discipline or Political Agenda?" The event is free and open to the public.