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Alumni Focus
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Louis Henkin ’40, a founder of modern human rights law [1917-2010]
October 20, 2010
Louis Henkin ’40, who pioneered the field of human rights law and was a prolific scholar and teacher in the fields of constitutional and international law, died Oct. 14, 2010. He was 92.
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A Prescription for Change
October 8, 2010
When she was 19, Rebecca Onie ’03 created a program that takes a holistic approach to treating low-income patients; one “genius grant” later, she’s determined to change the health care system.
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Anthony Scaramucci '89—author of "Goodbye Gordon Gekko: How to Find Your Fortune Without Losing Your Soul" and adviser to the movie Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps—shared career advice with Harvard Law School students at an event cosponsored by the Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series and the Office of Career Services on September 29.
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Bellinger, former State Department Legal Adviser, offers advice to Harvard Law School students
September 30, 2010
On Sept. 13, John B. Bellinger III '86, chief legal adviser to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during the Bush Administration, gave a talk to students on how to launch and develop careers in international and public-interest law. The talk was sponsored by HLS's Office of Public Interest Advising.
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Over the past decade, the U.S. Supreme Court has overruled the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 148 of 182 cases—a “strikingly poor record” for the circuit court, said Ninth Circuit Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain ’63 in a talk at Harvard Law School on September 17. The event was sponsored by the Federalist Society.
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Eleven Harvard Law grads are U.S. Supreme Court clerks for 2010-2011
September 3, 2010
Of the 39 law school graduates who are serving as clerks to the U.S. Supreme Court justices and retired justices in the 2010-2011 term, 11 hail from Harvard Law School—the highest number from a single law school this year.
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Susan L. Carney ’77 nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals
July 22, 2010
Susan Carney ’77 has been nominated by President Barack Obama ’91 to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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A Most Disarming Warrior
July 20, 2010
A U.N. advocate is fighting to protect children from armed conflicts
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Amy Berman Jackson ’79 nominated to a seat on U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
July 15, 2010
President Barack Obama ’91 nominated Amy Berman Jackson ’79 to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Jackson was one of three nominations Obama announced on June 17, also including Judge James E. Boasberg and Justice Sue E. Myerscough.
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A longstanding legacy: Harvard and the Supreme Court
July 7, 2010
As Elena Kagan becomes the 112th Supreme Court justice, she adds to an impressive list of 22 justices who have one thing in common: Not only have they shaped the law in influential and historical ways — they all hail from Harvard.
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The Senate confirmed former Harvard Law School Dean and Solicitor General Elena Kagan ’86 to succeed Justice John Paul Stevens on the United States Supreme Court today by a vote of 63-37. Kagan becomes the 112th Justice and the first former Dean of the Law School to serve on the Court.
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A Citizen Journalist to the Rescue
July 1, 2010
Within hours of the catastrophic earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 12, when so many felt helpless to intervene, a website powered by volunteers helped to inform humanitarian aid groups and even the U.S. State Department about the developing disaster.
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“Late Justice is not Justice, but manifest injustice,” wrote Ruy Barbosa de Oliveira (1849-1923), perhaps the most prominent jurist and statesman in the history of Brazil. I was struck by these words during my first year of law school in São Paulo.
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Build It and They Will Come
July 1, 2010
Raj Kumar LL.M. ’00 wants to reform India’s legal system—one law student at a time.
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A Case for Reform
July 1, 2010
Former prosecutor Paul Butler ’86 now argues for jury nullification in cases of nonviolent offenders—even if they are guilty.
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Ramer’s List
July 1, 2010
Bruce Ramer ’58 divides his time between entertainment giants and pro bono causes.
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Straddling the Gap Between East and West
July 1, 2010
Krzysztof Skubiszewski, who died earlier this year at age 83, lived a life shadowed and shaped by World War II and communism.
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Smart About Art—Even When It’s Naïve
July 1, 2010
When you’re standing in the middle of GINA Gallery of International Naïve Art, you feel the way you would in a flower garden on a perfect day.
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In Memoriam – Summer 2010 Bulletin
July 1, 2010
1930-1939 Clarence E. Galston ’33
Oct. 27, 2009 Nicholas C. English ’37
Jan. 11, 2010 Robert Kaplan ’37
Oct. 6, 2009 Marvin… -
Crossings
July 1, 2010
A white tern in the tropical Pacific, photographed by Theodore Cross ’50 for “Waterbirds” (W. W. Norton, 2009). Nature magazine called the book “extraordinary.” The…
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A Conversation with John F. Cogan Jr. ’52
July 1, 2010
Jack Cogan ’52 jokes that he resides “in the shadow of Harvard,” having moved back to the Square after living in Lexington for years. A graduate of Harvard College (’49) and Harvard Law School, he’s had a long engagement with the school and the university, serving on the Visiting Committee and supporting HLS—including most recently its international programs.