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Panelists discuss role of information and communication technologies in human development
September 25, 2009
Two Nobel Prize-winning economists—Harvard Professor Amartya Sen and Michael Spence—joined development expert Clotilde Fonseca, and HLS Professor Yochai Benkler ’94, co-director of the HLS Berkman Center for Internet & Society, for a discussion of the role of information and communication technologies in human development, growth and poverty reduction.
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Four students, four different summer experiences
September 25, 2009
This summer, hundreds of Harvard Law School students fanned out across the country and around the world to work as summer interns and fellows, exploring career options and using their legal skills in addressing a variety of problems. Here’s a look at four students and their summer experiences:
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Paul Kirk ’64 appointed interim Senator for Massachusetts
September 24, 2009
Paul Kirk ’64 will be the interim United States Senator for Massachusetts, filling the vacancy created when Edward M. Kennedy died earlier this month, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick ’82 announced today.
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Panelists debate the merits and shortcomings of the Constitution
September 23, 2009
The resilience of the U.S. Constitution, the nation’s founding document, was put to the test Sept. 17 by a number of scholars who challenged its legacy and effectiveness.
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On his 70th birthday—and the anniversary celebration of the Constitution’s signing— David Souter, a graduate of both Harvard College and HLS and a native of Weare, N.H., offered some perspectives on the Constitution and his own career.
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HLS alumna wins MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship
September 23, 2009
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced that Rebecca Onie ’03 is one of 24 recipients of the 2009 MacArthur Fellowship, more commonly known as the Macarthur “Genius Award.”
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A new issue from the U.S. Postal Service: HLS puts its stamp on the Supreme Court
September 22, 2009
Today the U.S. Postal Service issued four new 44-cent stamps, commemorating Supreme Court Justices Joseph Story,Louis Brandeis 1877, Felix Frankfurter 1906, and William Brennan Jr. ’31.
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HLS professors join amicus brief in Supreme Court Investment Advisor Case
September 22, 2009
On Sept. 3, four HLS professors joined more than 20 other corporate law and finance professors and scholars in an amici curiae brief filed in the case of Jones et al. v. Harris Associates, now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Daniel Thies ’10 publishes article in Journal of Legal Education
September 21, 2009
Daniel Thies ’10 will have an article published in a forthcoming edition of the Journal of Legal Education. Though students regularly publish "notes" in law reviews and journals, it is more unusual for them to have articles published.
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LIVE WEBCAST: Justice Souter discusses U.S. Constitution with Feldman
September 17, 2009
The U.S. Constitution, the cornerstone of the American federal system of government, will be under close scrutiny at Harvard on Thursday (Sept. 17) as a collection of scholars examines both its merits and shortcomings. A live webcast of the event will be available beginning at 1 p.m.
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Students provide much-needed legal defense services through HLS Criminal Justice Institute
September 17, 2009
On June 3, as her classmates celebrated Class Day and prepared for graduation ceremonies, Kristina Matic ’09 stood in Roxbury District Court cross-examining a police officer who claimed her client had driven recklessly on his motorcycle and resisted arrest.
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Feldblum named commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
September 17, 2009
President Barack H. Obama ’91 nominated Chai R. Feldblum ’85 to the position of commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday, Sept. 14.
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Kagan offers insights on Solicitor General job, on panel with Fried, Manning, Minow
September 14, 2009
Just two days after making her debut before the Supreme Court, Solicitor General and former Dean Elena Kagan ’86 returned to the Harvard Law School campus to give students an insider’s account of her new role.
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Tushnet weighs in on Citizens United v. FEC
September 14, 2009
On Wednesday, September 9, the High Court heard reargument in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Harvard Law School Professor Mark Tushnet, a constitutional law scholar and a leading expert on the First Amendment, answers some questions and offers an assessment of what’s at stake in the case.
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Deputy A.G for civil rights, on enforcing the promise of the ADA, and beyond
September 14, 2009
Samuel Bagenstos ’93, deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights, U.S. Department of Justice, spoke last week at HLS on the Obama administration’s focus on enforcing disability rights at home and supporting them abroad.
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Kagan makes debut as Court hears reargument in Citizens United v. FEC
September 10, 2009
On Wednesday, September 9, former HLS Dean Elena Kagan ’86 argued her first case as the solicitor general of the United States, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The case involves the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, a campaign finance reform statute passed by Congress in 2002 that was intended to limit election-related communications, especially so-called “attack ads.”
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Sunstein confirmed as Washington regulator
September 10, 2009
The U.S. Senate voted yesterday to confirm Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein ’78 as administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.
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Finn M.W. Caspersen ’66 (1941-2009)
September 9, 2009
Finn M.W. Caspersen ’66, who chaired the Dean’s Advisory Board at Harvard Law School and led the school’s recent Setting the Standard fundraising campaign to a record-breaking end, died Monday in Rhode Island at the age of 67.
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Congressional Oversight Panel, led by Warren, held hearing with Geithner
September 9, 2009
The Congressional Oversight Panel, led by Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren, held a hearing with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner yesterday.
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Bebchuk: Why financial pay shouldn’t be left to the market
September 8, 2009
The following op-ed by Harvard Law School Professor Lucian Bebchuk LL.M. ’80 S.J.D. ’84, “Why financial pay shouldn’t be left to the market,” is the most recent of his monthly columns in the international newspaper association entitled “Project Syndicate.”
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A Fresh Perspective on the Aid Industry in Africa, Justice, and the Gacaca Court System in Rwanda
September 8, 2009
n an interview with Rahim Kanani, a research associate at Harvard University’s Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Amaka Megwalu ’10 discusses her insights on the aid industry in Africa and the Gacaca Court System in Rwanda. Megwalu has worked on development and post-conflict reconstruction in Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia.