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Harvard Law School Assistant Clinical Professor Alex Whiting celebrated a victory on June 12 after winning his case against former Serbian rebel leader Milan Martic, who was sentenced to 35 years in jail by the international war crimes tribunal in The Hague for atrocities carried out in Croatia in the early 1990s.
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Shortly after sunrise, Harvard Law School moved three Victorian houses down Massachusetts Avenue to make room for the new Northwest Corner complex. The largest of the three buildings -- the Ukrainian House -- rolled from its location at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Jarvis Street at around 5 a.m. The other two buildings -- Baker House and the carriage house -- followed shortly after.
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This weekend, leaders from the financial sectors of the United States and China will gather in Half Moon Bay, Calif., at a symposium organized by Harvard Law School’s Program on International Financial Systems and the China Development Research Foundation to examine issues affecting the financial relationship between the two countries.
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To prepare for the construction of a major new academic complex, Harvard Law School will move three Victorian era houses from the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Jarvis Street to the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Mellen Street on June 23. The move, which repositions the buildings approximately 150 yards away, will begin at 6 a.m. on the 23rd.
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Harvard Law School graduate Olara A. Otunnu LL.M. '78 is the newest recipient of the prestigious Harvard Law School Association Award. The award will be presented by Dean Elena Kagan ’86 and Harvard Law School Association President Jay H. Hebert ’86 on June 15 at the Worldwide Alumni Congress, held this year in Washington DC.
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Yochai Benkler joins HLS faculty
June 11, 2007
Yale Law School Professor Yochai Benkler '94 has accepted a tenured offer to join the Harvard Law School faculty. Benkler is a renowned expert in information law and policy, communications law, and intellectual property.
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Highlights from Harvard Law School's Commencement
June 8, 2007
Harvard University’s 356th annual Commencement festivities came to a close yesterday. The Harvard Law School conferred 742 total degrees upon graduates, including 574 J.D.'s, 154 LL.M.'s, and 14 S.J.D's on Thursday, June 7.
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Bordone and Cox honored on Class Day
June 6, 2007
Harvard Law School Clinical Professor Robert Bordone '97 is this year’s winner of the prestigious Sacks-Freund Teaching Award, and Doralean Cox is the winner of the Suzanne Richardson Staff Recognition Award.
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HLS Professor Hal Scott testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business today. The hearing was called to examine new rules passed by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23 which cut back regulations in Section 404 of the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley corporate accounability law.
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Harvard Law School Professor Howell Jackson '82 testified before the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board last week about his proposal to reform accounting for social insurance programs such as Social Security and Medicare. If adopted, the new standards could facilitate entitlement reform in the U.S.
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The National Law Journal has named Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan '86 and Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren as two of the top female attorneys in the country on its list of the "50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America," published on Monday.
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HLS grad named president of World Bank
May 30, 2007
Harvard Law School graduate Robert Zoellick ’81 has been appointed president of the World Bank by President Bush. A career diplomat, Zoellick emerged as the first choice of economic ministers around the world to fill the post left vacant by Paul Wolfowitz and will face the difficult task of bringing credibility to the institution. His nomination must be confirmed by the World Bank board of member countries.
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Mack wins 2007 Fletcher Fellowship
May 29, 2007
Harvard Law School Professor Kenneth Mack ’91 is the recipient of a 2007 Fletcher Fellowship for his work exploring civil rights history and race and the law.
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Robert H. Sitkoff joins HLS faculty
May 23, 2007
Robert H. Sitkoff, currently a tenured professor at the New York University School of Law and an expert in trusts and estates, has accepted an offer to join the Harvard Law School faculty.
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Study jointly released by the Berkman Center says Internet censorship becoming global trend
May 21, 2007
According to a study released last Friday by the OpenNet Initiative – a partnership among Internet research groups at four leading universities, including the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School – at least 25 countries around the world block or filter Internet content, indicating a global trend towards Internet censorship.
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Harvard Law School Professor Philip Heymann ’60, a former deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration and an expert in criminal law, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary yesterday on how to regulate and prevent illegal Internet drug sales.
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Gabriella Blum and James Greiner join HLS faculty
May 16, 2007
As part of an ongoing effort to expand the full-time faculty at HLS, Dean Elena Kagan '86 announced today that Gabriella Blum LL.M. '01 S.J.D. '03 and D. James Greiner have accepted offers to join the Harvard Law School faculty as assistant professors.
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In its annual meeting this month, the American Law and Economics Association elected Harvard Law School Professor Lucian Bebchuk, LL.M. ’80 and S.J.D. ’84 as its president. In accordance with the association's traditions, Bebchuk delivered a presidential address at the meeting.
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VIDEO: Middle class families are having trouble making ends meet, Warren says in Senate testimony
May 10, 2007
Professor Elizabeth Warren, a leading bankruptcy expert and consumer protection advocate, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance today. The committee was hearing testimony about the economic issues facing America’s middle class.
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HLS students participate in AIDSWatch 2007
May 9, 2007
HLS students involved with the Health Law Clinic at the Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center traveled to Washington, DC, last month to participate in AIDSWatch 2007. The students teamed up with Senior Clinical Instructor Robert Greenwald to plan and develop materials, as well as lead trainings at the conference.
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On June 27, Harvard Law School students working in summer jobs around the country will be donating one day of their wages to charitable organizations thanks to One Day's Work, a new organization founded by HLS students.