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  • This Story Brought to You by the Letters HLS

    April 24, 2003

    Daniel Victor ' 79 and Valerie Mitchell '93 are in the entertainment industry. They work around actors, rock musicians, larger-than-life characters, grouches, monsters and even one guy who speaks incessantly in the third person.

  • Smile and the World Smiles with You

    April 24, 2003

    Of course, working for a toy company doesn't mean that you play "Heart and Soul" on a huge floor piano at FAO Schwarz, like Tom Hanks did in the movie "Big."

  • All the Right’s Moves

    April 24, 2003

    With the fall elections, Republicans now control the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Conservative thinkers are influencing policy and law across the nation.

  • Bernard Nussbaum testifing

    The Role of a Counsel

    April 24, 2003

    Almost exactly 10 years ago, Bernard Nussbaum '61 began his job as Bill Clinton's White House counsel.

  • The Loyalist

    April 24, 2003

    With devotion to the president and the office, Alberto Gonzales '82 tackles the complications and controversies of the White House counsel's job.

  • Woman splashing in water

    Here She Comes?

    April 24, 2003

    Erika Harold should not be confused with Elle Woods. Even though she did show her brains in the end, Woods, played by Reese Witherspoon in "Legally Blonde," was, let's face it, a bit lacking in the gravitas department.

  • Second Love Story

    April 24, 2003

    It was December 1992, and Virginia Tuthill sat by the bedside of her husband of 57 years, Stedman Tuthill '33 ('34). Stedman was in the final stages of Parkinson's disease, and Virginia struggled to write what she knew would be his last Christmas letter to his law school friend Leslie Fisher '34.

  • Spreading the Wealth

    April 24, 2003

    The job was supposed to last only six months, so Joshua Gotbaum ' 76 (' 78) didn't even bother bringing his family with him to New York from Washington, D.C.

  • Charles Gamer '66

    All Access

    April 24, 2003

    Designers of the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C., debated whether to depict the 32nd president in the wheelchair he hid from the nation. But according to Charles Gamer '66, they should have thought a little more about people in wheelchairs today.

  • Illustration of a heart and money in scales of justice

    A Firm Cause

    April 24, 2003

    Ask most Harvard Law School students, and they are likely to tell you that social causes and law firms don't mix.

  • Guhan Subramanian

    Both Sides Now

    April 24, 2003

    By the time Guhan Subramanian J.D./M.B.A. '98 left the Harvard Business School faculty for the HLS faculty last summer, Harvard Law School had transformed the 1L experience from when he was a student.

  • Wes Williams with his family

    Day For Knight

    April 24, 2003

    Years ago, when Wes Williams' children attended their first knighting ceremony, they asked, "Is there going to be a beheading?"

  • Robert A.G. Monks '58

    Corporate Prophet

    April 24, 2003

    For the past 30 years, Robert A.G. Monks '58 has worked to change corporate governance and increase management accountability. Now, in the era of Enron, Global Crossing, WorldCom and other wayward companies, more people than ever are paying attention.

  • Illustration of Mickey Mouse made of bricks

    The Year of the Copyright

    April 24, 2003

    In October, the Supreme Court heard a challenge to the constitutionality of a law extending copyright by 20 years. But the question posed by the case, says Assistant Professor Jonathan Zittrain '95, is whether copyright can last forever.

  • Trial Team Places 2nd in National Competition

    April 24, 2003

    The four-student Harvard Law School trial team has placed second in the National Criminal Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition sponsored by the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association and the John Marshall Law School. Twenty U.S. law schools and one from England competed in the event, which was held from April 3-5 in Chicago.

  • Former AG Reno to Discuss Terrorism Issues

    April 22, 2003

    On Wednesday, April 23, the American Constitution Society at Harvard Law School will sponsor a talk on "Terrorism, Technology and Law Enforcement" by former Attorney General Janet Reno. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 5 p.m. in the Ames Courtroom.

  • HLS Panel to Examine Amateurism in College Sports

    April 16, 2003

    Harvard Law School's Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law will host its annual sports law conference on Friday, April 18. The first panel discussion will focus on the role of amateurism in sports today. The second panel will honor some of Harvard's past students who have gained success in the sports world. The conference will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Vorenberg Classroom; it is free and open to the public.

  • Public Interest Advising Office Named for Koteen

    April 14, 2003

    Harvard Law School Dean Robert Clark has announced that the school's Office of Public Interest Advising will be renamed in honor of Bernard Koteen, a 1940 graduate of the law school. Koteen's recent gift of $1 million will allow the Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising to continue to support the growing number of students interested in pursuing public interest employment.

  • Assistant AG Viet Dinh to Speak on Diversity

    April 10, 2003

    On Friday, April 11, Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh will give a talk entitled "Unity in Diversity: An Affirmation of Our Core Values." Following the speech, Dinh will take questions from the audience. The event, which will begin at 3 p.m. in the Austin North classroom, is free and open to the public.

  • Auction for Student Public Interest Work

    April 8, 2003

    A weekend in Alaska. An autographed Legally Blonde script. A ride in a vintage airplane. Dinner with Professor Alan Dershowitz. These are just some of the more than 300 items up for bid at the 10th Annual Public Interest Auction at Harvard Law School on Thursday, April 10. Silent auction bidding begins at 5:30 p.m. in Austin Hall, and the live auction starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Ames Courtroom.

  • Constitutionality of Gun Ownership Debated

    April 7, 2003

    On Tuesday, April 8, Harvard Law School will host a debate on the constitutional and policy issues surrounding gun ownership. Participants will include HLS Professor Alan Dershowitz; UCLA School of Law Professor Eugene Volokh; and Dennis Henigan, director of the Legal Action Project of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The debate, which will be moderated by HLS Professor Elena Kagan, will begin at 4 p.m. in the Austin North classroom. It is free and open to the public.