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2001-2002 Sears Prize Recipients
August 22, 2002
Harvard Law School has awarded the Joshua Montgomery Sears, Jr. prize to five students for academic achievement during the 2001-2002 academic year. Christian Pistilli of Staten Island, New York; David Landau of Cambridge, Mass.; and Jared Kramer of Atkinson, NH were the first-year recipients. Michael Shah of Muttontown, New York and Michael Gottlieb of Hyattsville, MD were the second-year recipients.
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Survey Examines Careers of Black Harvard Law Grads
August 1, 2002
A new survey demonstrates that black Harvard Law alumni have achieved impressive professional success despite the fact that discrimination-based both on race and gender-remains an obstacle in today's workplace. The research, conducted by the Law School's Program on the Legal Profession, also indicates that black Harvard Law alumni devote a larger amount of time to pro bono work than the typical American lawyer.
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Southern African Tax Institute Established
July 19, 2002
On June 23, the Harvard Law School International Tax Program joined with the University of Pretoria, University of the Witswatersrand, and the University of South Africa in establishing the Southern African Tax Institute in a ceremony at the University of Pretoria.
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Berkman Center Examines Saudi Arabian Filtering
July 16, 2002
Researchers from Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society have released a report concluding that the Saudi Arabian government maintains an active interest in filtering non-sexually explicit Web content.
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At Your Service
July 1, 2002
Nicole De Sario '03 clears tables after lunch at the CASPAR Emergency Center for the homeless in Cambridge, as part of Harvard Law School's inaugural Springfest Volunteer Service Day on April 20. About 300 students took part in the event, which also included work at the Charles River Earth Day Cleanup, Habitat for Humanity, and the Greater Boston Food Bank.
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The Sorrow and the Hope
July 1, 2002
Benjamin Ferencz '43 had an opportunity Eli Rosenbaum could never have--to bring Nazis before a criminal tribunal. In 1947 Ferencz served as chief prosecutor in the Nuremberg trial of 22 SS officers, including six generals, accused of mass murder.
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A Conversation with Joy Covey
July 1, 2002
Joy Covey '89, a graduate of the J.D./M.B.A. program, recently wrapped up four years at Amazon.com, where she worked as the chief financial officer and strategist for the online retail giant.
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Ernest J. Brown, 1906-2001
July 1, 2002
Langdell Professor of Law, Emeritus, Ernest Joseph Brown '31 died December 31, 2001, in Fort Worth, Tex. He was 95.
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Hearsay: Summer 2002
July 1, 2002
Professor Philip Heymann “[I]f we approve torture in one set of circumstances, isn’t every country then free to define its own exceptions, applicable to Americans…
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Teaching Lessons
July 1, 2002
Guided by their professors, students find HLS a training ground for academic careers.
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Never Forget
July 1, 2002
Eli Rosenbaum '80 is driven to bring Nazis to justice before it's too late.
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The New 1L
July 1, 2002
For the first time in decades, HLS has changed the basic structure of its first-year experience, and students and faculty are singing the praises of The New 1L.
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Moving from the Past
July 1, 2002
If HLS were to move, it would not be the first time. Indeed, the school has moved twice since its inauguration in 1817, according to Visiting Professor Daniel Coquillette '71, who is writing a history of HLS.
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Cambridge v. Allston
July 1, 2002
Both sides have advocates as Harvard University considers moving HLS.
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The Write Way
July 1, 2002
It is incumbent upon legal practitioners to formulate their compositional efforts in a straightforward fashion. This is Ken Bresler's message.
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Independent Production
July 1, 2002
Marla Grossman '93 warns that it's not exactly a feel-good movie. But she certainly feels good about what she and HLS classmate Gary Barkin have accomplished: Their company, Sidekick Entertainment, has produced a film that won a George Foster Peabody Award in March.
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Beautiful Day
July 1, 2002
Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev were there, but Dean Robert Clark ' 72 made sure he spent some time with the biggest celebrity in the house, U2 lead singer Bono.
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Ordinary People
July 1, 2002
If you think every Harvard Law School student is, by definition, a shining star, the first line sticks with you like a chicken bone in your throat.
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To the Mountaintop
July 1, 2002
Not everyone would trade a top job at the Department of Justice to teach at a brand-new law school nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
