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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?"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Elena Kagan Named Next Dean of Harvard Law School
April 3, 2003
Professor of Law Elena Kagan will be the next Dean of Harvard Law School, President Lawrence H. Summers announced today. A leading scholar of administrative law, Kagan has served on the faculties of both Harvard Law School and the University of Chicago Law School, in addition to holding senior legal and policy positions in the federal government. An alumna of Harvard Law School and a former law clerk to the late Justice Thurgood Marshall, Kagan will succeed Robert C. Clark, the Royall Professor of Law, who in November announced plans to conclude his service as dean on June 30, 2003, following fourteen years of distinguished service.
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HLS Negotiation Student Places First in U.S
April 2, 2003
Harvard Law School LL.M. student Inga Ludviksdottir has placed first among students from U.S. schools and second in the world in the second annual International Negotiation Competition for Online Dispute Resolution organized by the Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution. ICODR 2003 was the second international competition for online dispute resolution produced by the University of Massachusetts Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and Hamline University School of Law.
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A Man of Letters
April 1, 2003
John Knox LL.M. '36 was not short on confidence. "My name will survive as long as man survives," he wrote while an HLS student, "because I am writing the greatest diary that has ever been written."
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The Old Man and the Mountain
April 1, 2003
With persistence, passion and a little bit of luck, Alex Cushing '39 created a ski resort for the ages. But he's not going to rest until it's the best it can be.
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Visa Not American Express
April 1, 2003
A Harvard Law School student works a few weeks in a London firm over the summer and can’t get back to the United States in time for his fall semester.
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Some Old Familiar Places
April 1, 2003
They are companies known throughout the world. We grew up with their corporate incarnations–from Big Bird and G.I. Joe to the Avon Lady and Hershey’s…
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Land of Milk Chocolate and Money
April 1, 2003
On a hill just past the intersection of Chocolate Avenue and Cocoa Avenue sits the world headquarters of the Hershey Foods Corp.
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Dispute Resolution and the Islamic World
March 18, 2003
On Wednesday, March 19, Judge Charles N. Brower will give a public speech on international dispute resolution and the Islamic world. Brower, the co-author of "The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal," was a judge on the tribunal from 1984 to 1988.
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Copyright and Fair Use in a Digital Era
March 13, 2003
On March 15, the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology will host a symposium analyzing the future of the digital world and its effect on copyright and fair use. The symposium, which is open to the public, is entitled, "Copyright and Fair Use: Present & Future Prospects." The forum will consist of a series of panels, speeches and discussions featuring key players in the worlds of law, business, technology and journalism.
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Former NSA Berger on Iraq, Terrorism, North Korea
March 11, 2003
On Wednesday, March 12, former National Security Advisor Samuel (Sandy) Berger will visit Harvard Law School to give a serious policy address on Iraq, terrorism and North Korea. Berger's speech will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Langdell South classroom.