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Faculty Approves Strategic Plan
April 27, 2001
Proposal Would Reduce Class Sizes, Increase Financial Aid After more than two years of studies, committee meetings, and debate, the Harvard Law School faculty has…
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The Record Breaker
April 27, 2001
The former chief of Arista Records, who has shaped the careers of music legends Janis Joplin, Carlos Santana, and Whitney Houston, launches a new record label.
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Guilty, by Reason of HLS Degree
April 27, 2001
A Harvard law degree is not always advantageous. In fact, for Nguyen Ngoc Bich LL.M. ’73, it was downright dangerous. Largely because of his HLS…
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Adopting a Cause
April 27, 2001
Frederick F. Greenman Jr. ’61 LL.M. ’63 fights for a right almost everyone takes for granted. All people, he believes, should be able to find…
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The General at Peace
April 27, 2001
As her tenure as head of the Justice Department ends, Janet Reno '63 reflects on the criticism and controversies--and what she did with her Harvard Law School education.
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A Stamp of Honor
April 27, 2001
It didn’t take long for the U.S. Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee to deliver Claude Pepper ’24 to the top of its list. His nearly 50…
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A Catalyst for Change
April 27, 2001
This summer a group of Baltimore inner-city residents got technical jobs at an Internet company, thanks to their own determination but also to an idea…
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One-L of a Good Time
April 27, 2001
Although Vaughn Carney’s new novel is about Harvard Law School students, his characters are not chasing paper. That’s not, after all, what most people go…
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An Independent Woman
April 27, 2001
Jennifer Braceras ’94 doesn’t object to being called a feminist. Just don’t forget to call her a conservative also. The Charles Hamilton Houston Fellow at…
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I’ve Got a Secret
April 27, 2001
What better person to consider George W. Bush’s drunk driving arrest than Jim Koch ’78, founder of and pitchman for Boston Beer Company, makers of…
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In Defense of Blondes
April 27, 2001
Can a Southern California sorority queen survive the rigors of Harvard Law School, overcome virulent anti-blondeism, triumph in class and in the courtroom, and get…
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Alumni Bid for Congress
April 27, 2001
While Ralph Nader ’58 grabbed the spotlight in the presidential race, several other HLS alumni also sought elective office in the fall. Perhaps the most…
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HLS Makes Its Mark on Presidential Contest
April 27, 2001
In the dispute over the results of the 2000 presidential election, political affiliation could almost uniformly predict one’s position. While Laurence Tribe ’66, a…
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“Thirsty men want beer, not explanations,” said U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter ’66, quoting Lord Macnaghten, after presiding over the 89th annual Ames Moot…
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Takingachance@a.com
April 27, 2001
Despite the dizzying decline of the dot-com world, several alumni are determined to survive and thrive in their own digital start-ups.
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CJI Hosts Two Conferences
April 27, 2001
Civil rights activists, law enforcement officials, and legal experts came together at HLS in December for “Race, Police, and the Community,” a three-day conference sponsored…
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Heyman Fellows Honored at Inaugural Dinner
April 27, 2001
The first group of 27 Heyman Fellows was recognized at an inaugural dinner of the Harvard Law School Program on Government Service held in Washington,…
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California Dreamin’
April 27, 2001
Students Go West for New Careers Sitting in the Charles Hotel’s lobby before yet another job interview, Norm Cappell ’02 imagines the dream job that…
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Dalkon Shield Litigation Papers Donated to HLS
April 27, 2001
The Harvard Law School library recently acquired a voluminous collection of papers from the Dalkon Shield litigation, a tort case involving nearly 400,000 claims. The…
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Board of Student Advisers Turns Ninety
April 27, 2001
Founded in 1910 to “educate and assist students,” the Board of Student Advisers, the Law School’s oldest service organization, celebrates its 90th anniversary this year.
