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NEWS ABOUT: Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School stories: 11 news summaries

Say Hello to Glenn Beck's Latest Target

Sunstein's stance on hunting puts him on Fox host's hit list

Sep 10, 09 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Glenn Beck has helped take down Van Jones, he’s set his sights on another Obama appointee: Cass Sunstein, would-be head of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Conservatives initially praised the choice of Sunstein, because some of his writings have a libertarian bent, More »

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animal rights • hunting • Harvard Law School • Glenn Beck • Obama administration • Cass Sunstein

(Newser) - The Internet keeps functioning thanks to the efforts of an army of unsung heroes, a Harvard cyberlaw expert told a tech conference yesterday. The professor used as an example Pakistan's attempt last year to take YouTube offline—the site went down across the world, but volunteers from a tech forum... More »

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Internet • YouTube • Pakistan • Harvard Law School • data • Harvard • Vint Cerf • Internet censorship • Jonathan Zittrain • TED Conference

 For Obama, Justice 
 Must Be Pragmatic 

Law school students, colleagues reflect to predict his choice

May 3, 09 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama carries an unusual wealth of Supreme Court knowledge from his days at law school and as a law professor, the New York Times reports, which he'll put to use in replacing Justice Souter. But don’t expect him to go straight for a liberal: Former colleagues and students... More »

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University of Chicago • law school • Harvard Law School • nominee • US Supreme Court • David Souter • President Obama

File Sharing Lawyer's Stunts Shock Peers

'Insane' Nesson posts absolutely everything in copyright case online

Apr 8, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Nesson has thrown out the standard playbook in his defense of a Boston University student being sued by the RIAA for file sharing. The storied Harvard Law professor is posting everything related to the case online, including a secretly taped conversation with the judge and opposing counsel, and even... More »

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Recording Industry Association of America • copyright law • Harvard Law School • Harvard • Charles Nesson • Boston University

New Solicitor General in Line for High Court

Center-left lawyer
will work closely
with Supremes

Mar 21, 09 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Elena Kagan became America's first female solicitor general yesterday, putting her one step closer to a possible Supreme Court nomination, the AP reports. As the so-called "10th Supreme Court justice," Kagan will effectively audition for the high court if she argues a Voting Rights Act case next... More »

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Department of Justice • lawyer • Harvard Law School • confirmation hearings • solicitor general • US Supreme Court • Obama administration • President Obama • political appointment • Elena Kagan

Web Unravels Around Lawyer Held in Fraud

Allegedly duped victims of millions in tale of deception, bravado

Dec 9, 08 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - A bizarre case is unfolding around Marc Dreier, the Yale- and Harvard-educated Manhattan attorney arrested Sunday for his alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme to sell hundreds of millions in forged, phony debt. Investigators contend his scams were nothing more than brazen confidence games in which he leveraged his position,... More »

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fraud • Harvard Law School • white collar crime • forgery • hedge funds

Harvard Pals Mastermind Transition

Law school network continues to propel Obama's rise

Dec 5, 08 2:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has tapped his Harvard Law School connections to staff his transition team, with 20 of his classmates among the dozens of grads shaping the next administration, Politico reports. “The numbers seem very large to me,” said one presidential historian (from Princeton) about what looks like the... More »

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Barack Obama • Ivy League • Harvard Law School • Harvard • transition team • President Obama • Cassandra Butts

Libertarian Bets $1M His GPA Tops Obama's

VP candidate says skin color helped senator get into Harvard

Sep 5, 08 8:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of Barack Obama’s election opponents is putting his millions where his grades are. Wayne Allyn Root, the Las Vegas handicapper running for vice president on the Libertarian ticket with Bob Barr, has bet $1 million that he had a better GPA at Columbia University than classmate Obama. Root... More »

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Barack Obama • Columbia University • betting • Libertarian Party • Harvard Law School • Bob Barr • Wayne Allyn Root

 In Harvard Law
 Review Presidency,
 Signs for the Future 

Let in conservative ideas, kept even keel

Jun 23, 08 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - As president of the Harvard Law Review, Barack Obama gave voice to a mix of conservative and liberal ideas and "maneuvered his way around pretty well," says the author of a new book about Harvard Law School. Politico dissects Obama's 1990-91 tenure in search of omens in the... More »

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Barack Obama • affirmative action • Harvard Law School • bipartisanship • Harvard Law Review • Susan Estrich

 Free Harvard Law 
 for Grads Who 
 Go Public-Sector 

School offers $40K break for third-year students

Mar 18, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Third-year Harvard Law students can study for free if they vow to take public sector work for 5 years, the New York Times reports. Harvard announced the plan today to steer more students toward non-profit and government work; many graduates grab corporate jobs to pay off 6-figure debt. “We... More »

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Harvard Law School • college tuition • public interest • corporate jobs

Obama: the Accidental Candidate

Dem rose with dizzying speed on a cascade
of lucky breaks

Aug 12, 07 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s rapid ascent to top-tier presidential candidate was the stuff of lucky break after lucky break, as quiet charisma and other people’s sex scandals catapulted him to the top, the Washington Post reports. It was a chance opening that first took him to Chicago and chance again... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • presidential campaign • Illinois • Harvard Law School • Election 2008 • senator

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