HLS News February 2001

• Zittrain Named Berkman Assistant Professor

  Harvard Law School Assistant Professor Jonathan Zittrain has been named the Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies.

• D.C. Mayor to Speak on Prospects of Statehood

  This Saturday, Feb. 24, Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams will tackle the controversial issue of statehood for the District of Columbia in a Harvard Law School address at 12 noon in Pound Hall 100.

• Conference to Examine Violence in Sports

  This Friday, Feb. 23, experts from across the country will convene at Harvard Law School to examine the legal issues surrounding two controversial topics: violence in sports and college sports betting. Harvard Law Professor Paul Weiler, a well-known sports law expert, will kick off the event by delivering opening remarks at 2 pm in Langdell Hall.

• Michael Rodman Appointed HLS News Officer

  Michael Rodman has been named the News Officer at Harvard Law School, a key position in the Law School's newly created Office of Communications. As News Officer, Rodman will serve as the school's primary contact for the news media and assist in the development and execution of communications strategies for the Law School. Rodman is a 1999 graduate of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

• Jonathan Zittrain Comments on Napster Ruling

  In a long-awaited ruling, this afternoon a federal court appeared to deal a lethal blow to Napster, the controversial online music swapping service. While news organizations around the world scrambled to make sense of the complex 58-page ruling, Harvard Law School Professor Jonathan Zittrain offered his legal expertise.