HLS News November 2003

• Faculty Shed Light on SJC Decision

  In the days following the landmark decision on gay marriage by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, members of the Harvard Law School faculty have provided their legal expertise and answered many complex questions on the ramifications of the ruling.

• HLS Grad Breaks a Gender Barrier in Peru

  Beatriz Merino I.T.P./LL.M. ’77 joined the ranks of Harvard Law School trailblazers when she was appointed prime minister of Peru this summer, becoming the first woman to hold that position. A tax expert who headed the National Tax Administration, she first entered politics when she was elected to the Peruvian senate in 1990 after working for years in the private sector.

• Bush Campaign Manager to Speak at HLS

  Tomorrow at 2:20 p.m. in Griswold 110, Ken Mehlman, campaign manager for Bush-Cheney 2004 and a Harvard Law graduate, will speak about next year's presidential race. The event has been organized by HLS Republicans and is closed to the press.

• New Joint Degree with Univ. of Cambridge

  Harvard Law students will soon have the opportunity to study in two cities of Cambridge and earn two law degrees.In a new joint degree program with the University of Cambridge law faculty in Cambridge, England, up to six HLS students each year may spend their third year in England to pursue that school’s LL.M. degree. After earning an LL.M. at the end of the academic year, students would then be eligible to return to HLS for a single semester to compete their J.D. degree. The joint program will start during the 2004-2005 academic year.

• Experts to Explore Financial Market Regulation

  This evening, November 14, the Harvard Law School Program on International Financial Systems will bring together policy makers and leaders of the financial sector in Europe and the United States to explore the nature and causes of what appears to be a widening gap in financial regulatory policy. This invitation-only symposium will be held at Citigroup’s Executive Planning Center in Armonk, NY, beginning with dinner on Friday night and ending with lunch on Sunday. It is the second annual Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century: An Agenda for Europe and the United States.

• HLS Democrats to Host Student Convention

  Beginning Friday, November 14, the Harvard Law School Democrats will be hosting a convention of Democratic law students, policy-makers and intellectuals. Up to 600 students from across the country are expected to attend the two-day event.

• Webcast: 2003 Ames Finals

  On Wednesday, November 12, Harvard Law School will host the 92nd Ames Finals Moot Court Competition. Oral arguments will take place in the Ames Courtroom in Austin Hall at 7:30 PM. Click here to watch a recorded webcast of the proceedings.

• HLS Announces Environmental Law Fellowship

  Harvard Law School has announced a new fellowship program that will place recent graduates at the Natural Resources Defense Council for two years of training in nonprofit environmental law. The Beagle/Harvard Law School Fellowship program, which will begin this year, has been created through a donation from Beagle Foundation and its co-founder Joy Covey, a 1989 graduate of the law school.

• Webcast: Michigan Affirmative Action Cases

  On Thursday, November 6, the Harvard Law School Saturday School program will host a speech by attorney John Payton. Payton served as lead counsel in Gratz v. Bollinger, which challenged the University of Michigan undergraduate admission program and Grutter v. Bollinger, which challenged Michigan's law school admissions policies. Payton's remarks on the meaning and challenges of the Michigan decision will begin at 6 p.m. in Pound 107. The event will be webcast live for those unable to attend.