News Archive
2007/08
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- Neuman, law professors file amicus brief in Supreme Court detainee case
- HLS Professor Gerald Neuman '80 has co-written an amicus brief in a case to be heard next term by the U.S. Supreme Court involving the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. [Tue, 28 Aug 2007]
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- Noah Feldman examines a 'dual use' concept in the ongoing debate about religion in public schools
- Professor Noah Feldman writes: Another school year, another round of controversy about religion in public education. This fall, two new yet already divisive publicly financed schools are set to open: the Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn and the Ben Gamla Charter School in Hollywood, Fla. [Sun, 26 Aug 2007]
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- Professor Warren and third-year student propose plan to reduce college debt through public service
- As college tuition rises, and with it the amount of debt students have after graduating from college, Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren and third-year student Ganesh Sitaraman are proposing a new program that would help students pay down their debt if they promise to give back to their country or community. They are calling their plan Service Pays. [Wed, 22 Aug 2007]
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- An op-ed by John Palfrey and Jonathan Zittrain: Catalysts for corporate responsibility in cyberspace
- The following op-ed, Catalysts for corporate responsibility in cyberspace, co- written by Harvard Law School Clinical Professor John Palfrey '01 and Visiting Professor Jonathan Zittrain '95 , was published in Cnet News on August 14, 2007. [Tue, 14 Aug 2007]
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- William Rubenstein joins HLS faculty
- UCLA School of Law Professor William Rubenstein '86 has accepted a tenured offer to join the Harvard Law School faculty. He is an expert in civil procedure whose scholarship focuses on class action law, and he is a celebrated teacher who has won several teaching awards. [Mon, 06 Aug 2007]