September 09

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  Faust presents Minow as new dean of HLS

  Harvard University President Drew Faust officially introduced Martha Minow to the Harvard Law School community as the new dean at a reception in Minow’s honor on September 2.

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  Bebchuk: Why financial pay shouldn’t be left to the market

  The following op-ed by Harvard Law School Professor Lucian Bebchuk LL.M. ’80 S.J.D. ’84, “Why financial pay shouldn’t be left to the market,”  is the most recent of his monthly columns in the international newspaper association entitled “Project Syndicate.”

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  Finn M.W. Caspersen ’66 (1941-2009)

  Finn M.W. Caspersen ’66, who chaired the Dean’s Advisory Board at Harvard Law School and led the school’s recent Setting the Standard fundraising campaign to a record-breaking end, died Monday in Rhode Island at the age of 67.

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  Congressional Oversight Panel, led by Warren, held hearing with Geithner

  The Congressional Oversight Panel, led by Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren, held a hearing with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner yesterday. 

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  Sunstein confirmed as Washington regulator

  The U.S. Senate voted yesterday to confirm Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein ’78 as administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.

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  Deputy A.G for civil rights, on enforcing the promise of the ADA, and beyond

  Samuel Bagenstos ’93, deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights, U.S. Department of Justice, spoke last week at HLS on the Obama administration’s focus on enforcing disability rights at home and supporting them abroad.

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  Kagan offers insights on Solicitor General job, on panel with Fried, Manning, Minow

  Just two days after making her debut before the Supreme Court, Solicitor General and former Dean Elena Kagan ’86 returned to the Harvard Law School campus to give students an insider’s account of her new role.

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  Feldblum named commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

  President Barack H. Obama ’91 nominated Chai R. Feldblum ’85 to the position of commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday, Sept. 14.

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  LIVE WEBCAST: Justice Souter discusses U.S. Constitution with Feldman

  The U.S. Constitution, the cornerstone of the American federal system of government, will be under close scrutiny at Harvard on Thursday (Sept. 17) as a collection of scholars examines both its merits and shortcomings. A live webcast of the event will be available beginning at 1 p.m.

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  Daniel Thies ’10 publishes article in Journal of Legal Education

  Daniel Thies ’10 will have an article published in a forthcoming edition of the Journal of Legal Education.  Though students regularly publish "notes" in law reviews and journals, it is more unusual for them to have articles published.

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  A new issue from the U.S. Postal Service: HLS puts its stamp on the Supreme Court

  Today the U.S. Postal Service issued four new 44-cent stamps, commemorating Supreme Court Justices Joseph Story,Louis Brandeis 1877, Felix Frankfurter 1906, and William Brennan Jr. ’31.

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  HLS professors join amicus brief in Supreme Court Investment Advisor Case

  On Sept. 3, four HLS professors joined more than 20 other corporate law and finance professors and scholars in an amici curiae brief filed in the case of Jones et al. v. Harris Associates, now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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  HLS alumna wins MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship

  The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced that Rebecca Onie ’03 is one of 24 recipients of the 2009 MacArthur Fellowship, more commonly known as the Macarthur “Genius Award.”

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  Paul Kirk ’64 appointed interim Senator for Massachusetts

  Paul Kirk ’64 will be the interim United States Senator for Massachusetts, filling the vacancy created when Edward M. Kennedy died earlier this month, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick ’82 announced today.

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  Scott: Regulatory reform needs rethink

  The following column by Harvard Law School Professor Hal Scott,“Regulatory reform needs rethink,” appeared in the Sept. 21, 2009, edition of Financial News Online. Scott is the Nomura Professor of International Financial Systems at Harvard Law School and the director of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation and Harvard Law School’s Program on International Financial Systems.

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  Panelists discuss role of information and communication technologies in human development

  Two Nobel Prize-winning economists—Harvard Professor Amartya Sen and Michael Spence—joined development expert Clotilde Fonseca, and HLS Professor Yochai Benkler ’94, co-director of the HLS Berkman Center for Internet & Society, for a discussion of the role of information and communication technologies in human development, growth and poverty reduction.

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  Marisa Lago ’82 named assistant secretary of the Treasury for international markets and development

  President Barack H. Obama ’91 has nominated Marisa Lago ’82 as assistant secretary of the Treasury for international markets and development.

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  Michelle Kuo ’09 in NYT: The Lost Student

  The following op-ed by Michelle Kuo ’09 entitled “The Lost Student” appeared in the September 27, 2009, edition of the New York Times magazine.

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  LIVE WEBCAST: Palfrey testifies on cyberbullying before House subcommittee

  Harvard Law School Professor John Palfrey ’01 will testify before the House subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security today regarding two pieces of legislation designed to address cyberbullying and other online safety issues for children. A live webcast of the testimony will be available beginning at 3 p.m.