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Martha Minow chosen as Harvard Law School dean

A human rights scholar and Harvard Law School faculty member since 1981 has been named the school's new dean.

Data missing for clients of Harvard legal clinic

A computer tape containing data on 21,000 clients of a Harvard Law School legal clinic was lost last month but there is little chance of identity theft, school officials said.

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Talk to Kenneth Chenault at UCLA Anderson on May 21st
Source: UCLA Anderson School of Management

Do you think he'll fly Business Coach like all of the clients are having to do?

As a Professor, a Pragmatist About the Supreme Court
Source: The New York Times

Many American presidents have been lawyers, but almost none have come to office with Barack Obama's knowledge of the Supreme Court. Before he was 30, he was editing articles by eminent legal scholars on the court's decisions.

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to Resign
Source: t r u t h o u t

Martin was appointed to the five-member panel by Bush in 2001, named chairman in March 2005 and reappointed to the commission in 2006. ---- Obama plans to name his chief high-tech adviser, Julius Genachowski, to be FCC chairman, according to various US press reports.

Yahoo Limits Retention of Personal Data to 90 Days
Source: The New York Times

Yahoo's new data retention policy is the most restrictive among major search engines in the United States and will most likely put pressure on rivals like Google and Microsoft to shorten the time they keep information about their users.

RIAA Seeking $1 Million in Damages from a Student for Sharing 7 Songs on Kazaa
Source: Profy.com

"Today in Rhode Island federal court we are going to see yet another lawsuit with RIAA as one party and a person who seems to be randomly chosen to punish for abusing copyright of record labels.

Frank Reilly: Why I'm voting for Barack Obama Sure, there's hesitation. But this guy is nothing like what his opponent portrays him to be.
Source: The Minneapolis Star Tribune

But here's the thing. Not only is Obama not a radical Muslim, he's not even a radical Christian. Not only is he not a terrorist, he's not even a maverick. He's what George W. Bush once wanted to be: a uniter, not a divider. And that's why he'll get my vote in November.

Jennifer Hudson Engaged to Reality Star "Punk" from "I Love New York 2"
Source: omg.yahoo.com

The Oscar winner is engaged to I Love New York 2 star David "Punk" Otunga, her rep tells Usmagazine.com. Otunga, a Harvard Law grad who has worked with Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, popped the question on her 27th birthday.

A Tale of Two Résumés: Barack Obama versus Sarah Palin. by Dean Barnett. 09/02/2008 8:50:00 AM
Source: Campaign Standard

Having spent over a decade as a headhunter for lawyers in another life, I've seen many résumés. And every résumé tells a story.

Experts: Internet Filtering and Censorship Rife - CNN.com
Source: CNN

Believe the conspiracy theories -- out of sight and without your knowledge, governments truly are filtering what you see on the Internet. More Articles

Inside the Obama marriage. - By Melinda Henneberger - Slate Magazine
Source: Slate

Fascinating reference to a Chicago non-profit program, Public Allies, getting hyped as one of nation's best when it was only 3 months old and not really off the ground.

An Open Letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales from Entire Harvard Law class of 1982
Source: websrvr80il.audiovideoweb.com

Alberto Gonzales's classmates from Harvard Law class of 1982 state their views on his recent firings. It links to a PDF so here is the letter if you don't want to go to a PDF.

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