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Air travelers   Connecting Passenger Voices to Airline Rulemaking Process

Air travelers may be a little less frazzled this summer, thanks to a new set of protections adopted by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Passengers participated in the rulemaking process through a project of the Cornell eRulemaking Initiative, led by Law School Professor Cynthia Farina. More...

 
SPOTLIGHTS
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Ing-wen

Tsai Ing-wen LL.M. '80 to Run in Taiwan's 2012 Presidential Election

Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party nominated Ing-wen, who favors working with China on economic issues, for president. More...
 
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Riles

Professor Annelise Riles Releases New Book, Collateral Knowledge: Legal Reasoning in the Global Financial Markets

The Jack G. Clarke Professor of Far East Legal Studies, professor of anthropology and director of the Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture addresses the importance of technicalities. More...
 
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Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor: We Need More Female Judges

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Kim Azzarelli '97 Team Up to Contribute Article to the Cornell International Law Journal. More...
 
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Pado

Susan Pado Receives Anne Lukingbeal Award for Her Outstanding Commitment to Women at Cornell Law School

Pado is the administrative assistant for the Cornell Law Review, Cornell International Law Journal, and Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy. More...
 
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NYSBA

Larissa Eustice J.D. '07, Eric Blinderman J.D. '99 and Angela Winfield J.D. '08 Among Recipients of NYSBA Awards

Annual President's Pro Bono Service Awards honors lawyers, law firms and law students who provide free legal services to the poor. More...
 
IN THE NEWS
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The Gutting of Habeas for State Defendants

The National Law Journal
John Blume, Sheri Johnson, and Keir Weyble

AIG Seeks to Recoup Billions It Says Lost to Fraud

Reuters
Robert Hockett

The Effort to End Acid Violence

Ms. Magazine
Sital Kalantry

Is Bank of America Off the Hook for Countrywide's Misdeeds?

The Atlantic
Charles K. Whitehead

Mental Center to Blame for AWOL Patient Attack-Court

Thomson Reuters
Jeffrey Rachlinski

ABA Ethics Commission Looks at Outsourcing

The Daily Record
W. Bradley Wendel

 
PUBLICATIONS
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Joint Intentions to Commit International Crimes

Jens D. Ohlin. 11 Chicago Journal of International Law 693 (2011).

 
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Property Outlaws: How Squatters, Pirates, and Protesters Improve the Law of Ownership

Eduardo M. Peñalver (with Sonia Katyal). Yale University Press (2010).

 
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Why Heightened Pleading–Why Now?

Jeffrey J. Rachlinski. 114 Penn State Law Review 1247-1256 (2010).

 
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The Reunion Countdown Is On!

Time is running out to register for Reunion Weekend 2011! If you are a member of a Cornell Law School class ending in 1 or 6 (i.e. 1966, 1971, etc.), this is your chance to celebrate one of the most rewarding accomplishments of your life. Register today.

 
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There's Still Time...

...to make that special gift to the Law School before June 30. Unrestricted funds raised through the Law School's Annual Fund sustain every part of the student experience. Making a gift is easy to do, and it only takes a moment of your time to make an impact. If you're celebrating a reunion next month, please consider a celebratory gift that will go toward your class reunion campaign. As always, we appreciate and thank you for your continued support.

 
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Bonnes Nouvelles! Cornell Law School Alumni to Gather in Paris, France

Join us July 8-9 for an exciting reception and program with Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sang-Hyun Song, JSD '70, president of the International Criminal Court. For more information and to register, visit the alumni website.

 
 
 
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