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April 2012
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Barceló   Barceló Inducted into France's Legion of Honor

François Delattre, the French Ambassador to the United States, presented the medal to Jack Barceló in a private ceremony at Myron Taylor Hall. Delattre then gave a lecture on the topic "New Opportunities in the Franco-American and the Transatlantic Partnership" to the Law School community. More...

 
SPOTLIGHTS
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Riles

The Clarke Program Turns Ten

Founded by Professor Annelise Riles, the Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture celebrated its anniversary and the launch of Meridian 180, a new think tank for transpacific relations. More...
 
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Ndulo

Law Students Help Further Somalia's Political Reform

Five students who worked with Professor Muna Ndulo were recognized by UN representatives for their efforts to further the constitutional process in Somalia. More...
 
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Blume

Edward Lee Elmore Freed after Thirty Years

Cornell Death Penalty Project Director John Blume and students worked on former death-row inmate's case. More...
 
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Whitehead

Whitehead's "Destructive Coordination" Voted Among the Best Corporate and Securities Articles of 2011

Professor Charles Whitehead's article was selected by the nation's corporate and securities law professors. More...
 
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Arthur

Doris R. Arthur and Walter W. Arthur '55 Endow Scholarship

A bequest from the estate of Doris Arthur has established the Doris R. Arthur and Walter W. Arthur '55 Scholarship for the Law School. More...
 
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Public Service Awards

Law School Community Celebrates Public Service Awards

Alumni, students, and friends gather in New York City to honor recipients of the Seventh Annual Public Service Awards. More...
 
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mentor

Database Links Students and Grads with Alumni Mentors

Over the past five years, the Law School has developed a database of 650 alumni lawyers to act as mentors, offering their advice, assistance, and experience to students and recent grads. More...
 
IN THE NEWS
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To Stop the Killing, Deal With Assad

New York Times
Aziz Rana

Study: Indians Turning Away From Courts

Wall Street Journal
Theodore Eisenberg and Sital Kalantry

Robert Hockett, Cornell Law Professor, Joins The Century Foundation

Washington Post
Robert Hockett

Health Ruling can't Avoid Politics

CNN
Michael Dorf

Court Ruling on Strip Searches is Unjust

CNN
Sherry Colb

How Investing Turns Nice People into Psychopaths

The Atlantic
Lynn Stout

 
PUBLICATIONS
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Ideology 'All the Way Down'? An Empirical Study of Establishment Clause Decisions in the Federal Courts

Michael Heise (with Gregory C. Sisk), 110 Michigan Law Review (2012).

 
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The Impact of Medical Liability Standards on Regional Variations in Physician Behavior: Evidence from the Adoption of National-Standard Rules

Michael Frakes, American Economic Review (Forthcoming).

 
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Religion, Schools, and Judicial Decision Making: An Empirical Perspective

Michael Heise (with Gregory C. Sisk), 79 University of Chicago Law Review (2012).

 
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Cornell Law School Reunion 2012

Attention all those in classes ending in 2 or 7! Reunion is around the corner, June 7-9, and the website and on-line registration is live. We hope to see you in June!

 
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New Online Alumni Directory

Need to search for a classmate? Perhaps you want to reconnect during Reunion? Find your long lost friend on the new and improved online alumni directory. You will need your Net ID to log on. To activate your Net ID, simply click on the Cornell Connect directory and follow the prompts.

 
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Need CLS Garb?

You can purchase customized Cornell Law School apparel and accessories online. Check out the inventory – everything from t-shirts to sweat shirts to hats, mugs and pens. Show your pride and make a purchase today!

 
 
 
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