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August 2010
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Launching Lawyers: 2010 Convocation Honors Law School Graduates

On May 16, 2010, in Bailey Hall, Cornell University President David Skorton and Stewart J. Schwab, the Allan R. Tessler Dean and Professor of Law, presided over the graduation of 260 new "lawyers in the best sense." Full video coverage of the day's events and speakers is available online. More...

  Convocation
 
SPOTLIGHTS
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Colombia's children

Law School Clinic, Colombian Organizations Partner to Help Ensure Education for All Children

The Colombian Constitutional Court announced its decision May 31 that all public primary schools in the nation must cease charging students tuition fees. More...
 
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Horn

Champion Snowboarder Is Ready for Law Career as Advocate

When Jesse Horn '10 was a kid in Jackson, Wyo., he didn't think much about following his father into a career as a lawyer. More...
 
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Riles

Riles Lectures Taiwanese Court on Financial Markets and Regulation

On April 28, Professor Annelise Riles gave a lecture to the justices and clerks of the Judicial Yuan, Taiwan's constitutional court. More...
 
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Alexander

Alexander Receives Award from Association for Law, Property, and Society

Cornell Law School professors specializing in property law have made a strong contribution to the international field. More...
 
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Peñalver

Property Outlaws Can Improve the System, Peñalver Argues

Sometimes, breaking rules can be a vital step toward changing a legal system -- and a society -- for the better. More...
 
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Donovan

Video: Wild Bill Donovan's Nuremberg Legacy

Henry Korn '68 and his wife, Ellen Schaum Korn '68, donate nearly 150 volumes of Nuremberg trial transcripts to the Cornell Law Library. More...
 
IN THE NEWS
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Airline Passengers Get a Chance to Be Heard on Proposed Regulations

Jul 6, 2010 (The Washington Post)
Cynthia Farina

Troy Davis Case Full of Murky Legal Questions

Jul 5, 2010
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
John Blume

Audio: Professor Bob Hockett on "Business for Breakfast"

Jun 30, 2010 (KFNN)
Bob Hockett

Audio: Eduardo Peñalver on Justice Stevens' Legacy

Jun 30, 2010 (NPR)
Eduardo Peñalver

The Fight Over God and Gowns

Jun 22, 2010
(The Wall Street Journal)
Michael Dorf

Audio: Muna Ndulo on Straight Talk Africa from Voice of America

Jun 10, 2010 (Voice of America)
Muna Ndulo

Professor Jeffrey S. Lehman on Clerking for Justice Stevens

May 18, 2010 (SCOTUS Blog)
Jeffrey Lehman

Video: Professor Jeffrey Rachlinski on BP Oil Spill Liability

May 10, 2010 (MSNBC)
Jeffrey Rachlinski

 
PUBLICATIONS
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Attorneys' Fees and Expenses in Class Action Settlements: 1993-2008

Ted Eisenberg (with Geoffrey P. Miller). Forthcoming, 7 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (2010).

 
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Deconstructing Nondelegation

Cynthia Farina. Forthcoming, 33 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy (2010).

 
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Migrant Domestic Workers in Cairo: A Case Study of Informality in Legal and Economic Ordering

Chantal Thomas. Forthcoming, American Journal of Comparative Law (2010).

 
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Class Notes Updated

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Alumni Appointed to the Cornell Law School Alumni Association Executive Board

The Cornell Law School Alumni Association Executive Board appoints new leadership and welcomes new members. Learn more.

 
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