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Kermit's screenplay had flopped. It turned out his connections to television were rusty and his screenplay too radical. However, he had finally found a job; he was going to be Vice-Dean of Relations with the State of Ames! He broke out the Scotch to celebrate.
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You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be printed in... OVERHEARD IN THE HARK ---------------- On naming the 1L Sections: 1L female: "This is insulting. Do they think we're children?" 1L male: "But it's like Hogwarts!" ---------------- A certain Dean while teaching Administrative Law one fine morning: "Seriously, OMB [Office of Management and Budget] is just loaded with 28 year olds who just got out of the Kennedy School.
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After reservations at one of my favorite restaurants in Boston fell through on Saturday night, we decided to follow in the footsteps of many satisfied Cambrigians who had applauded the delectable Olé Mexican Grill in Inman Square. Winner of Best of Boston 2000, 2003, and 2005 for "Best Mexican" and Boston's Best 2000, 2002 for "Best Mexican" food by Improper Bostonian, it seemed to be that we were going to be in good hands.
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Earlier this year, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it intends to raise fees for the processing of many immigration applications and petitions. Among other changes, the agency proposed an increase of 80% for naturalization fees, from $330 to $595, and of 178% for adjustment to permanent residence, from $325 to $905.
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After the Law School Council circulated a survey the other day about potential 1L section names, David Lat at www.abovethelaw.com suggested naming sections after feeder judges or celebrities with legal problems. While we would have enjoyed being in the Anna Nicole Smith section, we have our own suggestions.
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New York Biglaw firms recently raised starting salaries to $160,000 while announcing huge increases in summer associate classes (Skadden's class is up 35%). Business is booming at corporate law firms throughout the country but the supply of cogs is running dangerously low.
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"Big ups to all my peeps at the "Giving Tree." Yo!! Ya'll were really on the ball with the fresh gear you sent...My gift was really the bomb!!!" "I'd just like to offer a sincere Thank You. Thanks from the bottom of my heart." "May you have the same joy you brought me!" These are some of the words of gratitude expressed by the recipients of gifts from the Giving Tree at Harvard Law School.
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Before I came to law school, I was an English teacher. It's hard for me to say whether or not I was a good teacher. I liked my students, which is a good indicator that something was working well. I've been thinking about my experience teaching quite a lot recently, partly because I've been going through one of my monthly "What am I doing in law school" phases, and partly because I am thoroughly enjoying most of my reading for class.
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Does animal fighting, such as cockfighting, "substantially affect interstate commerce"? What liability, if any, should an individual have for shooting and killing her neighbor's dog when the dog is on her property? How should damages be calculated? Last weekend, law students from all over the country debated those questions at the fourth annual National Animal Advocacy Competitions (NAAC).
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Dear the HLS community, In his or her latest salvo, the "Masked Avenger" suggests that I implied that my coauthors on the clerkship study to which the "Masked Avenger" has referred were the ones responsible for the couple of survey questions to which the "Masked Avenger" so vigorously objected.
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After Kermit realized the unfortunate truth that Public Service Announcements don't pay he decided to make money the way any respectable law student would, he decided to create a screenplay. He had spent the past week watching TV to see what sells. After a couple of hours and a few beers he had come up with a surefire winner.
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Picture this - a woman is given a prescription for emergency contraception. The woman takes this prescription to her pharmacist, but there is a problem. The pharmacist refuses to fill the prescription based on his or her religious beliefs. Can a pharmacist refuse to fill prescriptions for moral reasons? This very question was the topic of discussion last week in the Ames Courtroom at Harvard Law School.