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  • Leadership in Public Law Dinner Discussion Series Begins Monday, April 2nd at 5 PM

    April 2, 2012

    State attorneys general are leaders in many large state and federal controversies. Their roles span the full range of law and public policy: crime, public health, consumer protection, civil rights, and environmental regulation. State attorneys general also act as the lawyer for their state government in state and federal courts. They occupy a crucial and contested space on the boundaries among the branches of state government and between the federal and state governments.

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  • Panel on Saturday 2/25: "Public Lawyering: Which Paths Can I Take?" with Dinner

    February 23, 2012

    The Dartmouth Law Journal is a student-run organization, and they will be hosting their main event of the winter term this weekend.  This is the information about that program, as submitted by the Dartmouth Law Journal.  A great opportunity to learn about different ways you can translate a law degree into a career.

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  • "Healthcare Litigation: US States v. US Government" with VA Solicitor General on Feb. 15 at 4:30 PM

    February 14, 2012

    America’s health care future lies in the balance, and Virginia’s Solicitor General E. Duncan Getchell, Jr., is one of the key figures in the legislative battle surrounding “Obamacare.” The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the subject of numerous lawsuits; Getchell was instrumental in the Commonwealth of VA v. Sebelius case, where the State of Virginia claimed the new health care bill infringed on states’ rights. Getchell will speak of the current litigation between the 28 states, including Virginia, and the U.S. Government, specifically:  

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  • PRS students testify at NH Legal Advice and Referral Center

    February 9, 2012

    Rockefeller Center Policy Research Shop students Zheng-Yi Yang '14, Danielle Unterschutz '14, and Ayushi Narayan '14 posing with Connie Rakowsky, Director of the New Hampshire Legal Advice and Referral Center in Concord, NH on February 8, 2012.

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