In Memoriam: Alan Stone
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Alan A. Stone, the Touroff-Glueck Professor of Law and Psychiatry Emeritus in the faculties of law and medicine at Harvard University, died Jan. 23. He was 92. Trained in psychiatry and psychoanalysis, Stone was a dominant figure in the ethics of psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. Deeply committed to intellectual engagement, he…
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THE DETROIT NEWS — In nearly 40 years as a University of Michigan law professor and scholar with impressive expertise, Yale Kamisar inspired his pupils and colleagues while carving a place in legal history. Many speak in awe of his expansive memory, insightful writing and the influential role he played in the landmark U.S. Supreme…
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — University of Nebraska College of Law Professor Anna W. Shavers ‘79, who began her academic career at Minnesota Law in 1986 and established the Law School’s first immigration law clinic, died on Jan. 22. Shavers was the Cline Williams Professor of Citizenship Law and associate dean for diversity and inclusion at University…
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — Guinier, who was the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law, joined the Harvard Law School faculty in 1998, becoming the first woman of color to be a tenured Harvard Law professor. Following a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, she died on Jan. 7, at age 71.
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UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — The University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law community is mourning the passing of longtime professor Joseph “Joe” Taylor, who died Dec. 24 in Sacramento after a long illness. He was 88. Taylor taught Trial Advocacy courses at McGeorge School of Law for 22 years, from when he started…
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The legacy of the late Professor Christopher D. Stone, J. Thomas McCarthy Trustee Chair in Law, Emeritus, was the focus of the Southern California Law Review’s annual symposium, bringing together colleagues and leaders in environmental and property law to discuss Stone’s influence – as an innovator, a pioneer of…
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE — Peter Keane’s first client was himself. He arrived in San Francisco from Dallas in a Volkswagen Squareback weighed down by his law books and attempted to register to vote. He was denied on account of a one-year residency requirement in California in place at the time, and he’d been a resident…
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY NEWS — Hannah R. Arterian, dean emerita of Syracuse University’s College of Law who oversaw the building and opening of the school’s state-of-the-art facility, Dineen Hall, died April 8 in Los Angeles. She was 72. Arterian served as dean of the College of Law from 2003-15.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO — On April 7, UNM School of Law hosted the Fred Hart Memorial service for the law school community. The event was attended by nearly 300 members of the community – and 100 people watched the live Zoom feed of the event – including current and former faculty, students, staff,…
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Leon Gabinet, longtime tax law professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, passed away on Dec. 6, 2021, at age 94. He is survived by his children Sarah (LAW ’82), Katie and Ari, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Born on June 1, 1927, Leon…
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