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...balance due. A lender that caps the existing interest rate on an otherwise adjustable mortgage or reamortizes missed payments over the life of the loan might legitimately view its efforts as giving ground to a struggling borrower - but that doesn't mean those efforts provide the borrower with a fair chance of being able to make his new mortgage...
...exclusionary rule because the officers that arrested eefendant Herring did so based on mistakes made by other law-enforcement officers, not the arresting officers themselves. They acted in good faith based on information they received from colleagues, which happened to be incorrect. Here, it would not be fair to argue that an officer could purposely violate a defendant’s rights and plead negligent, as that would violate the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule...
...will explore the broad range of careers in the arts and humanities. The event begins today at 4:30 in Sanders Theatre with speakers Yo-Yo Ma ’76, President Drew G. Faust, and Professor Stephen J. Greenblatt followed tomorrow by a career panel and student group fair in the Science Center. Diana Sorensen, the Dean of Arts and Humanities, and her department spearheaded the event, sensing a need to provide possible careers in the arts a more visible position on campus.“One of the things we could do better is connect the kinds...
...degree in History and Literature. Lewy chose to later complement his undergraduate experience with a Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia, but he cites his broad Harvard education as providing him with important perspective for his work today. “I’m working on a fair number of projects where history comes into play,” he said. Other aspiring filmmakers opt to make their art the focus of their college education. But even at its most technical, Harvard’s film program is not pre-professional. The VES department, through the courses it offers...
...neglect statute that exempts parents from prosecution in some faith-healing cases, while creating a new "affirmative defense" for parents who made a "reasonable attempt" to provide medical care for their child. "We want to have an affirmative defense where parents relying on Christian Science treatment are given a fair opportunity to explain why they believed their action was in the best interest of their child," says Farkas. "Our church loves children and we want to protect children...