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...wife, a native of California. In addition to being a law professor, Lessig will direct the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics. Calling Lessig “one of the most brilliant and important legal scholars of our time,” Law School Dean Elena Kagan said in a statement that his work on Internet law has broken fresh ground and that she expects his more recent research—which is on government and political corruption—to be equally visionary. “I am thrilled that he is returning to Harvard Law School...
...Kagan, who was nominated by President Clinton to serve on the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.—often considered a stepping stone to the Supreme Court—said that she enjoyed her time working as a domestic policy adviser in the Clinton White House...
...since Kagan took the helm at the Law School in 2003, she has launched ambitious plans to revitalize the institution, convincing her faculty to approve major revisions to the school’s curriculum while raising $476 million in its five-year capital campaign and laying the groundwork for a large physical upgrade to the campus...
...have no plans to go back to Washington, and I’m not looking for a job,” Kagan said over a mushroom-filled omelette at Henrietta’s Table, the preferred watering hole of many Harvard administrators. “But there are a very few offers you can’t say no to,” she added...
...Though Kagan said she sometimes contemplates the possibility of half of her faculty entering (or re-entering) the political scene, she said that she does not expect to receive too many requests for leaves of absence if Obama wins the election...