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Star journalist Norman Pearlstine L'67 is used to asking questions and questioning motives.
But the former Wall Street Journal editor and Time, Inc. editor in chief had to endure a withering
assault on his character after he chose to give up a Time magazine reporter's notes in the Valerie Plame case.
He turned to a trusty source to defend his decision: his Penn Law education.
See article: Confidential Sources on Trial |
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Confidential Sources on Trial
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AISHA LABI'96
Norman Pearlstine L'67 explains his decision to turn over reporter's notes in Plame case |
Shelter From the Storm
BY
ANDY GREENBERG
When Katrina washed out the fall 2005 semester at Tulane Law School, we provided a life raft to a group of
students. They didn't miss a beat and are now back in tow in New Orleans.
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Harrison Report: Post-World War II Bombshell
BY LARRY TEITELBAUM
In July 1945, as the world learned the shocking fate of millions of European Jews, Earl Harrison C20 L'23, then-dean
of Penn Law School, moved to protect survivors of the Holocaust. His report on intolerable conditions in displaced persons
camps spurred outrage, action, and ultimately, changes in immigration laws. |
A Case of Political Descent
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ANDY GREENBERG
Recent grad Wayne Chang had an interesting childhood. He learned that he descended from Chiang Kai-shek and
Chiang Ching-kuo, Taiwan's first president. To his credit, Wayne has no intention of trading on his background.
He's doing well enough on his own, thank you very much. |
Clinic Hits 30
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LARRY TEITELBAUM
In the post-Watergate era of reform, Penn Law School diverged from the standard curriculum to try something
new. It took a flier on a small program to train students how to practice law. Today, that experiment
has succeeded beyond expectation, with seven separate clinics and more than 160 students per year.
It has become a laboratory for innovation. |
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Fall 2005 Issue
