Professor Deirdre K. Mulligan has been tapped to join the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) as Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer for Policy.

Professor Joseph Turow from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication addressed members of the United States Senate on July 27 regarding measures that would ensure the privacy of consumers, a sharp countermeasure to marketers who have sophisticated means of looking into private lives.

Today, President Barack Obama ’91 announced that he will nominate former Harvard Law School Dean and current Solicitor General Elena Kagan ’86 to the seat vacated by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the United States Supreme Court.

President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint University of Pennsylvania Deputy Dean and Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Anita L. Allen to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.

According to the White House press announcement on the appointment of Professor Allen and other Commission members:

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Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig received an honorary doctorate from the University of Amsterdam on January 8 for his well-known efforts to foster informational and cultural liberty on the Internet.

Today The National Law Journal published its annual rankings of top law schools throughout the United States. The National Law Journal bases its rankings on which schools sent the highest percentage of graduates to first-year jobs at the largest firms in the country. No other factors were taken into account in formulating these rankings. Northwestern University School of Law topped the list, sending 55.9% of graduates to “top 250″ law firms.

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Lecturer in law and U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel and Professor Mark Lemley are mentioned in the Daily Journal as possibilities for the open seat on the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

Will Silicon Valley finally get a judge on the very high court of patent law?

San Jose-based U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel is on the White House short list for the open spot on the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, according to a person briefed on the matter. The opening came when Judge Alvin "Tony" Schall announced in August that he would take senior status.

Cambridge, MA – The Berkman Center’s Citizen Media Law Project (CMLP) announced today the public launch of its Online Media Legal Network (OMLN), a new pro bono initiative that connects lawyers and law school clinics from across the country with online journalists and digital media creators who need legal help.

Professor Mark Lemley, an expert in intellectual property law, is named San Francisco Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers: After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities.

Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year” for 2010.