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Commencement 2012

Commencement 2012

C.L.E. - Introduction to Veterans Affairs Benefits
MAY
22
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
RWU Metro Center, 150 Washington Street, Providence, R.I.
Pro Bono Collaborative Cocktail Reception
MAY
31
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
One Citizens Plaza Rotunda
Law Alumni Association Annual Breakfast Meeting
JUN
14
7:45 am - 9:15 am
Rhode Island Convention Center - First Floor West Lobby, Providence
Philadelphia Area Alumni Reception
JUN
27
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Maggiano's Little Italy, 1201 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
14th Annual Rhode Island Attorney General Open Government Summit
JUL
27
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
School of Law, Bristol, R.I.
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05/17/2012
Harvard Law Dean Martha Minow Delivers Thurgood Marshall Memorial Lecture
The Roger Williams Law community was honored and, frankly, dazzled by the Thurgood Marshall Lecture recently delivered by Martha Minow, the 12th Dean of Harvard Law School, who not only served as a...
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  • January 24, 2012
    Margulies on Rumsfeld Lawsuits
    From the ABA Journal: "Unknown Knowns: Torture Suits Against Rumsfeld May Revive a 40-Year-Old Liability Case" by Leslie A. Gordon Feb 1, 2012 - Asked in 2002 whether there was any evidence that Iraq had supplied terrorists with weapons of mass destruction, then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld famously opined: “As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are...
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  • December 19, 2011
    Stravato '11 Takes On Facebook
    From the Providence Journal: "Johnston lawyer sues Facebook over privacy" by Gregory Smith, Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, December 18, 2011 — On his personal Facebook page, lawyer Edward Stravato [RWU Law '11]  lists some of his interests and favorite movies and posts photographs. Although he is on Facebook, the dominant Internet social-networking site, which links participants with their “friends,” Stravato does not find Facebook to be very friendly. He dislikes its privacy practices...
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