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FACULTY WRITINGS

Mark Ascher, Federal Income Taxation of Estates, Trusts, and Beneficiaries: 2002 Supplement (3rd ed.; New York: Aspen Law & Business, 2002) (with M. Carr Ferguson & James J. Freeland).

Philip Bobbitt, For My Friend [Tributes to Charles L. Black, Jr.], 111 Yale Law Journal 1915 (2002).

Lawrence Sager, Of Tiers of Scrutiny and Time Travel: A Reply to Dean Sullivan, 90 California Law Review 819 (2002).

Wayne Schiess, Ethical Legal Writing, 21 Review of Litigation 527 (2002).

FACULTY ACTIVITIES

Kamela Bridges, Robin Meyer, Christy Nisbett, and Wayne Schiess presented a program on “Using Real-World Projects to Better Integrate Print and Electronic Media into Research Teaching” at the Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference, May 29-June 1, 2002, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Mark Ascher spoke on the topic of “Subchapter J: Recent Regulatory Developments” to the Travis County Bar Association on Apr. 5, 2002; to the Estate Planning Council for Central Texas on Apr. 23, 2002, also in Austin; and to the State Bar of Texas on June 5, 2002, in Dallas.

Philip Bobbitt’s The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History (2002) was reviewed in The London Review of Books, June 6, 2002. Bobbitt was interviewed about his book by Ian Masters on Pacifica Radio, June 2, 2002, and in an appearance on WNYC-TV’s “New York & Co.” on June 3, 2002. Bobbitt was quoted in the New York Times, May 26, 2002, on challenges faced by the United States in fighting global terrorism.

Sarah Buel delivered the keynote address, “Employer Liability For Inappropriate Interventions with Domestic Violence in the Workplace,” for the Colorado Attorney General’s Violence in the Workplace Conference on May 9, 2002, in Denver. Buel gave a keynote address, “Reconciling Theory & Practice in Domestic Violence Prosecution,” for the American Prosecutor’s Research Institute at the U.S. Department of Justice in Denver on May 16, 2002.

Sarah Cleveland presented a major paper entitled “Why International Labor Standards?” on May 20, 2002, at a conference on International Labor Standards at Stanford University; discussants for the paper were Professor Brian Bercusson of King’s College London School of Law and Jean-Claude Javillier, Director of the International Labor Standards Bureau, International Labor Organization. On May 31, 2002, Cleveland presented “Powers Inherent in Sovereignty: Indians, Aliens, Territories, and the Nineteenth-Century Origins of Plenary Power over Foreign Affairs” at Yale Law School as the paper selected for the Constitutional Law—Historical Foundations panel of the Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum. Cleveland presented “Sovereignty & Alienage in Foreign Relations” on June 1, 2002, as part of the “Immigration and Homeland Security Panel” of the Immigration Law Teachers Workshop at the Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law.

Bill Gibson will receive the Distinguished Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award for 2002 from the State Bar’s Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section at the Advanced Real Estate Course, July 11, 2002, in San Antonio.

Douglas Laycock has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Council of The American Law Institute.

Tracy McCormack spoke on “Voir Dire and Jury Selection” at the Advanced Civil Litigation Conference, sponsored by University of Houston Law Foundation, on Mar. 21, 2002, in Houston, and Mar. 28, 2002, in Dallas. At the Law School’s County and District Clerks’ Legal Education Conference, Apr. 12, 2002, in Austin, McCormack spoke on “The Jury Trial: A Litigator’s Perspective.”

Anthony Reese was interviewed by News 8 Austin on May 30, 2002, on a copyright infringement suit against the Austin-based Internet file-sharing site Audiogalaxy.

Wayne Schiess gave a presentation to several justices of the Texas Supreme Court and their staffs on June 4, 2002, on the history and features of the ALWD Citation Manual.

Jay Westbrook co-taught a class in bankruptcy principles at Humboldt University of Berlin during a five-week visit in April-May 2002, and also taught a class at Regensberg University in southern Germany.

LAW SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Fred Fuchs has been awarded the 2002 Kutak-Dodds Prize from the National Legal Aid and Defender Association and the Robert J. Kutak Foundation. The prize honors the accomplishments of civil legal aid attorneys, public defenders, or public interest lawyers who contribute to the enhancement of human dignity and quality of life of those persons unable to afford legal representation.

LAW LIBRARY NEWS

Holly Lakatos and the Law Library’s Inter-Library Loan service are spotlighted in an article on the Research Library Group’s SHARES program website, at <http://www.rlg.org/shares/eyeonill.txul.html>.

Jonathan Pratter was profiled at 37 Texas International Law Journal xiii (2002), as the recipient of the journal’s Carl H. Fulda Award for Excellence in the Field of International Law for 2001-2002.

Beth Youngdale is the Texas representative to the Permanent Public Access Project of the American Association of Law Libraries. She will compile and summarize Texas laws and policies on public access to government records.

LAW SCHOOL NEWS is produced by the Tarlton Law Library, Jamail Center for Legal Research, School of Law, The University of Texas at Austin, and is edited by Michael Widener, Head of Special Collections. Its contents may be used freely, provided that source credit is given to LAW SCHOOL NEWS. If you wish to receive LAW SCHOOL NEWS by email, contact Michael Widener at mwidener@mail.law.utexas.edu.


	*Jamail Center for Legal Research* University of Texas at Austin School of Law 2001 New Faculty and Faculty Honors and Accomplishments LAW SCHOOL NEWS Volume 12, No. 14 June 20, 2002 View Past Issues
FACULTY WRITINGS Mark Ascher, Federal Income Taxation of Estates, Trusts, and Beneficiaries: 2002 Supplement (3rd ed.; New York: Aspen Law & Business, 2002) (with M. Carr Ferguson & James J. Freeland). Philip Bobbitt, For My Friend [Tributes to Charles L. Black, Jr.], 111 Yale Law Journal 1915 (2002). Lawrence Sager, Of Tiers of Scrutiny and Time Travel: A Reply to Dean Sullivan, 90 California Law Review 819 (2002). Wayne Schiess, Ethical Legal Writing, 21 Review of Litigation 527 (2002). FACULTY ACTIVITIES Kamela Bridges, Robin Meyer, Christy Nisbett, and Wayne Schiess presented a program on “Using Real-World Projects to Better Integrate Print and Electronic Media into Research Teaching” at the Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference, May 29-June 1, 2002, in Knoxville, Tenn. Mark Ascher spoke on the topic of “Subchapter J: Recent Regulatory Developments” to the Travis County Bar Association on Apr. 5, 2002; to the Estate Planning Council for Central Texas on Apr. 23, 2002, also in Austin; and to the State Bar of Texas on June 5, 2002, in Dallas. Philip Bobbitt’s The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History (2002) was reviewed in The London Review of Books, June 6, 2002. Bobbitt was interviewed about his book by Ian Masters on Pacifica Radio, June 2, 2002, and in an appearance on WNYC-TV’s “New York & Co.” on June 3, 2002. Bobbitt was quoted in the New York Times, May 26, 2002, on challenges faced by the United States in fighting global terrorism. Sarah Buel delivered the keynote address, “Employer Liability For Inappropriate Interventions with Domestic Violence in the Workplace,” for the Colorado Attorney General’s Violence in the Workplace Conference on May 9, 2002, in Denver. Buel gave a keynote address, “Reconciling Theory & Practice in Domestic Violence Prosecution,” for the American Prosecutor’s Research Institute at the U.S. Department of Justice in Denver on May 16, 2002. Sarah Cleveland presented a major paper entitled “Why International Labor Standards?” on May 20, 2002, at a conference on International Labor Standards at Stanford University; discussants for the paper were Professor Brian Bercusson of King’s College London School of Law and Jean-Claude Javillier, Director of the International Labor Standards Bureau, International Labor Organization. On May 31, 2002, Cleveland presented “Powers Inherent in Sovereignty: Indians, Aliens, Territories, and the Nineteenth-Century Origins of Plenary Power over Foreign Affairs” at Yale Law School as the paper selected for the Constitutional Law—Historical Foundations panel of the Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum. Cleveland presented “Sovereignty & Alienage in Foreign Relations” on June 1, 2002, as part of the “Immigration and Homeland Security Panel” of the Immigration Law Teachers Workshop at the Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law. Bill Gibson will receive the Distinguished Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award for 2002 from the State Bar’s Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section at the Advanced Real Estate Course, July 11, 2002, in San Antonio. Douglas Laycock has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Council of The American Law Institute. Tracy McCormack spoke on “Voir Dire and Jury Selection” at the Advanced Civil Litigation Conference, sponsored by University of Houston Law Foundation, on Mar. 21, 2002, in Houston, and Mar. 28, 2002, in Dallas. At the Law School’s County and District Clerks’ Legal Education Conference, Apr. 12, 2002, in Austin, McCormack spoke on “The Jury Trial: A Litigator’s Perspective.” Anthony Reese was interviewed by News 8 Austin on May 30, 2002, on a copyright infringement suit against the Austin-based Internet file-sharing site Audiogalaxy. Wayne Schiess gave a presentation to several justices of the Texas Supreme Court and their staffs on June 4, 2002, on the history and features of the ALWD Citation Manual. Jay Westbrook co-taught a class in bankruptcy principles at Humboldt University of Berlin during a five-week visit in April-May 2002, and also taught a class at Regensberg University in southern Germany. LAW SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Fred Fuchs has been awarded the 2002 Kutak-Dodds Prize from the National Legal Aid and Defender Association and the Robert J. Kutak Foundation. The prize honors the accomplishments of civil legal aid attorneys, public defenders, or public interest lawyers who contribute to the enhancement of human dignity and quality of life of those persons unable to afford legal representation. LAW LIBRARY NEWS Holly Lakatos and the Law Library’s Inter-Library Loan service are spotlighted in an article on the Research Library Group’s SHARES program website, at <http://www.rlg.org/shares/eyeonill.txul.html>. Jonathan Pratter was profiled at 37 Texas International Law Journal xiii (2002), as the recipient of the journal’s Carl H. Fulda Award for Excellence in the Field of International Law for 2001-2002. Beth Youngdale is the Texas representative to the Permanent Public Access Project of the American Association of Law Libraries. She will compile and summarize Texas laws and policies on public access to government records. LAW SCHOOL NEWS is produced by the Tarlton Law Library, Jamail Center for Legal Research, School of Law, The University of Texas at Austin, and is edited by Michael Widener, Head of Special Collections. Its contents may be used freely, provided that source credit is given to LAW SCHOOL NEWS. If you wish to receive LAW SCHOOL NEWS by email, contact Michael Widener at mwidener@mail.law.utexas.edu.