Law School News - Univ. of Texas School of Law

FACULTY WRITINGS

Dean William Powers, Teacher’s Manual to Accompany Cases and Materials on Products Liability, Third Edition (St. Paul: West, 2002) (with David A. Fischer, Michael Green, & Joseph Sanders).

Stanley Johanson, Forced Heirship for Utopia: A Solution in Search of a Problem?, 2001 Papers of the International Academy of Estate & Trust Law 259 (2002).

Susan Klein, Acceptance of Responsibility and Conspiracy Sentences in Drug Prosecutions After Apprendi, 14 Federal Sentencing Reporter 165 (2002) (with Nancy J. King).

Douglas Laycock, Forging Ideological Compromise, New York Times, Sept. 18, 2002, at A31.

Leandra Lederman, Tax Controversies: Practice and Procedure (Newark, NJ: LexisNexis, 2nd ed. 2002) (with Stephen W. Mazza).

Leandra Lederman, Understanding Corporate Taxation (Newark, NJ: LexisNexis, 2002).

Sanford Levinson, Bush v. Gore and the French Revolution: A Tentative List of Some Early Lessons, Law & Contemporary Problems, Summer 2002, at 7.

Steven Ratner, International Law: Norms, Actors, Process: A Problem-Oriented Approach (New York: Aspen Law & Business, 2002) (with Jeffrey L. Dunoff & David Wippman).

Steven Ratner, Without Better Proof, U.S. Will Lack Allies in Iraq War, Dallas Morning News, Sept. 6, 2002, at 23A.

Lawrence Sager, The Free Exercise of Culture: Some Doubts and Distinctions, in Engaging Cultural Differences: The Multicultural Challenge in Liberal Democracies 165 (R.A. Shweder, M. Minow & H.R. Markus eds.; New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2002).

FACULTY ACTIVITIES

Philip Bobbitt has been appointed to the Continuity of Government Commission to study how to re-constitute the U.S. government in case of catastrophic loss of membership in the Congress. The honorary co-chairs are presidents Ford & Carter; the active co-chairs are Alan Simpson and Lloyd Cutler. Besides Bobbitt, other members include Newt Gingrich, Nick Katzenbach, Tom Foley, Bob Michel, and Leon Panetta. Bobbitt has joined the Editorial Board of the quarterly journal, Bioterrorism and Biosecurity, published at Johns Hopkins University.

Sarah Cleveland presented a paper entitled “Why International Labor Standards?” at a panel on “International Labor Rights: From Definition to Enforcement” at Boalt Law School on Sept. 13, 2002. Cleveland has been appointed to the Legal Advisory Council of the International Labor Rights Fund in Washington, D.C. Cleveland was interviewed on National Public Radio, Sept. 19, 2002, regarding the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Doe v. Unocal finding that the Unocal Corporation could be held liable for aiding and abetting the use of forced labor by the Myanmar government.

Patricia Hansen presented a two-day intensive course on “International Commerce: NAFTA and the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas in Relation to MERCOSUL,” Aug. 5-6, 2002, at the Law School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Henry Hu appeared on the Voice of America show “Business Scene” in a segment on American corporate governance, broadcast to Asia on June 26 and June 27, 2002 (Washington, D.C. time). Hu was quoted in the Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2002, on securities analyst conflicts of interest issues. Hu was quoted in a front-page story in the Houston Chronicle, June 12, 2002, on Arthur Andersen’s situation in light of Enron litigation.

Terri LeClercq’s article, Doctrine of the Last Antecedent, 2 J. Legal Writing 81 (1996), will be used as course material for “Real World Document Drafting,” given across the country by the ALI-ABA. LeClercq’s photograph of Mrs. Carolyn Graglia appeared in the Fall 2002 issue of Soaring Eagles, highlighting the Fulltime Homemakers of the Year Awards.

Leandra Lederman received an American Tax Policy Institute grant for her proposed article, “Tax Compliance and the Kinder, Gentler IRS,” which will be published as part of a 2003 Kansas Law Review symposium entitled “Tax Compliance and Tax Controversies: Should Congress Reform the 1998 IRS Reform Act?”.

Wayne Schiess gave a three-hour seminar on judicial writing to the briefing attorneys and staff at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Sept. 5, 2002. Schiess spoke on legal writing at the UT System Legal Conference, held on Sept. 20, 2002, which was attended by lawyers for the UT System’s Office of General Counsel and from UT System institutions around the state.

Gerald Torres has been nominated as President-Elect of the Association of American Law Schools by the AALS Nominating Committee.

Jay Westbrook was quoted in an Associated Press story, Sept. 10, 2002, concerning the effect of bankruptcy proceedings on the severance package of former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers.

LAW LIBRARY NEWS

Tobe Liebert, Noter-Up (Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., Aug. 2002) (editor).

Jonathan Pratter, Pratter’s Preferred List — Vendors of Foreign Legal Materials, in Noter-Up 5 (Tobe Liebert ed.; Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., Aug. 2002).

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. 22 September 24, 2002 View Past Issues
FACULTY WRITINGS Dean William Powers, Teacher’s Manual to Accompany Cases and Materials on Products Liability, Third Edition (St. Paul: West, 2002) (with David A. Fischer, Michael Green, & Joseph Sanders). Stanley Johanson, Forced Heirship for Utopia: A Solution in Search of a Problem?, 2001 Papers of the International Academy of Estate & Trust Law 259 (2002). Susan Klein, Acceptance of Responsibility and Conspiracy Sentences in Drug Prosecutions After Apprendi, 14 Federal Sentencing Reporter 165 (2002) (with Nancy J. King). Douglas Laycock, Forging Ideological Compromise, New York Times, Sept. 18, 2002, at A31. Leandra Lederman, Tax Controversies: Practice and Procedure (Newark, NJ: LexisNexis, 2nd ed. 2002) (with Stephen W. Mazza). Leandra Lederman, Understanding Corporate Taxation (Newark, NJ: LexisNexis, 2002). Sanford Levinson, Bush v. Gore and the French Revolution: A Tentative List of Some Early Lessons, Law & Contemporary Problems, Summer 2002, at 7. Steven Ratner, International Law: Norms, Actors, Process: A Problem-Oriented Approach (New York: Aspen Law & Business, 2002) (with Jeffrey L. Dunoff & David Wippman). Steven Ratner, Without Better Proof, U.S. Will Lack Allies in Iraq War, Dallas Morning News, Sept. 6, 2002, at 23A. Lawrence Sager, The Free Exercise of Culture: Some Doubts and Distinctions, in Engaging Cultural Differences: The Multicultural Challenge in Liberal Democracies 165 (R.A. Shweder, M. Minow & H.R. Markus eds.; New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2002). FACULTY ACTIVITIES Philip Bobbitt has been appointed to the Continuity of Government Commission to study how to re-constitute the U.S. government in case of catastrophic loss of membership in the Congress. The honorary co-chairs are presidents Ford & Carter; the active co-chairs are Alan Simpson and Lloyd Cutler. Besides Bobbitt, other members include Newt Gingrich, Nick Katzenbach, Tom Foley, Bob Michel, and Leon Panetta. Bobbitt has joined the Editorial Board of the quarterly journal, Bioterrorism and Biosecurity, published at Johns Hopkins University. Sarah Cleveland presented a paper entitled “Why International Labor Standards?” at a panel on “International Labor Rights: From Definition to Enforcement” at Boalt Law School on Sept. 13, 2002. Cleveland has been appointed to the Legal Advisory Council of the International Labor Rights Fund in Washington, D.C. Cleveland was interviewed on National Public Radio, Sept. 19, 2002, regarding the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Doe v. Unocal finding that the Unocal Corporation could be held liable for aiding and abetting the use of forced labor by the Myanmar government. Patricia Hansen presented a two-day intensive course on “International Commerce: NAFTA and the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas in Relation to MERCOSUL,” Aug. 5-6, 2002, at the Law School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Henry Hu appeared on the Voice of America show “Business Scene” in a segment on American corporate governance, broadcast to Asia on June 26 and June 27, 2002 (Washington, D.C. time). Hu was quoted in the Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2002, on securities analyst conflicts of interest issues. Hu was quoted in a front-page story in the Houston Chronicle, June 12, 2002, on Arthur Andersen’s situation in light of Enron litigation. Terri LeClercq’s article, Doctrine of the Last Antecedent, 2 J. Legal Writing 81 (1996), will be used as course material for “Real World Document Drafting,” given across the country by the ALI-ABA. LeClercq’s photograph of Mrs. Carolyn Graglia appeared in the Fall 2002 issue of Soaring Eagles, highlighting the Fulltime Homemakers of the Year Awards. Leandra Lederman received an American Tax Policy Institute grant for her proposed article, “Tax Compliance and the Kinder, Gentler IRS,” which will be published as part of a 2003 Kansas Law Review symposium entitled “Tax Compliance and Tax Controversies: Should Congress Reform the 1998 IRS Reform Act?”. Wayne Schiess gave a three-hour seminar on judicial writing to the briefing attorneys and staff at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Sept. 5, 2002. Schiess spoke on legal writing at the UT System Legal Conference, held on Sept. 20, 2002, which was attended by lawyers for the UT System’s Office of General Counsel and from UT System institutions around the state. Gerald Torres has been nominated as President-Elect of the Association of American Law Schools by the AALS Nominating Committee. Jay Westbrook was quoted in an Associated Press story, Sept. 10, 2002, concerning the effect of bankruptcy proceedings on the severance package of former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers. LAW LIBRARY NEWS Tobe Liebert, Noter-Up (Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., Aug. 2002) (editor). Jonathan Pratter, Pratter’s Preferred List — Vendors of Foreign Legal Materials, in Noter-Up 5 (Tobe Liebert ed.; Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., Aug. 2002). 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.