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FACULTY WRITINGS

Douglas Laycock, Judicial Nominations in a Divided Government, Austin American-Statesman, Oct. 9, 2002, at A15.

Brian Leiter, Reply to Hoekema’s Review of Wilshire, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2002.10.08 (Oct. 17, 2002), <http://ndpr.icaap.org/content/archives/2002/10/leiter=hoekema.html>.

Sanford Levinson, How to Judge Future Judges, Dissent, Fall 2002, at 63.

Neil Netanel, Locating Copyright Within the First Amendment Skein, in 2002-2003 First Amendment Law Handbook 315 (James L. Swanson ed.; St. Paul: West, 2002). [Reprinted from 54 Stanford Law Review 1 (2001).]

FACULTY ACTIVITIES

Sarah Buel presented a one-day, intensive seminar for Oklahoma judges, entitled “Judging Domestic Violence: Law, Trends and Ethical Dilemmas,” on Sept. 30, 2002, in Quartz Mountain, Oklahoma. On Oct. 7, 2002, Buel was a guest with Judge Bill White on the San Antonio NBC-TV affiliate’s “Texas Living” program, discussing trends in domestic violence courts.

Charles Childress co-presented a paper and workshop with Roberto Treviño Sosa, Presiding Judge of the Family Court, First District, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, on “Cross-Border Aspects of Family Law” (support, custody, abuse and neglect) at the Ninth Annual Conference of the Texas-Mexico Bar Association in Monterrey, Mexico, Oct. 5, 2002. Childress presented a CLE program on “Representing Texas Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases” in Bryan, Texas, on Sept. 20, 2002, and in Hillsboro on Oct. 9, 2002.

Sarah Cleveland presented a paper entitled “Powers Inherent In Sovereignty: Indians, Aliens, Territories and the Nineteenth-Century Origins of Plenary Power over Foreign Affairs” at the International Law Workshop of the University of Michigan School of Law, Oct. 14, 2002.

John Dzienkowski delivered a paper, “Ethical and Professionalism Issues in Circular 230 Amendments,” in Atlanta at the Southern Federal Tax Institute on Sept. 25, 2002.

Henry Hu was quoted in Business Week, July 1, 2002, in a story on why corporate crooks are tough to nail. Hu was quoted in two stories in the July 1, 2002, Investment Dealers’ Digest, one in which he commented on possible bank liability in the WorldCom fiasco and the other in which he argued for expensing of stock options. Hu was quoted in a WorldCom story in the San Francisco Chronicle, June 30, 2002, on the difficulty of detecting fraud. Hu was quoted in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japan’s leading financial daily), June 29, 2002, on differences between Enron and WorldCom. Hu was quoted in the Washington Post, June 27, 2002, on a possible civil case against Martha Stewart in the ImClone insider trading matter. Hu discussed Salomon Smith Barney analyst Jack Grubman’s lowering of his WorldCom rating in thestreet.com, June 26, 2002. Hu appeared in front-page stories on possible massive fraud at WorldCom in the June 26, 2002, Wall Street Journal and the June 27, 2002, Asian Wall Street Journal.

Terri LeClercq provided a day-long seminar on legal writing to the Austin City Attorney’s Office on Sept. 27, 2002. LeClercq spoke to the legal writing faculty at Tulane Law School on Oct. 11, 2002.

Brian Leiter presented the session on “American Legal Realism” to the faculty at Villanova Law School on Oct. 9, 2002, as part of Villanova’s year-long series of speakers on major movements in jurisprudence.

Roy Mersky spoke on his experiences as a participant in the 1965 Selma civil rights march at the symposium opening the LBJ Library and Museum’s exhibition, “We Shall Overcome: Photographs from the American Civil Rights Era,” Oct. 19, 2002.

Neil Netanel presented a paper, entitled “Impose a Non-commercial Use Levy to Allow Free P2P File Swapping and Remixing,” at the 30th Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference on Communication, Information, and Internet Policy, on Sept. 29, 2002, in Alexandria, Va.

Steven Ratner presented a paper entitled “Jus Ad Bellum and Jus in Bello After September 11” at the University of Houston Law Center’s Friday Frontier faculty colloquium on Oct. 11, 2002.

Ernest Smith will speak on “The Panhandle Cases: Dilemma for Lessor and Lessee” at the 6th Annual National Oil & Gas Royalty Conference in Houston on Nov. 4, 2002. The conference is designed to provide in-depth discussions of current issues of special importance to accountants, corporate officers, lawyers, and state, federal and Indian tribe officials who deal with various facets of the oil & gas industry. Smith has accepted the invitation to serve on the Board of Advisers of the Appalachian Mountain Club. The AMC, which is currently celebrating its 125th anniversary, is one of the country’s oldest organizations dedicated to the creation, protection and maintenance of hiking trails. Smith will attend the board meeting in Boston on Oct. 30, 2002, where the agenda included, among other items, the legal issues surrounding the acquisition of conservation easements to protect the Appalachian Trail from encroachment by residential development and logging activities and the issues involved in working with the U.S. Forest Service.

Gerald Torres has been named president-elect of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), and his term as president will begin in January 2004. Torres will be the fifth law professor from UT to serve as AALS president.

LAW LIBRARY NEWS

Jonathan Pratter, Government Documents Around the World: Access Policies and Strategies of Disclosure, AALL Spectrum, Oct. 2002, at 14 (with Wei Luo, Pascal Pettcollot, & Mirela Roznovschi).

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.


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FACULTY WRITINGS Douglas Laycock, Judicial Nominations in a Divided Government, Austin American-Statesman, Oct. 9, 2002, at A15. Brian Leiter, Reply to Hoekema’s Review of Wilshire, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2002.10.08 (Oct. 17, 2002), <http://ndpr.icaap.org/content/archives/2002/10/leiter=hoekema.html>. Sanford Levinson, How to Judge Future Judges, Dissent, Fall 2002, at 63. Neil Netanel, Locating Copyright Within the First Amendment Skein, in 2002-2003 First Amendment Law Handbook 315 (James L. Swanson ed.; St. Paul: West, 2002). [Reprinted from 54 Stanford Law Review 1 (2001).] FACULTY ACTIVITIES Sarah Buel presented a one-day, intensive seminar for Oklahoma judges, entitled “Judging Domestic Violence: Law, Trends and Ethical Dilemmas,” on Sept. 30, 2002, in Quartz Mountain, Oklahoma. On Oct. 7, 2002, Buel was a guest with Judge Bill White on the San Antonio NBC-TV affiliate’s “Texas Living” program, discussing trends in domestic violence courts. Charles Childress co-presented a paper and workshop with Roberto Treviño Sosa, Presiding Judge of the Family Court, First District, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, on “Cross-Border Aspects of Family Law” (support, custody, abuse and neglect) at the Ninth Annual Conference of the Texas-Mexico Bar Association in Monterrey, Mexico, Oct. 5, 2002. Childress presented a CLE program on “Representing Texas Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases” in Bryan, Texas, on Sept. 20, 2002, and in Hillsboro on Oct. 9, 2002. Sarah Cleveland presented a paper entitled “Powers Inherent In Sovereignty: Indians, Aliens, Territories and the Nineteenth-Century Origins of Plenary Power over Foreign Affairs” at the International Law Workshop of the University of Michigan School of Law, Oct. 14, 2002. John Dzienkowski delivered a paper, “Ethical and Professionalism Issues in Circular 230 Amendments,” in Atlanta at the Southern Federal Tax Institute on Sept. 25, 2002. Henry Hu was quoted in Business Week, July 1, 2002, in a story on why corporate crooks are tough to nail. Hu was quoted in two stories in the July 1, 2002, Investment Dealers’ Digest, one in which he commented on possible bank liability in the WorldCom fiasco and the other in which he argued for expensing of stock options. Hu was quoted in a WorldCom story in the San Francisco Chronicle, June 30, 2002, on the difficulty of detecting fraud. Hu was quoted in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japan’s leading financial daily), June 29, 2002, on differences between Enron and WorldCom. Hu was quoted in the Washington Post, June 27, 2002, on a possible civil case against Martha Stewart in the ImClone insider trading matter. Hu discussed Salomon Smith Barney analyst Jack Grubman’s lowering of his WorldCom rating in thestreet.com, June 26, 2002. Hu appeared in front-page stories on possible massive fraud at WorldCom in the June 26, 2002, Wall Street Journal and the June 27, 2002, Asian Wall Street Journal. Terri LeClercq provided a day-long seminar on legal writing to the Austin City Attorney’s Office on Sept. 27, 2002. LeClercq spoke to the legal writing faculty at Tulane Law School on Oct. 11, 2002. Brian Leiter presented the session on “American Legal Realism” to the faculty at Villanova Law School on Oct. 9, 2002, as part of Villanova’s year-long series of speakers on major movements in jurisprudence. Roy Mersky spoke on his experiences as a participant in the 1965 Selma civil rights march at the symposium opening the LBJ Library and Museum’s exhibition, “We Shall Overcome: Photographs from the American Civil Rights Era,” Oct. 19, 2002. Neil Netanel presented a paper, entitled “Impose a Non-commercial Use Levy to Allow Free P2P File Swapping and Remixing,” at the 30th Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference on Communication, Information, and Internet Policy, on Sept. 29, 2002, in Alexandria, Va. Steven Ratner presented a paper entitled “Jus Ad Bellum and Jus in Bello After September 11” at the University of Houston Law Center’s Friday Frontier faculty colloquium on Oct. 11, 2002. Ernest Smith will speak on “The Panhandle Cases: Dilemma for Lessor and Lessee” at the 6th Annual National Oil & Gas Royalty Conference in Houston on Nov. 4, 2002. The conference is designed to provide in-depth discussions of current issues of special importance to accountants, corporate officers, lawyers, and state, federal and Indian tribe officials who deal with various facets of the oil & gas industry. Smith has accepted the invitation to serve on the Board of Advisers of the Appalachian Mountain Club. The AMC, which is currently celebrating its 125th anniversary, is one of the country’s oldest organizations dedicated to the creation, protection and maintenance of hiking trails. Smith will attend the board meeting in Boston on Oct. 30, 2002, where the agenda included, among other items, the legal issues surrounding the acquisition of conservation easements to protect the Appalachian Trail from encroachment by residential development and logging activities and the issues involved in working with the U.S. Forest Service. Gerald Torres has been named president-elect of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), and his term as president will begin in January 2004. Torres will be the fifth law professor from UT to serve as AALS president. LAW LIBRARY NEWS Jonathan Pratter, Government Documents Around the World: Access Policies and Strategies of Disclosure, AALL Spectrum, Oct. 2002, at 14 (with Wei Luo, Pascal Pettcollot, & Mirela Roznovschi). 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.