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FACULTY WRITINGS

Ronald Mann, Elizabeth Warren, & Jay Westbrook, Comprehensive Commercial Law: Statutory Supplement (New York: Aspen Law & Business, 2003).

Roy Mersky & Tobe Liebert, A Documentary History of the Legal Aspects of Abortion in the United States: Stenberg v. Carhart (2 vols.; Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2003).

Charles Childress, Hearsay, Confidentiality and the CASA Volunteer, Texas CASA Heartbeat, Summer 2003, at 5.

Jane Cohen, Abortion and Reproductive Rights, in The Oxford Handbook of Legal Studies 672 (Peter Cane & Mark Tushnet eds.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003).

Frank Cross, Book Review, 18 Law & Politics Book Review No. 8 (2003) (reviewing Gay Rights and American Law, by Daniel R. Pinello).

John Dzienkowski, Professional Responsibility Standards, Rules & Statutes (St. Paul: Thomson/West, 2003-2004 ed.).

John Dzienkowski, Professional Responsibility Standards, Rules & Statutes (St. Paul: Thomson/West, 2003-2004 abridged ed.).

Stanley Johanson, Johanson’s Texas Probate Code Annotated (St. Paul: Thomson/West, 2003 ed.).

Stanley Johanson, Wills (Chicago: The BarBri Group, 11th ed. 2003).

Brian Leiter, The Law School Observer, 6 Green Bag (2d ser.) 421 (2003).

Sanford Levinson, “Getting Religion”: Religion, diversity, and Community in Public and Private Schools, in School Choice: the Moral Debate 104 (Alan Wolfe ed.; Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003) (with Meira Levinson).

Basil Markesinis, Liability of Financial Experts in German and American Law: An Exercise in Comparative Methodology, 51 American Journal of Comparative Law 275 (2003) (with Michael Coester).

John Sampson, Preface to the Amendments to the Uniform Parentage Act (2002), 37 Family Law Quarterly 1 (2003)

FACULTY ACTIVITIES

Dean William Powers received the Robert B. McKay Law Professor Award from the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association on Aug. 17, 2003, at the ABA’s annual meeting in San Francisco, for his outstanding contributions to the field of tort and insurance law. Powers will help present an overview of HB4, the recently enacted Texas tort reform legislation, for a UT CLE symposium entitled “Law Practice After HB4: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know,” Aug. 22, 2003, in Austin; Sept. 3, 2003, in Dallas; Sept. 25, 2003, in Houston; Oct. 10, 2003, in McAllen; and Oct. 17, 2003, in San Antonio.

Charles Childress delivered a “Legislative Update” on Family Code changes affecting Child Protective Services cases at the annual Prosecutor’s Conference, sponsored by the Children’s Justice Act Project, July 22, 2003, in San Antonio.

Lee Fennell presented a paper entitled “The Commons and the Cathedral” at a regional conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property, held in Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 18-19, 2003.

Henry Hu was a participant at the 2003 Money Summit, June 16-17, 2003, a gathering of about 125 individuals, including, among others, two members of President Bush’s Cabinet, CEO’s of financial institutions, and money managers controlling roughly 10 trillion dollars of assets. Hu was quoted in a front page story in the Washington Post, June 7, 2003, on his concerns over the current state of investor beliefs with respect to the stock market. The comments Hu made to the Washington Post attracted attention (e.g., General-Anzeiger (Bonn), June 10, 2003, and Spiegel Online, June 16, 2003) and were included in the “quotes of the week” column of the Austin American Statesman, June 15, 2003.

Brian Leiter was quoted, and his law school rankings discussed, in an article on law school rankings in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Aug. 25, 2003.

Ronald Mann will talk on “IP Law Meets Real Estate Transactions” at the Law School’s 37th Annual Mortgage Lending Institute, Sept. 12, 2003, in Austin, and Sept. 19, 2003, in Houston.

Christy Nisbett was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of Scribes, the American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects, during the American Bar Association’s annual meeting, Aug. 7-12, 2003, in San Francisco.

Steven Ratner was interviewed on BBC Radio 5’s “Up All Night” on Aug. 12, 2003, on the legal ramifications of exile abroad by governmental leaders.

Wayne Schiess has authored three legal-writing lessons for the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI): “Stating Facts: Objective and Persuasive Approaches”; “Punctuation and Grammar Basics for Law Students”; and “Issue Statements for Memos and Briefs.” All three lessons will be available on the CALI website <www.cali.org> in September 2003.

Jordan Steiker has been invited to speak at the Cheltenham 5-Star Forum on Oct. 14, 2003. The forum's other speakers will include his sister, Carol Steiker, Erin Brockovich, Randy Cohen, Calvin Trillin, and Robert Fulghum.

LAW LIBRARY NEWS

Kumar Percy, Admiralty and Maritime Law Articles Published in Non-Maritime Law Journals (2002), 34 Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce 511 (2003).

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 LAW SCHOOL NEWS Volume 13, No. 19 September 5, 2003 View Past Issues
FACULTY WRITINGS Ronald Mann, Elizabeth Warren, & Jay Westbrook, Comprehensive Commercial Law: Statutory Supplement (New York: Aspen Law & Business, 2003). Roy Mersky & Tobe Liebert, A Documentary History of the Legal Aspects of Abortion in the United States: Stenberg v. Carhart (2 vols.; Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2003). Charles Childress, Hearsay, Confidentiality and the CASA Volunteer, Texas CASA Heartbeat, Summer 2003, at 5. Jane Cohen, Abortion and Reproductive Rights, in The Oxford Handbook of Legal Studies 672 (Peter Cane & Mark Tushnet eds.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003). Frank Cross, Book Review, 18 Law & Politics Book Review No. 8 (2003) (reviewing Gay Rights and American Law, by Daniel R. Pinello). John Dzienkowski, Professional Responsibility Standards, Rules & Statutes (St. Paul: Thomson/West, 2003-2004 ed.). John Dzienkowski, Professional Responsibility Standards, Rules & Statutes (St. Paul: Thomson/West, 2003-2004 abridged ed.). Stanley Johanson, Johanson’s Texas Probate Code Annotated (St. Paul: Thomson/West, 2003 ed.). Stanley Johanson, Wills (Chicago: The BarBri Group, 11th ed. 2003). Brian Leiter, The Law School Observer, 6 Green Bag (2d ser.) 421 (2003). Sanford Levinson, “Getting Religion”: Religion, diversity, and Community in Public and Private Schools, in School Choice: the Moral Debate 104 (Alan Wolfe ed.; Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003) (with Meira Levinson). Basil Markesinis, Liability of Financial Experts in German and American Law: An Exercise in Comparative Methodology, 51 American Journal of Comparative Law 275 (2003) (with Michael Coester). John Sampson, Preface to the Amendments to the Uniform Parentage Act (2002), 37 Family Law Quarterly 1 (2003) FACULTY ACTIVITIES Dean William Powers received the Robert B. McKay Law Professor Award from the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association on Aug. 17, 2003, at the ABA’s annual meeting in San Francisco, for his outstanding contributions to the field of tort and insurance law. Powers will help present an overview of HB4, the recently enacted Texas tort reform legislation, for a UT CLE symposium entitled “Law Practice After HB4: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know,” Aug. 22, 2003, in Austin; Sept. 3, 2003, in Dallas; Sept. 25, 2003, in Houston; Oct. 10, 2003, in McAllen; and Oct. 17, 2003, in San Antonio. Charles Childress delivered a “Legislative Update” on Family Code changes affecting Child Protective Services cases at the annual Prosecutor’s Conference, sponsored by the Children’s Justice Act Project, July 22, 2003, in San Antonio. Lee Fennell presented a paper entitled “The Commons and the Cathedral” at a regional conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property, held in Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 18-19, 2003. Henry Hu was a participant at the 2003 Money Summit, June 16-17, 2003, a gathering of about 125 individuals, including, among others, two members of President Bush’s Cabinet, CEO’s of financial institutions, and money managers controlling roughly 10 trillion dollars of assets. Hu was quoted in a front page story in the Washington Post, June 7, 2003, on his concerns over the current state of investor beliefs with respect to the stock market. The comments Hu made to the Washington Post attracted attention (e.g., General-Anzeiger (Bonn), June 10, 2003, and Spiegel Online, June 16, 2003) and were included in the “quotes of the week” column of the Austin American Statesman, June 15, 2003. Brian Leiter was quoted, and his law school rankings discussed, in an article on law school rankings in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Aug. 25, 2003. Ronald Mann will talk on “IP Law Meets Real Estate Transactions” at the Law School’s 37th Annual Mortgage Lending Institute, Sept. 12, 2003, in Austin, and Sept. 19, 2003, in Houston. Christy Nisbett was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of Scribes, the American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects, during the American Bar Association’s annual meeting, Aug. 7-12, 2003, in San Francisco. Steven Ratner was interviewed on BBC Radio 5’s “Up All Night” on Aug. 12, 2003, on the legal ramifications of exile abroad by governmental leaders. Wayne Schiess has authored three legal-writing lessons for the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI): “Stating Facts: Objective and Persuasive Approaches”; “Punctuation and Grammar Basics for Law Students”; and “Issue Statements for Memos and Briefs.” All three lessons will be available on the CALI website <www.cali.org> in September 2003. Jordan Steiker has been invited to speak at the Cheltenham 5-Star Forum on Oct. 14, 2003. The forum's other speakers will include his sister, Carol Steiker, Erin Brockovich, Randy Cohen, Calvin Trillin, and Robert Fulghum. LAW LIBRARY NEWS Kumar Percy, Admiralty and Maritime Law Articles Published in Non-Maritime Law Journals (2002), 34 Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce 511 (2003). 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.