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University of Michigan Law School

1993

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Vol. 44, No. 6, November 22, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School Nov 1993

Vol. 44, No. 6, November 22, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•'Boycott Colorado' Efforts Continue •Student Senate Responds to Racism Charges •LSSS Election Debacle Provides Instructive Lesson •Are Law Students 'Hissing' to be Clever in Class? •Excessive Posting Mars Halls of Academe •Alumnus Decries Moot Court Board Decision •Voluntary Imprisonment: The Life of a Prison Guard •The Docket •Catsup Please! Tater Tots Overrun Phid House •Study Hints for the Efficient Student •TV, Movies Offer Widely Divergent Choices •1st Annual Most Annoying Law Students Awards •Law in the Raw


Vol. 44, No. 5, November 8, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School Nov 1993

Vol. 44, No. 5, November 8, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Moot Court Disqualifies 13 late Teams •An Interview with Patricia White •Journal of Gender & Law Approaches First Issues •Student Access LSSS of Botching First-Year Elections •The Docket •The Mailbag: Advice for the Lovelorn •The Lewdicrous and Profane: How 3Ls Kill Time


Vol. 44, No. 4, October 25, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 1993

Vol. 44, No. 4, October 25, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•More Than 1 in 4 3Ls Without Offers •Placement Office Hires Public Interest Director •Let's Hope Search for New Dean is Not a Farce •Search Committee Seeks Student Input on Bollinger's Replacement •Want a Public Interest Job? Search Yourself •ACLU Pits Itself Against Student Freedom, Learning •3L Entrepreneur Provides Letter Service for Job Seekers •Crossword •A Dogfight with J.J. White •Third-Year Makes Use of Kamisar in Summer Job •Detroit Residents Receive Aid from Student Clinic •Nirvana: The Beatles of the '90s? •The Lewdicrous and Profane •The Docket •More Tips on Interviewing, Costume Hints •Alice in Chains: The End of Flannel? …


Vol. 44, No. 3, October 11, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 1993

Vol. 44, No. 3, October 11, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Survey: Some Claim Sex Harassment •Computer Lab Undergoes Improvements •Temper Hope for Mid-East Peace Process •The Bad, the Worse and the Ugly •Oktoberfest Raises Funds for Loan Forgiveness •New Curve will Help Most Only Slightly •Interview with a Defensive Prosecutor •The Docket •How to and Not to Interview for a Job •Law in the Raw


Vol. 44, No. 2, September 27, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School Sep 1993

Vol. 44, No. 2, September 27, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Student Seek Support for Boycott •First-Time Professors Join Law Faculty •Students Deserve to Have Exams Read •Lawyer-Bashing Reaches New Heights, Takes New Forms •Colorado Boycott Inappropriate for Law School •QLSA Asks for Support in Boycott of Colorado •Melon, Harvey Tell Musical Tales of Angst •Outside the Classroom: Lounging by the Pooley •The Docket •Fashion Hints for the Novice Law Student •Law in the Raw


Students As Teachers, Teachers As Learners, Derrick Bell, Erin Edmonds Aug 1993

Students As Teachers, Teachers As Learners, Derrick Bell, Erin Edmonds

Michigan Law Review

Judge Edwards divides his analysis of the cause of the crisis in ethical lawyering into an overview and three parts. The overview and first two parts deal mainly with the role of law schools and legal curriculum in what he views as the deterioration of responsible, capable practitioners. This article takes issue with some of the assumptions, analyses, and conclusions those sections contain. The third part of Edwards' article analyzes the role of law firms in causing that same deterioration. This article agrees with and will elaborate upon that part of Edwards' treatment.

We approach Judge Edwards' article, we hope, …


Pro Bono Legal Work: For The Good Of Not Only The Public, But Also The Lawyer And The Legal Profession, Nadine Strossen Aug 1993

Pro Bono Legal Work: For The Good Of Not Only The Public, But Also The Lawyer And The Legal Profession, Nadine Strossen

Michigan Law Review

I agree with Judge Edwards that "the lawyer has an ethical obligation to practice public interest law - to represent some poor clients; to advance some causes that he or she believes to be just." I also concur in Judge Edwards' opinion that "[a] person who deploys his or her doctrinal skill without concern for the public interest is merely a good legal technician - not a good lawyer."

Rather than further develop Judge Edwards' theme that lawyers have a professional responsibility to do pro bono work, I will offer another rationale for such work, grounded in professional and individual …


Vol. 43, No. 11, April 19, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School Apr 1993

Vol. 43, No. 11, April 19, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Law School: American Dream or Indentured Servitude? •Brother Can You Spare a Grant or a Loan? •Admissions: The First Step Toward the Dream •Sustein: Porn is Not Free Speech •MacKinnon Responds to Letter Printed in "Princess" Column •Pre-Screening: A Panacea for Placement? •Increased Costs, Lower State Aid Result in Tuition Hikes •Students Face Leaner Job Market •Faculty Propose Changes in Grade System •Law School Seeks to Fill Faculty Spots •The Docket •LSSS Funds Stolen From Office •Some Royal Hints for Interviewing


Vol. 43, No. 10, April 5, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School Apr 1993

Vol. 43, No. 10, April 5, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Hungry for Justice, Hungry for Peace •Pro Bono Could Become More than an Option •Page: Tackle Inner City Educational Barriers •Could we Have Been More Diligent? •Gender Journal Responds to RG Article •Rodney King Verdict: Future Legal Repercussions? •Law Students Seek to Add Women to the Walls •Haitian Refugee Problem: A Real-Life Drama •Judge Promotes Equal Rights for Children •Shaw to Attend Conference in South Africa •New Section Grateful for Program •The Docket •In the Line of Fire: A Clerkship •Summer Starters Dominate Moot Court •And Now, a Word on Our Faculty •Law in the Raw


Vol. 43, No. 9, March 22, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School Mar 1993

Vol. 43, No. 9, March 22, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Harvard Leaks Vote on MacKinnon Offer •UM Settles Pornography Dispute •LSSS Elections: Youthful Experience Dominates •Legal World Rocked by Controversy •This Full House Should Have Been Flushed •New Externship Rule: Burr on Law School's Butt •Family Law Project Undergoes Changes •Fall Grades •The Docket •1993 SFF Auction Raises Needed Funds •The 'Royal Mail' has Arrived •Law in the Raw


Vol. 43, No. 8, March 8, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School Mar 1993

Vol. 43, No. 8, March 8, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Computer Lab's Future in Question •LSSS Presidential Hopefuls Both 1L's, Simpson's Fans •Transracial Adoption Discussed at Family Law Symposium •Has LSSS Compromised Integrity? •Students Compete in Jessup Regionals •Campbell Finalists are Chosen •Fund for Alumnus J.D. Sinnock to Award Scholarship for 2Ls •Gerken Wants to Leave Mark on Law Review •Law School Receives Funds to Establish Professorships •The Docket •LSSS Candidates State Their Views •Rock n' Roll Lawyer: A Seduction •Crossword •Students Need Dressing, Dipping Tips •Law in the Raw


Vol. 43, No. 6, January 25, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School Jan 1993

Vol. 43, No. 6, January 25, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•1L Campus Interviews Increase •MLK Day Panel Puts Focus on Jury in Rodney King Case •3L May Face Charges in Lawyers' Club Incident •Executive Orders Not End for Pro-Choicers •Student Describes Police Abuses in Lawyers' Club •Lawyers Under Attack… Again? •How Should Yale Spend His Money? •The Docket •The Lawyer's Vacation: A Prediction •Practice Safe Sex: Keep Your Socks On •Crossword •Shaw Will Return to Legal Defense Fund on Two-Year Leave


Vol. 43, No. 7, February 8, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School Jan 1993

Vol. 43, No. 7, February 8, 1993, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Clinic Aids Custody Tug-of-War •Summer Funding Program Working to Overcome Deficit •Epstein Attacks Title VII Law •Students, Profs Must Not Wimp Out to PC •Profs Put Students in Sticky Situation •Are Lawyers Really Smarter Than Everyone Else? •Student Denounces Golden Editorial •Marshall: Giant, Fighter, Leader •Letter Criticizes Epstein's Theories on Race, Economics •1Ls Discuss Death Penalty •The Docket •Kung Fu Speaking: A Testimony •Entertainment Corner •St. Valentine's Day Survival Tips •Law in the Raw


Class Of 1993 Five Year Report Alumni Comments, University Of Michigan Law School Jan 1993

Class Of 1993 Five Year Report Alumni Comments, University Of Michigan Law School

UMLS Alumni Survey Class Reports

This addendum is a compilation of alumni responses to the open-ended comments sections.


Class Of 1993 Five Year Report, University Of Michigan Law School Jan 1993

Class Of 1993 Five Year Report, University Of Michigan Law School

UMLS Alumni Survey Class Reports

This report summarizes the findings of a questionnaire sent to University of Michigan Law School alumni five years after graduation.


Letter To Judge Harry Edwards, James J. White Jan 1993

Letter To Judge Harry Edwards, James J. White

Articles

Dear Harry: I write to second your statements concerning the disjunction between legal education and the legal profession and also to quibble with you. By examining the faculty, the curriculum, and the research agenda at Michigan, your school and mine, I hope to illustrate the ways in which you are right and to suggest other ways in which you and your clerk informants may be too pessimistic.