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John C. H. Wu At The University Of Michigan School Of Law, Xiuqing Li

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The following is an English language translation of a 2008 Chinese language article on John C.H. Wu, Soochow Law School LL.B. 1920 and Michigan Law School, J.D. 1921, by Professor Li Xiuqing of Shanghai's East China University of Political Science and Law. Li is a specialist in Chinese and foreign legal history, with a focus on the transplant of Western and Japanese law into China during the late imperial and modern era. She also serves as the Secretary-General of the China Foreign Legal History Association. In 2006-07, Li was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Michigan Law School, where …

Vol. 59, No. 6, November 19, 2008, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Two Days with Desmond Tutu •Pulitzer Prof •Lawyer Video Game •Save Yourself •Between the Briefs •This is Water •The Tech Column •When You Were Cooler •The Food Court •Halloween Pics

Vol. 59, No. 5, October 29, 2008, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Jenny Runkles Banquet •Letter from the Editor •Tech Column •Save Yourself •Between the Briefs •Presidential Debate •This is Water •Best of LawOpen •The Food Court

Vol. 59, No. 4, October 14, 2008, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•The RG Tries Its Hand at Economic Analysis •Letter to the Editor •Nunc Pro Tunc •Kicking it Old School •Pop Linguistics •Softball Champs •Nannes •Save Yourself •Case Notes •The Food Court •Fall Recipe Bonanza

Vol. 59, No. 2, September 16, 2008, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•The Michigan Law Class of 2011 •Letter from the (New) Editor •A Few Words from Your LSSS President •The Summer Pop Music We Loved to Hate •Continuing What They Started •Don't Be a Slave to the Curve •The Inevitable Grade Curves •The Dean's Public Service PSA •Deviations from the Curve •The Food Court •Between the Briefs •Kicking it Old School •Crossword

Vol. 59, No. 1, August 25, 2008, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•All I Ever Needed to Know About OCI I Learned Doing My Laundry •How to Succeed at OCI Without Really Trying •Baby I'm an L-STAR •Dining for Dollars •Summertime Blues •Expert Advice •Kicking It Old School •Between the Briefs •No Other Warranties, Expressed or Implied •The On-Campus Interview ad Lib •Vintage RG: OCI R(G)ad Lib

The University Of Michigan Law School Report Of Giving, July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008, University Of Michigan Law School

Miscellaneous Law School History & Publications

An annual report of giving from the members of the University of Michigan Law School community.

Vol. 58, No. 12, April 8, 2008, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Michigan Grads Earning Top Salaries •Juan Luis Tienda •SFF Spread! •Davidson Hoops •Butch Carpenter •Origins Photos •Sex Questions

Vol. 58, No. 10b, April 3, 2008, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Questions & Answers About Your Future •Preview Weekend Schedule •Spotlight on Snack Bar Staff •Best of Ann Arbor •Student Org. Open House Map •Between the Briefs •Bathroom Survey

Vol. 59, No. 3, September 30, 2008, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•The Inaugural ELPP Conference •Letter to the Editor •MLawLive •Kennedy •Best of LawOpen •Generation Project •Kicking it Old School •Mamdouh •The Food Court •Between the Briefs •LSSS Statements

Vol. 58, No. 11, March 18, 2008, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Law School Building Expansion •PRS, Part Deux •SFF Photos •Lethal Injection Debate •Symposia! •Blast From the Past •New Tax Group

Vol. 58, No. 9, February 19, 2008, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•PRS Registration Explained •Secret Crushes •Sex Answers •Restaurant Review •SFF Auction Preview •Date Auction Pics •Grades

Vol. 58, No. 8, January 29, 2008, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Professor Forman, Jr.'s Dream •Transitioning to Working Life •Bar Month Pics •Between the Briefs •Mr. Wolverine Pics •No Other Warranties Expressed or Implied •Crossword

University Of Michigan Law School Faculty, 08/09, University Of Michigan Law School

Miscellaneous Law School History & Publications

Biographies of the University of Michigan Law School faculty.

Advanced Legal Studies And Research, University Of Michigan Law School

Miscellaneous Law School History & Publications

Pamphlet highlighting history & alumni, internationalism, graduate programs, research programs, and the law school community at the University of Michigan Law School.

Scribbles!, University Of Michigan Law School

Miscellaneous Law School History & Publications

Journal of Literature and Art released for Winter/Summer 2008

Scribbles! University of Michigan Law Journal of Literature and Arts is produced by and for students of the University of Michigan Law School. Copyrights are retained by the creators. Opinions herein do not reflect the opinions of the University of Michigan, the Law School, or the editors.

Honors Convocation, University Of Michigan Law School

Commencement and Honors Materials

Program for the May 2, 2008 University of Michigan Law School Honors Convocation.

Michigan Law Environmental Law & Policy Program Fall 2008 Conference, University Of Michigan Law School

Miscellaneous Law School History & Publications

Program for the Fall 2008 Environmental Law & Policy Program Conference: An Environmental Agenda for the Next Administration.

Sentencing: Where Case Theory And The Client Meet, Kimberly A. Thomas

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Criminal sentencing hearings provide unique opportunities for teaching and learning case theory. These hearings allow attorneys to develop a case theory in a context that both permits understanding of the concept and, at the same time, provides a window into the difficulties case theory can pose. Some features of sentencing hearings, such as relaxed rules of evidence and stock sentencing stories, provide a manageable application of case theory practice. Other features of sentencing hearings, such as the defendant's allocution, require an attorney to contend with competing "case theories," and as a result, to face the ethical and counseling challenge of …

Using Ethics Codes To Reinforce Lessons Of Statutory Interpretation, Edward R. Becker

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To increase my students' exposure to statutory interpretation, I assign them early in the second semester to argue a motion to disqualify counsel based on imputed disqualification under Michigan's ethics ruls. Interpreting ethics rules involves many of the same "pure" statutory interpretation techniques I introduced the previous semester, and the students appear to easily make any needed translations. This exercise also helps prepare students to interpret other quasi-legislative authorities like court or evidentiary rules, administrative codes, and municipal ordinances.

Discovering William Cook: Ten Sources For Reconstructing The Life Of A Lawyer, Margaret A. Leary

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Ms. Leary uses a case study to describe ten categories of resources for reconstructing a Manhattan lawyer's life. These resources answer questions about his law practice, scholarship, personal life, personality, values, and philanthropy. The case study uses today's resources to look far back into the details of the life of William W. Cook, who gave his fortune to the University of Michigan Law School.