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Vol. 48, No. 8, March 18, 1998, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Do We Need Reform in Career Services? •Nine Down, Only 16 to Go •Larry Visits Clarence's Magazine Collection •Gotta Love Those Curves •Letters to the Editor •Larry and the Dirty Old Man in the Trench Coat •Time Flies… •If You Think the JLR Symposium is Impressive, You Haven't Seen Anything Yet

Vol. 48, No. 7, February 25, 1998, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Jessup Team to Compete in Internationals First APALSA Symposium Client Counseling Team Takes Third at Regional Competition Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Professor Logue but Were Afraid to Ask Bruce Man Can't Jump •Movie Reviews for Movies we Didn't See •Larry's Weekly Contribution to his FBI File •It Pays to Stay in School

Vol. 48, No. 6, February 11, 1998, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•No, We Ain't Got No Computers •Six Faculty Offers Extended •A Dated Look at the Winter Graduation Ceremonies •Is William Cook Spinning in his Grave? •Bruce Manning v. Responsibility •Spice Girls v. Dignity •Larry v. Ronald McDonald •Rick v. Discretion •Campus Response to Affirmative Action Lawsuit

The Right To Participate, Samuel Issacharoff, Pamela S. Karlan, Richard H. Pildes

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The following essay is excerpted and adapted from The Law of Democracy: Legal Structure of the Political Process, © The Foundation Press, Inc., Westbury, NY (1998). Publication is by permission.

Constitutions are often viewed today as constraints on majoritarian power in the service of minority interests. But constitutional ground rules also create the possibility of ongoing democratic self-government; constitutions establish relatively stable and non-negotiable precommitments that enable generally accepted structures of political competition to emerge and endure.

Despite the centrality of this role for the American Constitution , however, there is paradoxically little that the text or its history offers …

A Critique Of The Proposed Tobacco Resolution And A Suggested Alternative, Jon D. Hanson, Kyle D. Logue

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The following essay is adapted from testimony presented to the Senate Democratic Task Force on Tobacco in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 9 1997, which in turn is based on the authors' forthcoming article, "The Costs of Cigarettes: The Economic Case for Ex Post Incentive-based Regulation," 107 Yale Law Journal (March 1998)

If the goal of cigarette regulation is either to reduce substantially the public health problem created by cigarette smoking or to allocate the costs of smoking more equitably, there are significantly better alternatives to the regulatory regime than would be created by the state attorneys general's Proposed Tobacco Resolution. …

Upstream Patents = Downstream Bottlenecks, Michael A. Heller, Rebecca S. Eisenberg

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The following text is excerpted from "Can Patents Deter Innovation? The Anticommons in Biomedical Research" and is reprinted with permission from 280 Science 698-701 (May 1998). © 1998 American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Thirty years ago in Science, Garrett Hardin introduced the metaphor "tragedy of the commons" to help explain overpopulation, air pollution, and species extinction. People often overuse resources they own in common because they have no incentive to conserve. Today, Hardin's metaphor is central to debates in economics, law, and science and powerful justification for privatizing commons property. While the metaphor highlights the cost of overuse …

Dicta, University Of Michigan Law School

Miscellaneous Law School History & Publications

We would like to extend our appreciation to the Law School Student Senate and the Nonnes-Rom Challenge fund for their financial support, to the Law School Copy Center for its technical support, and to Prof. Ronald Monn and Adam Chester for their counsel on copyright issues. We thank you, our readers, for your interest.

Most of all, we would like to thank all of those members of the law school community who took the time and effort to submit their work. Without their energy and courage, this journal would cease to exist.

Enjoy.

The University Of Michigan Law School Scholarships 1998, University Of Michigan Law School

Miscellaneous Law School History & Publications

The presence of talented and diverse students helps make the University of Michigan Law School a dynamic academic environment. The School is fortunate to have more than one hundred endowed scholarship funds - attracting the brightest students regardless of their ability to meet the high costs of legal education. Endowed scholarship funds have a profound impact on the School and the lives of its students.

The Law School is delighted to recognize those donors whose generous support makes such scholarships possible. We are grateful to our graduates and friends whose vital interest in the School has promoted them to invest …

Advanced Legal Studies, University Of Michigan Law School

Miscellaneous Law School History & Publications

The Law School is part of the University of Michigan, among the world's premier research and teaching universities. The University is renowned for its top-ranked graduate programs in the social sciences and humanities; its schools of law, engineering, business, medicine and music; and its specialized research institutes and centers of study. Law students are able to take advantage of the rich intellectual life and the tremendous resources such as libraries, cultural and recreational facilities, and curricular offerings in other fields, made possible by the larger university environment.

Honors Convocation, University Of Michigan Law School

Commencement and Honors Materials

Program for the May 15, 1998 University of Michigan Law School Honors Convocation.

Listen, Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

In a traditional law school setting, experiences of students of color, especially Native Americans, are often buried by the discourse of the dominant culture. This piece, a non-traditional work using elements of prose, lyric, monologue, and poetry, weaves strands of legal discourse, commentary, and autobiography into a critical narrative of the experience of legal education from an outsider law student's perspective. The author, a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, recounts these vignettes in a voice infused with the history and traditions of Native American oral storytelling.

The Death Of A Friendly Critic, James J. White

Articles

Our colleague, Andy Watson, died April 2. Andy was one of the handful of preeminent law professor/psychiatrists. In that role he wrote dozens of articles and several important books, including Psychiatry for Lawyers, a widely used text. I do not write to remind us of his scholarly work, of his strength as a clinical and classroom teacher, or of his prominence as a forensic psychiatrist. I write to remind us of his powerful criticism of our teaching. On the occasion of his death, it is right to recognize his influence on the law school curriculum and to consider whether his …

The Role Of Clinical Programs In Legal Education, Suellyn Scarnecchia

Articles

In clinic, students get a glance at the lawyer they will be someday. They gain confidence that, indeed, they will be a "good" lawyer. They understand the context in which their classroom learning will be applied. In short, they are able to integrate their law school experience.

Vol. 48, No. 5, November 19, 1997, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•UPDATE: New Computers Actually En Route to Room 200 Computer Lab •Dean Lehman Speaks on Successful Fundraising Drive •Summer Job Survey of Last Year's 1Ls •Manning's Memories •Piranha Feeding Frenzy, et al. •Blank's Last Word •Legal Lad •Bringuel Goes Out with a Bang •Book, Movie and TV Reviews

The University Of Michigan Law School Bulletin 1997-1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Law School Announcement and Bulletins

Contents; A Letter from the Dean; The Idea of Michigan; Faculty and Facilities; The Law Curriculum; Career Services and Public Service; The J.D. Program: Admissions; The J.D. Program: Financial Aid; The J.D. Program: Graduation, Honors, and Prizes; Graduate Law Study; The Law School Community; Living in Ann Arbor; Officers and Faculty; Law School Calendar 1997-1999; Map; Index; A Letter from the President.

Vol. 48, No. 4, October 28, 1997, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Revealing the Future of Life in Commercial Law •New Student Group Seeks to Spur Discussion of Women's Perspectives •A Glimpse into the High-Rent Cul-de-Sac of Larry's World •Rachel Preiser Continues her Culinary Tour of A2 •Bruce Manning Parties Hearty with Twisted Sister •Hit the Silver Screen •Law School Grade Curve! •B&B Offer 15 Ways to Leave Your Law School Lover

Vol. 48, No. 3, October 3, 1997, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Tech Wars •The FBI v. the 1st Amendment •Larry Kills His Parakeet •Vending Machine Alternatives •Eric Fuller Gets a Warm Fuzzy and Free Pitcher •Go See a Flick •Blanks Fails to Turn in His Article •B&B Eavesdrop in Room 200

Developing A Child Advocacy Law Clinic: A Law School Clinical Legal Education Opportunity, Donald N. Duquette

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Clinical legal education has become an accepted and integral complement to traditional law school curricula. Professor Duquette argues that clinical education is uniquely able to integrate the teaching of practical skills and legal doctrine, elevating students' understanding of both. Duquette maintains that a child advocacy law clinic can teach a broad range of practical skill benefit the hosting law school by providing an opportunity for interdisciplinary education as well as a public relations benefit, while simultaneously serving an important need in most communities for quality representation of all parties in child abuse and neglect cases. Most importantly, participation in a …

Vol. 48, No. 2, September 22, 1997, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•SFF Kicks Off Friends and Family Flyback Program •The Mann Speaks •Start the Presses! •Interview with Anthony Collings •Larry's World •The King Speaks •Blanks' Culture Corner •Bruce Manning's Memories •Summer Starter Softball

Vol. 48, No. 1, September 5, 1997, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Blowing Smoke •Who's Who in New, Visiting and Adjunct Professors at Michigan This Fall •Symposium Speakers Announced •Larry's World •The RG's Advice on Food and Fun in Ann Arbor •SEX •Book Reviews •Paul Luongo's Summer Adventures •Dueling Cartoons

Vol. 47, No. 11, April 16, 1997, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Possible Transcript Changes Source of Student Concern •Indigenous Genius: "Law Revue" Showcases Law School Talent •Discussion, Debate in the Desert Dust at the National Indian Law Conference •So You Think You Wanna Be on a Journal? •Michigan Bids Farewell to "The Saint" •3Ls Reflect •The Educational Environment Committee Speaks •So Does Larry Sager •B&B Offer the Wisdom of the Ages

Quad Angles, University Of Michigan Law School

Newsletters

Volume 1, Number 3 of the University of Michigan Law School Staff Newsletter.

Vol. 47, No. 10, April 1, 1997, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Five Superstar Faculty Hired •Visiting Professor Program Ended •Laptops Banned From Classrooms •Faculty to Undergo Transition •Kamisar v. Orentlicher on the "Right to Die" •Results of SFF Auction •Letters to the Editor •Committee and Discussion Group on Racism Formed •Larry's World •How to Pass/Fail •B&B Vent Spleen

Vol. 47, No. 9, March 18, 1997, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Professor Rosenbaum Speaks on California's Proposition 209 •Indian Gaming: Law, Economics, and Sovereignty •Going Once, Going Twice, SOLD! •Update: Female Enrollment Drop a National Trend? •US News Rankings •Letters to the Editor •Journal Ed Boards Announced •1996 Fall Grade Curve •B&B Offer Last Minute Job Hunt Advice

Vol. 47, No. 8, February 24, 1997, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Killer Curve!!! •BLSA Sponsors Lecture on Affirmative Action •Legal Practice Retooled for the Millennium •RG Rescues Jobless 1Ls •Sager-Toothed Tiger Attacks •Traffic 1, Pedestrians 0 •Josh Barron Goes to the Video Store •Hey, 1st Year Summer Starter •B&B Vent Spleen

Vol. 47, No.7, February 10, 1997, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

parks Controversy •Enter the Bizarro World of Larry Sager •Mr. Ford Goes to Washington •Take the RG Career Survey •On Location in Florida •B&B Highlight Summer Starter Bliss

International & Graduate Office Newsletter, University Of Michigan Law School

Newsletters

Vol. 1, No. 2 of the University of Michigan Law School International & Graduate Office Newsletter.

Legal Narratives, Theraputic Narratives: The Invisibility And Omnipresence Of Race And Gender, Leslie G. Espinoza

Michigan Law Review

My first introduction to Denise Gray was through a form. The intake sheet was dated October 17, 1994. The legal problem was straightforward. My introduction to Denise Gray would come much later. I am a clinical law professor. The clinic, Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau, is known as "LAB." I teach students law by supervising them as they represent, usually for the first time, a real person with real problems.

Vampires Anonymous And Critical Race Practice, Robert A. Williams Jr.

Michigan Law Review

I can only explain what Vampires Anonymous has done for me by telling my story. I know, stories, particularly autobiographical stories, are currently being dissed by some law professors. Raised in an overly obsessive, objectively neutralized cultural style, they are plain and simple Storyhaters. Their middle to upper class parents had money, a home in the burbs, and nice kids who were going to go on from their fancy grade schools and college preparatory gigs to Harvard/Stanford/Yale - all those types of pricey places where law professors usually come from. These kids were raised to be objective, neutral, neutered, fair, …

Rodrigo's Thirteenth Chronicle: Legal Formalism And Law's Discontents, Richard Delgado

Michigan Law Review

Professor! You're back! Rodrigo leaped to his feet and shook my hand fervently. "I heard a rumor you might be coming. What good news! Sit down. Did the authorities give you any trouble?"