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Vol. 47, No. 6, January 28, 1997, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Students Lament Syvereud's Departure •Law School Panel on Affirmative Action for MLK Day Celebration •Exam Ticket Frustration •Blanks Pans Hip New Music •Michigan Students Explore Cambodia •Whitman Takes the Reins •The Two Sides of Larry Flynt •B&B Reveal Resolutions

Dicta, University Of Michigan Law School

Miscellaneous Law School History & Publications

This is the third year of Dicta, the law school's literary journal and a child of the vision of two 1996 graduates, Miles Yanick and Matt Morris. We hope that this creative forum will continue to grow and to flourish, enriching the law school community by offering a spectrum of poetry, fiction, essays, photography, and artwork. The editors faced a difficult task again this year as we again received more material than we could publish. We continued the policy of considering all submissions anonymously. This final product reflects the often conflicting views of the editors who tried to select a …

Going To Trial: A Rare Throw Of The Die, Samuel R. Gross, Kent D. Syverud

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Few of the suits that are filed continue to trial, but some plaintiffs and defendants find their interests served best by going to trial.

This essay is adapted from "Don’t Try: Civil Jury Verdicts in a System Geared to Settlement," appearing in 44 UCLA Law Review 1 (1996). Publication is by permission. A complete, fully cited version is available from the editor of Law Quadrangle Notes.

If it is true, as we often hear, that we are one of the most litigious societies on earth, it is because of our propensity to sue, not our affinity for trials. …

Eye On The World, Jose E. Alvarez, Virginia A. Gordan

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

In a special section coinciding with the International Reunion of Law School graduates, Law School graduates who are deeply involved in the globalization of legal practice respond to the question, "If you could leap ahead 10 years, how do you think what you are doing now will change?" And in a thought-provoking prologue, Professor of Law Jose Alvarez and Assistant Dean for International Programs Virginia A. Gordan consider the historical - and historic - impact of Law School graduates from overseas on the legal profession.

A New Nuremberg?, Jose E. Alvarez

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The following essay is based on presentations given recently at the University of Michigan, Harvard Law School and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. While most citations have been removed for publication here, the author gratefully acknowledges the work of Mark Osiel, whose article, "Ever Again: Legal Remembrance of Administrative Massacre," 144 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 463 (1995), inspired much of the analysis here

On May 25, 1993, acting under the same powers it had used to authorize the Gulf War, the United Nations Security Council established the first international war crimes tribunal since post World War II …

The Michigan Law Quadrangle: Architecture And Origins, Kathryn Horste

About the Buildings

The Michigan Law Quadrangle: Architecture and Origins is intended to combine elements of a history and a guidebook. For those students, alumni, and visitors to Ann Arbor who have long admired the sequestered spaces and the noble corridors ofthe Quadrangle, the book is meant to answer some ofthe many questions that come to mind about its historical styles and the significance of its rich decorations, as well as to serve as a ready source book for those encountering the Quadrangle for the first time. Chapters 2 and 3 recount the history of the Quadrangle as a construction project and the …

Honors Convocation, University Of Michigan Law School

Commencement and Honors Materials

Program for the May 9, 1997 University of Michigan Law School Honors Convocation.

Moving Ground, Breaking Traditions: Tasha's Chronicle, Angela I. Onwuachi-Willig

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

This Note uses a fictional dialogue to analyze and engage issues concerning stereotypes, stigmas, and affirmative action. It also highlights the importance of role models for students of color and the disparate hiring practices of law firms and legal employers through the conversations and thoughts of its main character, Tasha Crenshaw.

Who Is Black Enough For You? An Analysis Of Northwestern University Law School's Struggle Over Minority Faculty Hiring, Leonard M. Baynes

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

This Article considers the factors that should be used in hiring a person of color to a faculty position and raises the following questions: Apart from potential teaching ability and scholarly productivity, should faculty appointments committees look to other criteria for candidates of color? Provided that we can still consider the race and ethnicity of prospective candidates of color at private institutions, should faculty appointments committees be concerned about how closely identified a candidate is to an essentialized conception, for instance, of Black persons? Should a faculty hiring committee focus its efforts to hire African Americans on a Black person …

Selecting And Designing Effective Legal Writing Problems, Grace C. Tonner, Diana Pratt

Articles

Legal research and writing courses are unlike most substantive first year law school classes in that they teach using the problem method. The success of a legal writing course depends on the quality of the problems. The purpose of this article is to provide some guidance for legal writing professors in designing legal writing problems. The article addresses (1) general considerations in problem design, (2) designing expository problems, (3) designing persuasive problems, and (4) sources of problems. In the first section, we discuss problem design as it relates to the overall goals for teaching the basic forms of legal analysis, …

An Interdisciplinary Seminar In Child Abuse And Neglect With A Focus On Child Protection Practice, Suellyn Scarnecchia

Articles

Given the myriad of professionals involved in protecting children from abuse and neglect, legal practice in the field of child protection requires an understanding of the various disciplines these professionals represent. Professor Scarnecchia argues that such an understanding is necessary in order for the attorney to serve as a zealous advocate for her client. In hopes of creating this understanding in students at the University of Michigan, an interdisciplinary seminar in child abuse and neglect has been created. Professor Scarnecchia details the substantive content of the seminar, discussing specific issues that arise in protecting children. She explains that by using …

Vol. 47, No. 5, November 25, 1996, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•He's Back! •Kozinski Pleads: Don't Drop the Torah •Kamisar Pens Suicide "Note" •Post-Election Round-Up •RG Lineman of Fine Culture Jason Blankenship Tackles Teenage Wondercrooner Fiona Apple •B&B's Fun Page: B&B Explore the Miracles of Birth •How to Become President of a Large Midwestern University

Vol. 47, No. 3, October 7, 1996, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Federalist Society Sponsors Affirmative Action Debate •Journal Moratorium Ends •Jesse Jackson Gets Down With the Vote •Prof. Reed Begins 51st Year of Teaching •Computerization May End Enrollment Woes •Commentary: The Alcohol Policy •Blanks' Culture Corner •Hey, Third Year •B&B's BS Write Your Own Ding Letter

Vol. 47, No. 2, September 23, 1996, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Decline in Percentage of Women in the Class of 1999 •Law School Again (and Again) Welcomes Visiting, Adjunct Faculty •International Law Workshop Begins •Course Evaluations in a Nutshell •Incompatible Hiring Criteria •Letters to the Editor •Commentary: Faculty Hiring •Blanks' Culture Corner •Four Years Out: Are We Having Fun Yet? •B&B's BS 1st Year Quiz

Vol. 47, No. 1, September 9, 1996, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Campbell Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Wins International Awards •The New Career Services •An Insider's Guide to NYC •FYI Program •The Nature of Diversity •Reviewing the Selection Process •Blanks' Culture Corner •Hey, Third Year

Notes From The Underground, University Of Michigan Law School

Newsletters

Volume 4, no. 3 of the University of Michigan Law Library Reference Department Newsletter.

The Chaotic Pseudotext, Paul F. Campos

Michigan Law Review

This article tries to get away from the traditionally epistemological (and instrumental, and normative) focus of the case method. In what follows, I will introduce two interrelated ideas designed to elucidate the problematic nature of contemporary legal interpretation: the concept of law as a chaotic discourse, and the problem of the legal pseudotext. These ideas will be presented and explored while we undertake a close reading of an appellate court opinion; however, the purpose of this reading is not the traditional one of attempting to determine if the case · is "correctly decided." Rather we will consider various questions that …

The University Of Michigan Law School Bulletin 1996-1997, University Of Michigan Law School

Law School Announcement and Bulletins

Graduate Law Study; The Law School Community; Living in Ann Arbor; Officers and Faculty; Law School Calendar 1995-1997; Map; Index; A Letter from the President;

Vol. 46, No. 10, April 1, 1996, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Faculty Respond to Ad Hoc Proposals •An Interview with the Hon. Stephen Reinhardt •How to Get an Offer •Jason Frank •Dr. G's Tearful Farewell

Vol. 46, No. 9, March 18, 1996, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Community Reacts to Racial Vandalism •Michigan No. 7 in "U.S. News" Ranking •Jessup Team Heads to Internationals •Value Centered Management to Rein in More Dollars for the Law School •Fall Grade Curves •Commentary: Center for the Legal Equality of Women •Jason Frank Returns

Vol. 46, No. 8, February 19, 1996, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Headnotes Spread a Little Love •Want a Job? Forget Seattle. Try New York •RG Arts Page •Full Survey Detail •IM Sports: Matt Wilk Returns •Commentary: Debt Management

Vol. 46, No. 7, February 5, 1996, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Krieger to Head New Alumni Programs Office •Is This the Best Way to Run a Law School? •Jobhunting Tips •Hey, Third Year •Opinion: Women & the Law •Jason Frank: On Equality

Vol. 46, No. 6, January 22, 1996, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Captivation and Disgust •Grade Punks Injure 1L •Women's Rights Symposium Indeed International •Hey, Third Year •Jobhunting Survey •Jason Frank Pays Off His Loans

Dicta, University Of Michigan Law School

Miscellaneous Law School History & Publications

We're back. For the second year in a row we have solicited, selected, and published the creative work of many talented members of the law school community. Again, we received more than we could publish. Again, the final result reflects the varying and often conflicting views of the editorial staff. All submissions were considered anonymously, so any overlap between the list of editors and the list of contributors is simply due to the fact that those interested in editing Dicta were also among those interested in contributing to it.

Honors Convocation, University Of Michigan Law School

Commencement and Honors Materials

Program for the May 10, 1996 University of Michigan Law School Honors Convocation.

Succeeding In Law School: A Comparison Of Women's Experiences At Brooklyn Law School And The University Of Pennsylvania, Marsha Garrison, Brian Tomko, Ivan Yip

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

This Article reports our findings from a replication of the Penn research conducted at Brooklyn Law School in order to test the experience-performance link reported by the Penn researchers. Brooklyn Law School offers an ideal setting for a test of the Penn research because it already has adopted most of the reforms that the Penn researchers believe would reduce women's alienation from the learning environment and thus improve their academic performance. First, Brooklyn Law School, as compared to other American law schools, has a large proportion of women faculty. During the 1994-95 academic year, thirty-seven percent of its tenured and …

Notes From The Underground, University Of Michigan Law School

Newsletters

Volume 4, no. 2 of the University of Michigan Law Library Reference Department Newsletter.

Aba Accreditation Of Law Schools: An Antitrust Analysis, Andy Portinga

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

The accreditation activities of the American Bar Association are under attack. From within legal academia, professors and deans complain that the ABA accreditation process is overly formalistic and intrusive. In addition, the Massachusetts School of Law has sued the ABA, alleging that the ABA's accreditation standards violate the Sherman Act. From outside legal academia, the Department of Justice has investigated the ABA's accreditation activities and initiated an antitrust suit against the ABA. The Department of Justice and the ABA immediately settled this suit, and, as a result of this settlement, the ABA has agreed not to enforce certain standards and …

The Rhythms Of Hope And Disappointment In The Language Of Judging (St. John's University School Of Law: Rededication Symposia), James Boyd White

Articles

I want to talk today about a certain aspect or dimension of the language of judging. From one point of view the quality I mean can be seen as a kind of idealism inherent in legal lan­guage; from another, as a kind of fundamental hypocrisy; from still another, as a simultaneously tragic and comic element in le­gal life.

Why Hard Cases Make Good (Clinical) Law, Paul D. Reingold

Articles

In 1992, when the University of California's Hastings College of Law decided to offer a live-client clinic for the first time, its newly hired director had to make several decisions about what form the program should take.1 The first question for the director was whether the clinic should be a single-issue specialty clinic or a general clinic that would represent clients across several areas of the law. The second question, and the one that will be the focus of this essay, was whether the program should restrict its caseload to "easy" routine cases or also accept non-routine, less controllable litigation. …