October 2002
In this issue of Law@Stanford:
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NEWS
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STANFORD COMMUNITY LAW CLINIC TO OPEN ITS DOORS
On Friday, November 1, Stanford Law School plans to launch a new Community Law Clinic
that will provide free legal services to low-income clients in neighboring communities,
including East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, and will offer Stanford Law students
valuable opportunities to develop a wide range of legal skills through live-client
representation. The clinic will focus initially on housing law and workers' rights.
HELPING COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION
Stanford Law School has joined Stanford's Graduate School of Business and Institute for
International Studies in establishing the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule
of Law, the focus of which will be examining how countries in transition can be assisted
in reaching a measure of economic and political stability. Thomas Heller, Lewis Talbot
and Nadine Hearn Shelton Professor of International Legal Studies, will act as a faculty
coordinator for the center.
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/report/news/september11/iis-911.html
NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENTAL LAW DEGREE
This fall, Stanford Law School has teamed up with Stanford's new Interdisciplinary Graduate
Program in Environment and Resources to offer a JD/MS degree. The joint degree program will
train the next generations of scholars to find effective solutions to real-world problems
through integrating scientific and social research into environmental law.
http://iper.stanford.edu/
SECURING CYBERSPACE
On Wednesday, September 18, Richard Clarke, Chairman of President Bush's Critical
Infrastructure Protection Board, unveiled a draft report entitled "The National
Strategy to Secure Cyberspace" at Stanford Law School. On hand to speak at the
rollout event were FBI Director Robert Mueller III, Secret Service Director
Brian Stafford, and Stanford President John Hennessy, among others.
Draft report: http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/
University coverage:
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/report/news/september25/cyber-925.html
COACHING THE DIRECTORS
On June 1 through 3, 2003, directors and senior executives of publicly traded
companies will gather at Stanford Law School for its ninth annual Directors'
College. This year participants will enroll in new intensive half-day sessions
on best practices for audit committees; best practices for compensation committees;
and litigation, insurance, and indemnification; and listen to featured speakers
Charles T. Munger, Vice Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.; Harvey L. Pitt, Chairman,
United States Securities and Exchange Commission; and Hon. E. Norman Veasey,
Chief Justice, State of Delaware, among others. Online registration for the college
opens January 6, 2003, at
http://www.law.stanford.edu/execed/programs/index.shtml
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES IN A NATIONAL SECURITY CRISIS
Dean Kathleen M. Sullivan was one of twelve Americans asked by the New York Times for "their
views on the most significant change the country has undergone in the year since September 11."
Her thoughts and those of, among others, Tom Daschle, Muhammad Ali, and William J. Bennett
appeared in a September 8 piece titled "Reflections on an America Transformed."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/08/opinion/08ROUN.html?todaysheadlines
THEY'RE THE TOP
In its September 30 issue, the Daily Journal rolled out its "fifth annual list of
the state's most influential lawyers, including 21 titans who have made the cut
each year." Among this year's top 100 are Mary B. Cranston '75 (AB '70), Professor
Joseph A. Grundfest '78, Beth. J. Jay '72, Michael A. Kahn '73 (AM '73), Professor
Lawrence Lessig, Stephen C. Neal '73 , and Richard M. Pachulski '79. Warren
Christopher '49, Hon. Ronald M. George '64, and Dean Kathleen M. Sullivan are
among the quinquennial "titans."
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FEATURES
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PREPARING FOR ANOTHER MONTANA NOVEMBER
Big Sky country can be hostile territory for Democratic candidates, but Max Baucus
'67 (AB '64) is actually enjoying his bid for a fifth term representing the state
in the U.S. Senate. The secret is not to run as a Republican or Democrat, but as a Montanan.
http://www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/lawyer/ [Click on the "#64 - Fall
2002" link, and select "Features" and then "Can the Senator Survive Another Montana November?"
from the contents list.]
A CENTURY OF LAW
Stanford Law Professor Lawrence M. Friedman's recent book, American Law in the Twentieth
Century, has received laudatory reviews. An excerpt in Stanford Lawyer provides a glimpse
of how the nation's preeminent legal historian identifies some of the key trends of the
last 100 years.
http://www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/lawyer/ [Click on the "#64
- Fall 2002" link, and select "Features" and then "A Nation of Laws: An Excerpt from
Lawrence Friedman's New Book" and "A Friedman Sampler: Quotes from American Law in the
Twentieth Century" from the contents list.]
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CAMPUS EVENTS
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GERALD GUNTHER MEMORIAL SERVICE
Friday, October 4, 2002
http://www.law.stanford.edu/gunther.remembered/
WHOSE EYE ON WHAT PRIZE? UNDERSTANDING LATINOS IN THE FACE OF THE LAW
Saturday, October 5, 2002
THE SIXTH ANNUAL NATIONAL LATINO AND LATINA LAW STUDENT CONFERENCE
Sunday, October 6, 2002
Sponsored by the Stanford Latino Law Students Association
http://www.law.stanford.edu/sllsa
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE COMES TO STANFORD LAW SCHOOL
Wednesday, October 9, 2002
http://lawtech.stanford.edu/events/index.html
ALUMNI WEEKEND 2002
REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED--SIGN UP TODAY!
Thursday to Sunday, October 17 to 20, 2002
http://www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/events/alumniweekend/2002/
BURST OF THE BUBBLE: LESSONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE DOT-COM COLLAPSE
Wednesday, October 23, 2002
http://www.seeuthere.com/event/956911576412
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REGIONAL EVENTS
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NOTRE DAME RECEPTION
Saturday, October 5, 2002
Contact sgiraud@law.stanford.edu for information.
STANFORD LAW SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C.: RECEPTION WITH SPECIAL GUEST,
PROFESSOR LAWRENCE LESSIG
Tuesday, October 9, 2002
Contact alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu for information.
STANFORD LAW SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES: RECEPTION WITH SPECIAL GUEST,
DEAN KATHLEEN M. SULLIVAN
Thursday, November 7, 2002
Contact alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu for information.
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ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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This newsletter was prepared by Stanford Law School Communications with assistance from the School's Office of Alumni Relations and Development.