STANFORD LAW SCHOOL ON PUBLIC TELEVISION
TONIGHT
At 10:00 o'clock this evening, public television station KTEH (San
Francisco Bay Area Channel 54) will broadcast SEIZING POWER: THE STEEL
SEIZURE CASE REVISITED, an unscripted, unrehearsed reargument of the
landmark case featuring Chief Justice Rehnquist '52 (AB '48, AM '48),
Justice O'Connor '52 (AB '50) and SU President Emeritus Casper on the
bench, and Charles Koob '69 and Karen Stevenson '98 as the advocates.
This SLS Alumni Weekend 2002 program was adapted for television by
Stanford University and KTEH in association with KQED with the support
of the law firm of Folger, Levin & Kahn.
<http://steelseizure.stanford.edu>
STANFORD COMMUNITY LAW CLINIC OPENS ITS
DOORS
The new Stanford Community Law Clinic, which has been accepting
clients in need since November at temporary offices, opens this month
officially in newly renovated space at 2117 University Avenue, East
Palo Alto. The Law School will host an open house at the clinic on
Wednesday, April 2, at 4:30 p.m. Alumni, friends, members of the
community, and students are all cordially invited to attend.
(R.s.v.p. to Jamie Kampel at jkampel@law.stanford.edu.)
NARDONE TAKES THE HELM AT EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Dean Sullivan has appointed Catherine "Rinnie" Nardone to the post of
Associate Dean for External Relations. In her new capacity, this
seasoned and accomplished SLS fund raiser will lead the School's
alumni relations, communications, and development teams.
<http://www.law.stanford.edu/news/200302-nardone.shtml>
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE INTERNATIONAL
ARENA
On Saturday, March 15, the student-run Stanford Law and Technology
Association will present a conference titled "Ideas without
Boundaries: Creating and Protecting Intellectual Property in the
International Arena." Among the topics to be discussed that day are
issues facing the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, the
challenges of enforcing copyright abroad, new surveillance techniques
used to track down alleged pirates in cyberspace, and privilege issues
in multinational patent litigation. (MCLE credit available.) Contact
Kalpana Srinivasan '04 at kalpanas@stanford.edu for more information.
<http://www.law.stanford.edu/slata>
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI DIRECTORY
There is still time to update your biographical information for the
new edition of the SLS Alumni Directory, due out this fall. To do so,
visit
Recent opinion pieces by Stanford Law School faculty
"140th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation: Slavery's Lingering
Legacy," San Francisco Chronicle, January 1, 2003. William Gould IV,
Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law, Emeritus, asks Lott and many of his
colleagues "which side they support--that of Jefferson Davis...or the
flag of 'Right and Equality' that brought him down...."
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/01/01/ED128871.DTL>
"Diversity Gives Depth to the Law," Los Angeles Times, January 3, 2003.
Paul Brest, Professor of Law, Emeritus, and former Dean and Richard E. Lang
Professor of Law, on the U.S. Supreme Court's plan to reconsider its
decision allowing law schools to consider race in admissions to promote
diversity.
<http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/>
"A Better Way," National Journal, January 4, 2003. Alan Morrison, Irvine
Visiting Fellow, on election reform.
<http://nationaljournal.com/cgi-bin/ifetch4?ENG+NJMAG+7-njmagtoc+1059724-DBSCORE+256+2+6+F+6+23+1+PD%2f01%2f04%2f2003%2d%3e01%2f04%2f2003>
"Copy cats and robotic dogs: What lawyers can learn from comic books," Red
Herring, January 10, 2003. Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law, on cases in
which copyright violation seems to be good for business.
<http://www.herring.com/insider/2003/01/copycats011003.html>
"Protecting Mickey Mouse at Art's Expense," New York Times, January 18,
2003. Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law, on the U.S. Supreme Court decision
in Eldred v. Ashcroft.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/18/opinion/18LESS.html?todaysheadlines>
TREATIES, ENFORCEMENT, AND U.S. SOVEREIGNTY
Friday and Saturday, February 21 and 22, 2003, Crown Quadrangle, Stanford Law School
Stanford Law Review symposium featuring a keynote address by Yale law professor and former Assistant Secretary of State Harold Hongju
Koh.
<http://www.law.stanford.edu/lawreview/symposium/index.html>
SPECTRUM POLICY: PROPERTY OR COMMONS?
Saturday, March 1, 2003, Crown Quadrangle, Stanford Law School
Cosponsored with the Manhattan Institute. Featuring a debate about whether spectrum is "property" or "commons," with FCC Chairman Michael
Powell, economist Harold Demsetz, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Alex Kozinski hearing the arguments.
<http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/spectrum/>
STANFORD PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FOUNDATION: 11TH ANNUAL BID FOR JUSTICE
Saturday, March 1, 2003, 6:00 p.m., Crown Quadrangle, Stanford Law School
Silent and live auction to raise funding for public interest organizations.
For more information or to donate auction items, visit <http://www.law.stanford.edu/spilf/>.
MEDIATION AND MEDIATION ADVOCACY TRAINING PROGRAM
Sunday through Friday, March 23 through 28, 2003, Martin Daniel Gould Center for Conflict Resolution Programs, Stanford Law School
A Stanford Law School Executive Education program for mediators and legal practitioners.
<http://mediationtraining.stanford.edu>
FIDUCIARY COLLEGE
Sunday through Tuesday, April 27 through 29, 2003, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford University
A Stanford Law School Executive Education program featuring keynote speakers John Biggs, former TIAA-CREF Chairman and CEO; Robert
Glauber, National Association of Securities Dealers Chairman and CEO; and Bill Miller, Legg Mason Funds Management CEO.
<http://fiduciarycollege.stanford.edu>
DIRECTORS' COLLEGE
Sunday through Tuesday, June 1 through 3, 2003, Crown Quadrangle, Stanford Law School
A Stanford Law School Executive Education program featuring keynote speakers William Donaldson, Nominated Chairman, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission; John Chambers, Cisco Systems President and CEO; and Phil Angelides, California State Treasurer.
<http://directorscollege.stanford.edu>
DIRECTORS' CONSORTIUM
Wednesday through Friday, August 20 through 22, 2003, Crown Quadrangle, Stanford Law School
Offered by Stanford Law School Executive Education in collaboration with the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
<http://www.directorsconsortium.net/directorsconsortium.nsf>
ALUMNI WEEKEND 2003
Friday through Sunday, October 17 through 19, 2003, Crown Quadrangle, Stanford Law School
STANFORD LAW SOCIETY OF NEW YORK: RECEPTION WITH DEAN KATHLEEN M. SULLIVAN
Thursday, March 13, 2003, 6:30 p.m. Contact alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu for
information
This newsletter was prepared by Stanford Law School Communications.