"US NEWS" RANKS STANFORD LAW #2 FOR
FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
"US News & World Report" has issued its annual assessment of professional
schools and has once again ranked Stanford Law #2, topped only by Yale
Law. Among the top law schools, SLS is identified as the most diverse. SLS
programs in the areas of dispute resolution, intellectual property, and
tax all ranked among the top ten in the nation.
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawrank_brief.php>
KARLAN TO SERVE ON STATE FAIR
POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
Professor Pamela Karlan, Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of
Public Interest Law, has been appointed to California's Fair Political
Practices Commission by State Controller Steve Westly. The commission
regulates campaign financing, conflicts of interest, and other issues
under the Political Reform Act of 1974.
<http://www.sco.ca.gov/eo/pressbox/2003/04/fppc0403.pdf>
COMMUNITY WARMLY WELCOMES NEW LAW
CLINIC IN EAST PALO ALTO
Throngs of local residents and Stanford faculty, staff, and students were
on hand on April 2 as Stanford President John Hennessy, Dean Kathleen
Sullivan, East Palo Alto Mayor Patricia Foster, and Menlo Park Mayor
Nicholas Jellins joined together to cut the ceremonial ribbons and
officially launch the Stanford Community Law Clinic in its new East Palo
Alto location. That day, a "San Jose Mercury News" article featured the
clinic, which had been been serving clients at a temporary location since
November.
HAIL TO THE CHIEF
New Zealand's court system is breaking away from its colonial
traditions, and the nation's Chief Justice, alumna Sian Elias, JSM
'72, is playing a critical role.
COMPELLING EVIDENCE
Two-time Hurlbut teaching excellence award winner George Fisher discusses
his new Evidence casebook and how he uses clips from Hollywood classics
such as Anne Bancroft's and Dustin Hoffman's performances in the "The
Graduate" to teach hearsay, 404(b), and other evidentiary rules.
CATCHING UP WITH CLASSMATES
Nadia Bermudez '01 scored a victory in a pro bono prisoners' rights
case. Robert Cochran '74 won an Emmy. Jim Johnston '67 served as
president of Anchorage Opera. And Jane Goldman '90 has started a
magazine called "Chow."
Recent opinion pieces by Stanford Law School faculty:
"How Much Do We Give Up for Security?" "San Jose Mercury News,"
March 27, 2003. Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, Assistant Professor of
Law, on the measures the government is allowed to take under the USA
Patriot Act and whether those measures are justified, if they are the
price of security.
<http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/5493286.htm>
"Professor of Desire," "National Law Journal," March 5, 2003.
Deborah Rhode, Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law, on the sexual
harassment of students and her belief that, while Title IX addresses
some of the issues, the problem is far from solved.
<http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1046678420670>
"U.S. Apes Nazi Rationale," "San Francisco Chronicle," March 16,
2003. George Fisher, Stanford Professor of Law, and Allison Marston
Danner '97, Vanderbilt Assistant Professor of Law, suggesting that,
when President Bush "invoked the doctrine of 'pre-emptive'
self-defense, . . . he dismissed a centuries-old principle of
international law and opened the door to a world of unknown dangers
and grave moral challenges."
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/16/IN225844.DTL>
LAW SCHOOL AND PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT HOST INAUGURAL EVENT
On Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, 2003, Stanford Law School and the Center for Psychiatry and the Law
will cosponsor "Brain Injuries and Impairments in Civil and Criminal Cases." Among the speakers at the
event will be Robert Weisberg '79, Edwin E. Huddleson, Jr. Professor of Law. (MCLE credit available)
<http://psychiatry.stanford.edu/law>
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>
RESCHEDULED: MEDIATION AND MEDIATION ADVOCACY TRAINING PROGRAM
Tuesday through Saturday, June 10 through 14, 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>
STANFORD/HARVARD JOIN FORCES TO PRESENT INTERNET LAW PROGRAM
On Monday through Friday, June 30 through July 4, 2003, Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society
and Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society will offer an Internet law course at Stanford.
Topics to be discussed: reforms in intellectual-property systems, privacy versus security on the Net, the
changing role of ICANN, "open" versus "proprietary" software systems, regulating pornography, jurisdictional
issues, cybercrime, the digital divide, and more. <http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/ilaw2003>
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
DALLAS, TEXAS
"The Trials of the Century: Corporate Executives on the 'Perp Walk'"
Featuring Robert Weisberg '79, Edwin E. Huddleson, Jr. Professor of Law
Thursday, May 1, 2003, 6:00 p.m. reception, 7:00 p.m. discussion
The Women's Museum, 3800 Parry Avenue
<http://www.thewomensmuseum.org>
Sponsored by Stanford Law School, the Stanford Alumni Association, and
the Dallas/Ft. Worth Stanford Club. Contact
alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu for information.
This newsletter was prepared by Stanford Law School Communications.