The University of Michigan Law School Volume 55, Number 1 SPRING 2012 Cover Photograph by Sailendra Kharel Cover Design by Tish Holbrook Copyright © 2012 The Regents of the University of Michigan All rights reserved. Law Quadrangle (USPA #144) is issued by the University of Michigan Law School. Postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Publication Office: Law Quadrangle, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215. Published twice a year. Postmaster, send address changes to: Editor, Law Quadrangle University of Michigan Law School 701 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091 Director of Communications: Catherine Behan Assistant Director of Communications: Lisa Yellin Editor: Katie Vloet Designer: Tish Holbrook Writers: Lori Atherton, Cynthia Bever, Becky Freligh, Rick Gershman, John Masson, Clarissa Sansone, Amy Wimmer Schwarb, Rebecca Scott, Sandra Svoboda, Lara Zielin Photographers: Philip Dattilo Photography, Sailendra Kharel, Tom Langdon Photography, Bonjwing Lee, Leisa Thompson Photography, U-M Photo Services Printing: Phoenix Innovate
05 A MESSAGE From D E A N C am i n k e r 0 6 B r i efs 06 ILW: “A Lifeline to the World of International Law”
07 Legislation and Regulation Course Added to 1L Requirements
09 Attorney General Eric Holder Named Senior Day Speaker
10 Attend European Alumni Reunion, June 29–July 1
1 2 fea t u r es 2 8 F ac u l t y ne w s 28 Thompson Directs New Entrepreneurship Clinic
31 Sankaran Named Parent Attorney of the Year
33 Emeritus Professor Roy Proffitt Dies at Age 93
34 In the News
3 6 F ac u l t y v i e w s
36 What Makes Someone a Slave?
4 0 G i v i ng 5 2 C l ass N o t es
52 The Journey from Private to Public Sector
56 A White House Champion of Change
64 Letting Kids Be Kids
6 8 C LO S I N G 68
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