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The Transcendent Lawyer
Group Think
Whether it’s the Colloquium . on Legal, Political and Social . Philosophy or a nuanced conversation in a classroom, members of NYU’s Legal Philosophy Program champion an interdisciplinary approach to the law. Jennifer S. Frey and Larry Reibstein unearth the program’s . beginnings and describe how contemporary . issues infuse the curriculum.
Professor Ronald Dworkin takes New York Times national legal correspondent, Adam Liptak, for a ride in Martha’s Vineyard, makes a transatlantic call for a quick salad dressing consultation and then settles in over lobsters for a long talk about his life, his ideas and his work.
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Scholarship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Three Law School teachers and deep thinkers—. Jennifer Arlen, Stephen Choi and Samuel Issacharoff—share excerpts of their recently published articles.
Notes & Renderings
Three Supreme Court justices visit; the Center on Law and Security publishes an important reference book on U.S. torture policy; faculty win accolades; students argue appeals; a crossborder partnership is born; and law school deans jump into the political fray to . defend the judiciary. .
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Feature Updates Criminal: Frank talk with Chinese academics; limiting the death penalty; how much will sentences change in the wake of the federal sentencing guidelines being struck down?
Environmental: The second annual Global Administrative Law conference draws more than 50 experts to discuss this emerging field; guests from all perspectives debate hot land use and zoning issues at Furman Center events; and at the Segal Roundtable, crucial career advice is shared. International: Top officials, including . Baltasar Garzón, Spain’s investigating . magistrate, gather at Villa La Pietra to . debate counterterrorism strategies. .
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Faculty Focus
Faculty News.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Noah Feldman’s new book makes a splash: . the New Yorker gives Sylvia Law some welldeserved attention; Daniel Hulsebosch wins a Surrency Prize; Stephen Gillers heads the ABA Committee on Ethics; two new chairs are celebrated with inaugural lectures; and more. Faculty in the News.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Burt Neuborne weighs in on the current state of democracy in the American Prospect; Daniel Shaviro asserts in a New York Times Op-Ed that Bush’s tax policy will lead to bigger government; the New York Law Journal highlights Margaret Satterthwaite’s latest accomplishments. Additions to the Roster.. . . . . . 60 The Law School welcomes five new full-time professors (including . Lily Batchelder, left), as well as visitors from around the globe.
Good Reads.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 A list of all the work published by full-time, . visiting, global and library faculty. Plus, reviews of books by Derrick Bell, Noah Feldman, Niva Elkin-Koren, Martin Guggenheim, Chester . Mirsky, Nicola Lacey, Ruth Mason, David . Richards and Geoffrey Stone.
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Student Spotlight Student News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Alina Das wins a public interest award; . two ’05s named Adam earn some GRAMMY recognition; the first-year curriculum gets . an update; and more. Student Scholarship.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Nicholas Bagley explains why the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency should not have preempted state laws regarding predatory lenders; Dallas DeLuca makes recommendations to improve individual fishing quotas. Student Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 A Slam! Bam! review of the Law Revue; . students inducted into the Order of the Coif; . the Public Service auction raises $90,000; . and more.