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Publications Professor Ira Bloom submitted
a manuscript of his revised marital deduction chapter for fall publication in his treatise Klipstein and Bloom, Drafting New York Wills. Professor Vincent Bonventre’s
article, “Judicial Activism, Judges’ Speech, and Merit Selection: Conventional Wisdom and Nonsense,” was published in 68 Albany Law Review (2005). Professor Bridget Burke’s article, “The Tao of Professionalism,” was published by the United Kingdom Center on Legal Education in January 2006 as part of the Vocational Teachers Forum “Becoming a Competent Professional.” Professor Patrick Connors and
adjunct professor Thomas F. Gleason ’78 authored the New York Practice column in the January 12, 2006, New York Law Journal titled “Problems at the Starting Gate.” The piece discusses filing problems at the county clerk’s office and Harris v. Niagara Falls Board of Education, argued before the New York Court of Appeals in January 2006. Professor Paul Finkelman
co-edited the book The History of Michigan Law (Ohio University Press, 2006). The book features a foreword by Hon. Clifford Taylor, Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court, and a chapter by Finkelman called “The Promise
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of Equality and the Limits of Law: From the Civil War to World War II.” The book received the Historical Society of Michigan’s State History Award for the best scholarly book on Michigan history. Finkelman published an article in 62 New York University Annual Survey of American Law 45 (2006) called “Thomas Jefferson, Original Intent, and the Shaping of American Law: Learning Constitutional Law from the Writings of Jefferson.” Professor James Gathii
published “How American Support for Freedom of Commerce Legitimized King Leopold’s Territorial Ambitions in the Congo,” in Padideh A’lai et al., Trade as Guarantor of Peace, Liberty, and Security? Critical, Historical and Empirical Perspectives, 2006. Gathii published “The High Stakes of WTO Reform,” 104 Michigan Law Review, 1361 (2006), “Minority Rights in Corporate Law: A reply to Chander,” 19 National Black Law Journal (Columbia Edition), 57 (2005-6) and “International Justice and the Trading Regime,” 19 Emory International Law Review, 1407 (2005). Professors Stephen E. Gottlieb and Timothy D. Lytton pub-
lished a new coursebook, Jurisprudence, Cases and Materials: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law and its Applications, Second Edition, by Stephen E. Gottlieb, Robin L.
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West (Georgetown Law), Brian Bix (University of Minnesota Law School) and Timothy D. Lytton (Lexis, 2006) together with Teachers’ Manual for Jurisprudence, Cases and Materials: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law and its Applications, Second Edition, by Stephen E. Gottlieb, Robin L. West, Brian Bix and Timothy D. Lytton (Lexis, 2006). Professor Gregory Mandel
published three law review articles: “Promoting Environmental Innovation with Intellectual Property Innovation: A New Basis for Patent Rewards” in the Temple Journal of Science, Technology, and Environmental Law, “Toward Rational Regulation of Genetically Modified Food” in the Santa Clara Journal of International Law and “New Frontiers: The Future of Biotechnology Litigation and Adjudication” in the Pace Environmental Law Review. Mandel also wrote “Limits of Agricultural Economics for Agricultural Biotechnology,” in Focus on Agricultural Economics (2006). Professor Alicia Ouellette is
publishing an article, “Disability and the End of Life,” in the Oregon Law Review. Written with a group of bioethicists, her article, “Lessons Across the Pond: Artificial Reproductive Technology in Great Britain and the United States,” was published by the American Journal of Law and Medicine.
Professor Patricia Salkin
co-authored with Lora Lucero, Esq., and Allyson Phillips ’06 a chapter in “Eminent Domain Use and Abuse: Kelo in Context” published by the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law. Salkin also co-authored with Phillips “Eliminating Political Maneuvering: A light in the tunnel for the Government Attorney-Client Privilege,” published in 39 Indiana Law Review, 561 (2006). Salkin’s article “Zoning for Home Occupations: Modernizing Zoning Codes to Accommodate Growth in Home-Based Businesses” appeared in 35 Real Estate Law Journal, 181 (Summer 2006) and “Swift Legislative [over]Reaction to Eminent Domain: Be Careful What You Wish For” appeared in the July/August 2006 issue of Probate & Property, published by the ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (p. 44).
Awards and Achievements Professor Melissa Breger was selected by Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye to manage and compile the family law section of the new Web site from Columbia Law School: Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions. Professor Laurie Shanks was presented a New York State Bar Denison Ray Award in the Criminal Defender Category. The Denison Ray awards, 25