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Vol. 15, No. 4
E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y S C H O O L O F L A W
September 20, 2005
Memorial Service for Christopher Black '06
CONTENTS
A memorial service for Christopher Black will be held at the
Dean’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 Law School next Thursday, September 22, at 5:00 p.m. in
Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall, for members of the Law
Student Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 School community, Chris's family and his many friends and col-
Academic Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 leagues in New York.
Records & Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 At this time we are asking that all cards and letter be sent to
Paul and Renee Black in care of the Dean’s Office, 40
Open Colloquia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Washington Square South, Suite 406, New York, NY 10012.
Symposia, Lectures & Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Chris's parents have also requested that in lieu of flowers, dona-
tions be made to the New York University School of Law, 161
Course Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Avenue of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10013, in
Research Assistants Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7 Chris's name.
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Student Financial Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-8
Dean’s Roundtable
Regularly during the school year, the Dean hosts roundtable
Public Interest Law Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
discussions with prominent guests who have utilized their law
Clinical Law Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 degrees in a variety of nontraditional ways. Over lunch with a
Hauser Global Law School Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 small group of students, guests speak autobiographically about
their work experiences, sharing valuable advice and insight about
Residence Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
how they found their chosen path.
Student Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10 Michael I. Roth is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Future Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 the Interpublic Group, one of the world’s leading organizations
of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. He
The Docket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 has been Chairman since July 2004, and added the CEO title in
Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12 January of 2005. Mr. Roth had been a member of Interpublic’s
Board since 2002.
Before assuming his current role, Roth was Chairman and
DEAN ’S CORNER CEO of The MONY Group Inc., a financial services holding
company that provides a wide range of protection, asset accumu-
Dean’s Student Drop-In Hours lation and retail brokerage products and services through its
Most weeks during the academic year, the Dean holds stu- member companies. Under Roth’s leadership, The MONY
dent drop-in hours when NYU School of Law students may go Group diversified its business mix, broadened its distribution
to his office to meet with him on any subject. Students put their channels, and enhanced its ability to compete in today’s financial
name on a sign-in sheet and are seen, in order, one at a time. If services marketplace. Before joining MONY in 1989, Mr. Roth
you want to drop in, please contact the Dean’s assistant at (212) worked at Coopers & Lybrand, the accounting firm now part of
998-6004 or jeff.malamy@nyu.edu on Thursday or Friday to find PricewaterhouseCoopers, from 1973 to 1982, and Primerica, the
out when the following week’s office hours will be. Students with financial company, from 1982 to 1989.
specific concerns or academic questions and problems should not Roth is a member of the Board of Directors for Pitney Bowes
wait for drop-in hours, but go for guidance to the Office of Inc. and the Gaylord Entertainment Company. He also partici-
Academic Services, Furman Hall, Room 474 or to the Office of pates in several civic organizations. He sits on the Leadership
Student Affairs, Furman Hall, Room 474. Committee of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; the
United Way of Tri-State Board of Governors; and the Board of
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Directors of the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy. Eric Orts (Academic Year 2005-06)
In addition, he is a Director of The Baruch College Fund, The University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business
Partnership for New York City and The Enterprise Foundation. Richard Primus (Academic Year 2005-06)
A certified public accountant, Roth holds an L.L.M. degree University of Michigan Law School
from New York University School of Law in Taxation and a J.D.
from Boston University Law School. He is a 1967 graduate of Daniel Rubinfeld
the City College of New York. University of California at Berkeley School of Law
The Dean’s roundtables are open to all interested NYU Chris Sanchirico
School of Law students on a first-come, first-served basis, with University of Pennsylvania Law School
attendance limited to 18. The September 22 roundtable will
begin at 12:30 p.m. in Snow Dining Room on the fourth floor of Alan Schwartz
Vanderbilt Hall. Lunch will be served. If you would like to attend Yale Law School
a roundtable, please sign up in advance by calling Penelope Robert Sitkoff
Fernandes at (212) 998-6003 or by emailing her at Penelope.fer- Northwestern University School of Law
nandes@nyu.edu. Please indicate whether you have any dietary
Geoffrey Stone
restrictions.
University of Chicago Law School
New and Visiting Professors In Residence — Fall 2005
Sara Beale
New Faculty Duke University School of Law
The NYU School of Law continues to have extraordinary
success in attracting leading legal scholars. This year, we have Omri Ben-Shahar
three additions, each accomplished in their respective fields. University of Michigan Law School
Please welcome them to our community. Richard Epstein
Stephen Choi University of Chicago Law School
University of California at Berkeley School of Law Heather Gerken
Daniel Hulsebosch Harvard Law School
St. Louis University School of Law Robert Keohane (Academic Year 2005-06)
Samuel Issacharoff Duke University
Columbia Law School Michael Levine (Academic Year 2005-06)
Research Scholar
Visiting Faculty — Fall 2005
Each year legal professors and scholars visit the Law School Global Law School Faculty — Fall 2005
and enrich our community. Please note this impressive group for Eyal Benvenisti (Israel)
Fall 2005 and Academic Year 2005-06 Tel Aviv University
Jack Balkin Alex Boraine (South Africa)
Yale Law School International Center for Transitional Justice
Charles Cameron (Academic Year 2005-06) Guido Ferrarini (Italy)
Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and University of Genoa
International Affairs
Daphna Lewinsohn-Zamir (Israel) (Academic Year 2005-06)
John Coates Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Harvard Law School
Armin von Bogdandy (Germany)
Michael Green University of Heidelberg
Wake Forest University School of Law
Senior Fellows — Fall 2005
Moshe Halbertal John Baker
Gruss Visiting Professor of Law Senior Golieb Fellow
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Cambridge University, St. Catharine’s College
Michael Herz (Academic Year 2005-06) Changyin Han (Academic Year 2005-06)
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Senior Global Research Fellow
Ehud Kamar Jiao Tong University
University of Southern California Law School Gerald Rosenfeld (Academic Year 2005-06)
Arthur Miller Senior Fellow, Center for Law and Business
Harvard Law School Rothschild North America
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Eyal Zamir (Academic Year 2005-06)
Senior Global Research Fellow
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Important Dates
Continuing Orientation
New Acting Assistant Professors of Lawyering
2005-06 September 28: 4:00-5:00 p.m. *Financial Aid, Vanderbilt Hall,
Jessie Allen Room 220
Brennan Center for Justice at NYU October 4: 6:00-8:00 p.m. *Derrick Bell Presentation,
Irene Segal Ayers Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu October 24: 12:35-1:55 p.m. Introduction to Public Interest
Natasha Balendra Law, mandatory for students applying for summer funding,
Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Hauser Global Law School Vanderbilt Hall, Tishman Auditorium
Maya Grosz October 26: 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Career Services
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Civil Division Orientation, Vanderbilt Hall, Tishman Auditorium
Pratheepan Gulasekaram October 26: 4:00-6:00 p.m. *Student/Faculty Mixer, Vanderbilt
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Hall, Greenberg Lounge
Loyola University School of Law October 31: 12:35-1:35 p.m. Public Interest Summer Funding
Meredith Johnson Harbach Session mandatory for students applying for summer funding
Smyser, Kaplan & Veselka Vanderbilt Hall, Tishman Auditorium
Risa Kaufman *Open to J.D. and Graduate Students
Associate Counsel, Community Service Society of New York
Faculty Advisor Program
Peter Markowitz
The Bronx Defenders The Faculty Advisor Program pairs interested J.D. students
with full-time faculty members. J.D. students may request a spe-
Rebecca Beth Rosenfeld cific faculty member, or ask to be paired with someone based on
Legal Aid Society of New York, Criminal Defense Division the faculty member’s area of expertise or the student’s area of
Jonathan Todres interest. We encourage students to meet with their advisors when
Davis Polk & Wardwell considering a broad range of issues including selection of courses,
career choices, and academic difficulties. In order to help stu-
New Acting Assistant Professor of Tax Law dents feel more comfortable and confident about seeking advice,
advisors are encouraged to meet with students over lunch and in
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other informal settings. All students may also informally consult
Megan Healey
with the faculty listed in our Faculty Advisor Program Brochure
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
concerning course selection and career issues in particular fields
of law. Request forms were sent via email to all J.D. students.
New Furman Fellows 2005-06
Students may request a faculty advisor at any point during the
Harlan Grant Cohen
school year. Request forms and program brochures are available
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
online at www.law.nyu.edu/depts/studentaffairs/assistance/fac-
Troy McKenzie ulty/index.html or in Furman Hall, Suite 474.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
New Affiliated Faculty Tutoring Program
Sally Merry The Office of Student Affairs offers a confidential academic
Professor of Anthropology and Law and Society, tutoring program for J.D. and LL.M. students who are experi-
Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU encing academic difficulty. Tutors are fellow students who have
Wellesley College demonstrated academic excellence in the course(s) they tutor.
Dale Jamieson Tutoring request forms will be available outside Furman Hall,
Professor of Environmental Studies, Suite 474, beginning Wednesday, September 21. Please note the
The Steinhardt School of Education, NYU following:
Carleton College • Tutoring is not available to first-semester 1Ls or LL.M.s
• Students may request a tutor for a maximum of two courses
• Students are required to attach an unofficial transcript to
their tutoring request form, or list all their law school
courses and grades on the back of the form
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We will attempt to assign tutors to students in academic Registration for Graduate Non-Law Courses
need, but cannot guarantee that we can do so in every case. You
will be informed of your tutor assignment by email within seven To add a graduate level non-law course, you need to com-
days of making your request. The program is free of charge. plete a Request to Register for Non-Law School Graduate Level
Course which is available online and in the Office of Academic
Tutors Needed Services Furman Hall, Room 474. In addition, you must provide
a copy of the course description, the syllabus, and a statement of
Student tutors are needed to assist students experiencing how the course will enrich your knowledge of the law. (LL.M.
academic difficulty. Students applying for a position as a tutor students must also obtain the signature of their faculty director.)
must have received a grade of “A-” or better in the course(s) they All documents must be submitted to the Office of Academic
wish to tutor. Please stop by Furman Hall, Suite 474, and drop Services. Non-law courses are not available on a credit/fail basis.
off an unofficial transcript and brief statement of interest. The
tutoring stipend is $10 per hour. Specific hours for tutoring ses-
sions are arranged between the tutor and tutee. Tutees usually RECORDS & REGISTRATION
require one or two hours of assistance per week.
Bar Exam Certification
Transfer/Visiting Student Luncheon If you are interested in taking the upcoming February 21-22,
2006 bar exam or the July 25-26, 2006 bar exam, you must notify
On Tuesday, September 27 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. in
the Office of Records and Registration of your intent to do so.
Vanderbilt Hall, Snow Dining Room, there will be a luncheon
All interested students should complete “The State Bar
for transfer and visiting students. Give us your feedback on the
Certification Request” form, which is available at
beginning of the school year and make future plans. RSVP by
www.law.nyu.edu/depts/acservices/downloads/index.html or in
September 21 to law.studentaffairs@nyu.edu.
the Office of Records and Registration and submit it to Furman
Hall, Room 400. The filing dates for this form are as follows:
Health Insurance—Important Notice
December 1, 2005 through January 20, 2006
There are two Student Health Insurance Plans at NYU—the
(to be certified for the February 2006 exam)
Basic Plan and the Comprehensive Plan. All degree law students
are automatically enrolled and charged for the Basic Plan if they March 27, 2006 through May 19, 2006
are registered for six or more credits. Students MUST select the (to be certified for the July 2006 exam)
Comprehensive Plan if that is the coverage they desire. Please If you require any further assistance regarding this matter,
note that the benefits of the Basic Plan are considerably lower please contact the Office of Records and Registration.
than those of the Comprehensive Plan. To review the benefit dif-
ferences, please see pages 18-20 of the Health Insurance Loan Deferment
Brochure you received. (Extra brochures are available in Furman
Hall, Suite 474.) Enroll in the health plan of your choice online The NYU School of Law uses the National Student Loan
at www.nyu.edu/health/insurance by the September 30 deadline. Clearinghouse to confirm to lender institutions the enrollment
If you are covered by a non-NYU School of Law plan, it is status of students who receive financial aid. The Clearinghouse
required that you complete the waiver process online at processes all loan deferments and reports directly to lender insti-
www.nyu.edu/health/insurance by September 30. tutions. Students with loan deferment forms from their lenders
should bring them to the Office of Records and Registration in
Taping Classes During Religious Holidays Furman Hall, Room 400. The forms will be forwarded to the
Clearinghouse by the Law School after the add/drop period. We
Please speak to your individual faculty members regarding will also ask you to sign a form indicating that you understand
taping of classes during holidays. that processing is being done by the Clearinghouse.
ACADEMIC SERVICES Veterans’ Benefits
If you feel you are eligible for veteran’s benefits, hand in all
Copies of Transcripts from Other Institutions appropriate documents to the Office of Records and
As stated in the admissions application, “We cannot return Registration, Furman Hall, Room 400, for review.
nor provide any copies of any part of the application, transcripts,
translations, letters of recommendation, or supporting material.” Transcript Requests—Plan In Advance
Please make arrangements to have this information forwarded to
Transcript request are processed by the University Registrar,
you from your school in advance of your deadlines for the inter-
and it usually takes from three to five business days to obtain a
view process, fellowship applications, and bar applications.
transcript. Therefore, we ask that if you anticipate a need for
transcripts, please make timely request. Remember, it is possible
to receive three transcripts per semester for yourself. We suggest
that you order three transcripts to use in case a sudden need
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arises. After the third transcript request, the University Registrar Program in Legal, Political and
requires that you include the address of the prospective employer
Social Philosophy
when making request. Transcript request can be made in the
Office of Records and Registration in Furman Hall, Room 400, Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. in Furman Hall, Room 910
or by mail to University Registrar, Transcript Services, and P.O. • September 22: Kathleen Sullivan, Stanford University, School
Box 910, New York, NY 10276. Requests can also be faxed to the of Law
University Registrar at (212) 995-4154. You may arrange to pick
up your transcripts in Furman Hall, Room 400, or have it sent to • September 29: Charles Larmore, University of Chicago,
your local address or prospective employer. Department of Political Science and Philosophy
Please consult the Web site www.law.nyu.edu/clppt to view
January 2005 Degree Candidates or download Readings and Schedule of Speakers.
The deadline for applying for January 2005 degree is October Hauser Colloquium
7. You must apply by calling TorchTone at (212) 995-4747.
Globalization and Its Discontents: Public and
Private in Global Governance
Credit/Fail Option
On Tuesday, September 20 at 4:05 p.m. in Vanderbilt Hall,
Second- and third-year students may elect to register for a
Room 208, Steven Lukes of the NYU Sociology Department will
total of two courses on a credit/fail basis during their final four
speak on “States, Markets and Local Practices: The Problematic
semesters, provided the professor has listed the course as being
Treatment of Local Knowledge in the Thought of F.A. Hayek and
open to such registration. Required courses, including
James C. Scott”
Constitutional Law and Professional Responsibility, may not be
taken credit/fail. Students who wish to register for the credit/fail
option must do so by calling TorchTone at (212) 995-4747 dur- SYMPOSIA, LECTURES & RECEPTIONS
ing the credit/fail registration period, September 8-December 9.
Question and Answer session
with Justice Stephen Breyer
OPEN COLLOQUIA
Open to all law students, there will be a question and answer
Center on Law and Security Colloquium session with the Honorable Justice Stephen Breyer on September
20, Vanderbilt Hall, Tishman Auditorium, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Judge Richard Posner will be the guest speaker at the Law Space is limited and seats will be given on a first-come, first-
and Security Colloquium 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September served basis. A live feed for the overflow of students will be avail-
20. Due to space limitations, guests must RSVP for the event. able for viewing in Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge.
Please contact the Center on Law and Security for more infor-
mation at (212) 992-8854 or cls@juris.law.nyu.edu.
Hays Civil Liberties Program Lecture
Hoffinger Criminal Justice Colloquium On Thursday, September 22 at 4:30 p.m. in Vanderbilt Hall,
Greenberg Lounge, Peter Irons will lecture on “War Powers:
The Hoffinger Criminal Justice Colloquium is a centerpiece How the Imperial Presidency Hijacked the Constitution.”
of the criminal law program at the NYU School of Law. Each Sponsored by the Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Program.
month it brings together a cross section of the New York City Reception to follow.
metropolitan area criminal justice community (scholars, practi-
tioners, policymakers, journalists) for a public lecture and discus-
National Center on Philanthropy and the
sion by a major criminal justice scholar. The first event of this
academic year will take place on Monday evening, September 26
Law’s Annual Conference
from 8:15–9:45 p.m. in Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge. NYU The National Center on Philanthropy and the Law is hosting
School of Law students and their guests are warmly invited and its seventeenth annual conference, entitled “Grasping the Nettle:
encouraged to attend. Respecting Donor Intent and Avoiding the Dead Hand.” The
Our presenter, Harvard Law School Professor William conference is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, October 27-28.
Stuntz, is one of the leading criminal law and criminal procedure The program will begin on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. On Friday, the
scholars in the nation. Two of his most recent publications are program will run from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The conference will be
“Local Policing After the Terror,” 111 Yale Law Journal 2137 held in Martin Lipton Hall, D’Agostino Hall. NYU School of
(2002) and “The Pathological Politics of Criminal Law, 100 Law students are welcome to attend as auditors. Seating is lim-
Michigan Law Review 505 (2001). ited, and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. If you
are interested in auditing the conference, please contact Ingrid
Hang at (212) 998-6168 or ingrid.hang@nyu.edu.
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COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS Professor Kingsbury and Dr. Chesterman
Seek Research Assistants
International Human Rights Research
Professor Benedict Kingsbury and Dr. Simon Chesterman are
2005–06: Extrajudicial Executions
respectively Director and Executive Director of the Law School’s
and the U.N. Rapporteur System Institute for International Law and Justice (IILJ). They each invite
Since Fall 2004, Professor Philip Alston has been the United applications from 2L, 3L, LL.M., and J.S.D. students interested in
Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or working as Research Assistants on various international law pro-
Arbitrary Executions. This is one of the most important ‘man- jects. Professor Kingsbury particularly seeks students interested in
dates’ conferred on individual experts by the U.N. Commission international arbitration, in the history and theory of international
on Human Rights and raises a wide range of conceptual, proce- law, in legal and political philosophy and in accountability and
dural and institutional issues. Students who are interested in global administrative law. Dr. Chesterman will be coordinating
undertaking research on these issues are invited to submit a pro- IILJ projects on the use of force, private military firms, governance
posal to undertake directed research in the Fall or Spring of intelligence, and United Nations issues.
semesters. Possible topics range from analyzing the “most serious To apply, please email a résumé, unofficial transcript of prior
crimes” for which the death penalty may be imposed to evaluat- and current NYU School of Law courses (and study prior to
ing the effectiveness of the U.N. special procedures system. coming to NYU if possible), and a cover letter noting areas of
Interested students should attend a meeting Wednesday, research interest and any particular skills, such as fluency in par-
September 21, 2:00–3:00 p.m. in Vanderbilt Hall, Room 313. A ticular languages or Web site experience to Ana Lara, Vanderbilt
letter outlining a proposed topic, a résumé, and a writing sample Hall, Room 314, laraa@juris.law.nyu.edu. Hours are flexible over
will are due Friday, September 30 and should be sent to Krista the semester and can vary with student schedules, with 6-10
Minteer at minteerk@juris.law.nyu.edu. hours per week typical. Application deadline: 5:00 p.m., Tuesday,
September 27.
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS NEEDED
Professor Coates Seeks Research Assistant
Professor Alston Seeks Research Assistant Professor John Coates is seeking a 2L or 3L student to work as
Since Fall 2004 Professor Philip Alston has been the United a research assistant during the fall semester. The research will
Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or involve corporations, Mergers and Acquisitions transactions, and
Arbitrary Executions. Professor Alston seeks a research assistant business history. Please submit a letter of interest, a résumé, and an
to monitor international media for reports of extrajudicial execu- informal transcript to his assistant, Mara Steinbugler, in Vanderbilt
tions and to assist him in drafting correspondence with govern- Hall, Room 314 or via email to mara.steinbugler@nyu.edu.
ments. A commitment of six hours each week is required.
Interested students should send a résumé and statement of inter- I•CON Seeks Editorial Assistants
est to Krista Minteer at minteerk@juris.law.nyu.edu by Friday, The International Journal of Constitutional Law (I•CON) is
September 30. hiring editorial assistants for the 2005-06 academic year. Pay is at
the standard research rate; other perks include billing on the
Professor Lowenfeld Seeks Research Assistant masthead. I•CON is a faculty-edited journal under the direction
Professor Andreas Lowenfeld is looking for Research of Professor Norman Dorsen; its editorial board and contributing
Assistants. One to work on Conflict of Laws and International authors come from all over the world. The work includes such
Litigation, one to work on International Investment and another tasks as line editing, cite checking and proofreading and may
to work on International Trade, NAFTA, and WTO. Foreign occasionally extend to participating in editorial planning, corre-
trained as well as J.D.s may apply. If you are interested please call sponding with other institutions and assisting with Web site
Monica Cortez at (212) 998-6653. development. Fluent written English necessary; previous journal
experience preferred; familiarity with foreign sources and lan-
Professor Choi Seeks Research Assistants guages advantageous. Send cover letter, résumé, and brief writing
sample to law.icon@nyu.edu.
Professor Stephen Choi is looking for two research assistants
to help with securities regulation-related research. If interested, Professor Todres Seeks Research Assistant
please contact him by email, stephen.choi@nyu.edu or by phone,
(212) 992-8962. Professor Jonathan Todres is interested in hiring a research
assistant to work with him in the areas of human rights law (par-
ticularly children’s rights) and health law. Interested students
should submit a résumé and law school transcript (unofficial is
fine) to Professor Todres at jonathan.todres@nyu.edu.
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Professor Franck Seeks Research Assistants Hurricane Katrina Update
Professor Thomas Franck is interested in hiring one or two The following is a summary of guidance being released by
research assistants to assist him in his writing pertaining to inter- private lenders related to Hurricane Katrina.
national law and international organizations and, in particular,
work pertaining to the Bosnian Genocide case which is currently Sallie Mae
before the International Court of Justice. Applicants should be Sallie Mae is making available interest-free emergency financ-
prepared to work 20 hours a week and should submit a résumé ing of up to $15 million available to students who have applied for
and grade transcript to Professor Franck’s office Vanderbilt Hall, or received Sallie Mae loans at schools that are closed indefinitely
Room 341. due to Hurricane Katrina. These zero-fee loans of between $500
and $1,000 per student will help cover living and other education-
related expenses. The loans will feature no interest through June 1,
LIBRARY 2006, and then revert to prime rate—currently 6.5 percent.
Information is available at www.salliemae.com/katrina and at
Passwords and Training Sallie Mae’s hurricane relief hot line (877) HELP-040 or (877)
1Ls will receive passwords and training with their Lawyering 435-7040.
Section. Training begins September 6. Sallie Mae will also grant automatic payment relief to stu-
2Ls and 3Ls should have active passwords from previous dent loan customers in the areas affected by the storm. This will
years. Lexis passwords need to be re registered. Training is avail- allow students to discontinue making payments on their loans.
able upon request, from student representatives or in classes. The company will also extend the same payment relief terms
Transfer and Non-matrics will receive training upon request. authorized by the U.S. Department of Education for federally
Make an appointment with the student representatives for a guaranteed loans to its private loan customers. Customers who
refresher course, usually offered one on one. Passwords may be have other questions about their student loan accounts should
obtained at the tables in the Main Reading Room or at the desk contact the company toll-free at (888) 2-SALLIE, (888) 272-
outside Lenley Lab. Note: Passwords from your former law 5543 or log on to the “Manage Your Loans” section of
school may work temporarily, but your print jobs will be delivered www.SallieMae.com.
to the laser printer at your former school. You must obtain a new In addition, Sallie Mae is reaching out to closed schools
password at NYU. across the Gulf Coast region to offer communications resources
such as phone and Web support to help these institutions and
Tax LL.M.s will receive passwords during training beginning
their students remain in contact. The Sallie Mae Fund, a charita-
August 30 or at tables in the Main Reading Room.
ble organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, has made a donation to
Non-tax LL.M.s: passwords will be given at the tables; training Scholarship America’s Disaster Relief Fund for Post-Secondary
began September 16. Education. This fund will provide grants to higher education
Foreign trained LL.M.s: passwords will be given during training institutions to cover education-related expenses of low-income
beginning September 18 or at the tables in the Main Reading Room. students affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Check the Appointment Books for the training schedule. Internet
Citibank
Access via each company’s Web site: http://lawschool.westlaw.com/
Borrowers impacted by the hurricane who are in repayment
Type in your password and click on “SIGN ON WESTLAW”
can contact them to obtain an administrative forbearance effec-
www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/ Click on Sign On to Research at the
tive from August 29 through November 28, 2005. No payments
upper left.
would be due during that period. At the end of that forbearance
period, Citibank is offering an additional forbearance up to 12
STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES months. Late fees will be waived during the forbearance period,
however interest continues to accrue and will capitalize to the
Queen’s County Women’s Bar Association borrower’s principal, if not paid in full at end of the forbearance
Faith O’Neal Scholarship period.
The QCWBA will be offering two $1,000 scholarships to
students enrolled at an ABA accredited law school who have Loan Refund Checks
completed their first full semester and are domiciled in Queens Refund checks continue to be processed for many students at
County. The application deadline is October 21, 2005. Contact this time. Please remember that checks are sent to your LOCAL
QCWBA@yahoo.com for more information. address. If no local address is on file, the check will go to your
permanent address on file with the University. Therefore, be sure
to update your address on the NYU student information system,
ALBERT, accessible through NYU Home.
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Supplemental Sources of Financial Aid September 20: 5:00-6:00 p.m. in Furman Hall, Room 212,
Presenting Group: ACCESS Group
The following is a listing of outside scholarship opportuni-
ties with approaching application deadlines. Each program has September 21: 4:30-6:00 p.m. in Furman Hall, Room 326
its respective selection criteria, application processes, and dead- Presenting Group: Sallie Mae
line dates. We encourage you to contact the individual program September 22: 4:30-6:00 p.m. in Furman Hall, Room 210
for complete and up-to-date details. Presenting Group: ACCESS Group
Godwin Proctor
Goodwin Diversity Fellowships—Beginning this fall, PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER
Goodwin Proctor Diversity Fellowships will provide up to three
annual awards of $15,000 each to minority 2Ls who demonstrate Job and Fellowship Information Sessions
exceptional academic performance, outstanding leadership, a
September 23: 1:05-2:30 p.m., Furman Hall, Room 326.
commitment to community service, interest in private practice,
“The LL.M. Public Interest Job Search.” This workshop will
and other special achievements and honors. www.goodwinproc-
review the basic elements of a public interest job search: résumé
tor.com/gpfellowships.asp
and cover letter objectives, informational interviews, networking
Saratoga County Bar Association suggestions, NYU resources and many more.
Saratoga County Bar Association Scholarships—The Saratoga September 26: 12:35–1:55 p.m., Furman Hall, Room 216.
County Bar Association will be offering two $1,000 scholarships to “Effective Interview Strategies for Public Defenders and
residents of Saratoga County. The scholarships are for 2L or 3L Prosecutors: Tips from the Hiring Attorneys for Internships and
students who are residents of Saratoga County. Consideration is Permanent Jobs.” This panel presentation will focus on the inter-
given to class rank, demonstrated leadership, community involve- view techniques, hypothetical and mock simulations used by
ment, and financial need. www.saratogacountybar.org/scholar- public defender and prosecutor offices.
ship.html Deadline: October 1, 2005.
Columbia Lawyers Association of Westchester County Leaders in Public Interest Series
Columbian Lawyers Association Scholarships—The CLA September 26: 6:00–7:00 p.m., Vanderbilt Hall, Tishman
offers four scholarships to students of Italian heritage entering Auditorium. Leaders in Public Interest Series, “Confronting
their second year of law school who reside in Westchester Injustice,” Professor Bryan Stevenson, New York University
County. The application must include a short letter indicating School of Law and Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative of
the source of his/her Italian heritage, the reason for the need of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama. Reception immediately fol-
assistance and a brief statement as to their aspirations and goals. lowing presentation in Vanderbilt Hall, Golding Lounge.
For information, please contact the Association at 2975
Westchester Avenue, Suite No. 207, Purchase, NY 10577 or by
PILC Drop-in Hours
telephone at (914) 251-0603. Deadline: October 28, 2005.
In addition to making appointments with counselors, students
The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans may visit PILC during drop-in hours for answers to discrete ques-
The Fellowships support 30 individuals a year for up to two tions. The drop-in hours for the Fall semester are 3:30-4:30 p.m.
years of graduate study in any subject anywhere in the United Tuesdays: Deb Ellis; Wednesdays: Pascale Walker; Thursdays:
States. Students already in graduate programs are eligible, Ivan Perez.
although not past their second year. The Fellowship provides
$20,000 maintenance and one-half tuition. Candidates must be PILC Calendar of Events
either holders of Green Cards, naturalized citizens, or children of PILC has prepared a calendar of its educational panels and
two naturalized citizen parents. There is an information session events for 2005-06, including the Leaders in Public Interest
on October 7, 2005, in Furman Hall, Room No. 212, from 3:15- Series. Copies of this calendar are available in the PILC office,
4:00 p.m. www.pdsoros.org/ Deadline: November 1, 2005. Furman Hall, Room 430. All events will continue to be
Loan Information and Consolidation Workshops announced in The Docket.
We are offering several Loan Information and Consolidation
workshops this month. We encourage all students to attend. The Peer Mentor Pizza Lunch
workshops will address loan repayment options, consolidation, September 27: 1:05-1:55 p.m., Furman Hall, Room 326. Topic:
budgeting and other financial management basics. While the Immigration. Pizza and soda will be served.
sessions are offered by both Sallie Mae and Access Group, each
session will cover the same topics. We strongly encourage any 3L
with federal loans to attend one of the following sessions:
September 20: 1:00-2:00 p.m. in Furman Hall, Room 210,
Presenting Group: ACCESS Group
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CLINICAL LAW CENTER Personal Property Insurance
NYU assumes no responsibility for your personal property.
Clinical Law Center Seeks Spanish Translators
This includes property lost, stolen, or damaged in academic and
Clinical Law Center is looking for Spanish-speaking transla- residential buildings. As noted in the housing license, each resi-
tors/interpreters for cases, documents and meetings. Please con- dent is responsible for his or her personal property; therefore, it is
tact Leomaris.Sanchez@nyu.edu if interested with résumé. Pays suggested that residents carry property insurance. Renters’ or
$15/hr. Fluent speaker and some experience preferred. tenants’ insurance is a form of personal property insurance which
can provide a year of coverage at a reasonable cost.
Information about several insurance companies can be found
HAUSER GLOBAL LAW SCHOOL PROGRAM
at www.law.nyu.edu/depts/housing/oncampus/PersonalProperty
Global Law School Program Panel Series Insurance.html. All students will receive a brochure in August
about an insurance plan from CSI Insurance Agency, Inc, which
On Tuesday, September 20, the Hauser Global Law School provides coverage specially designed for university students.
Program will present the first event in the panel series “Europe
and the United States: A Transatlantic Dialogue.” The invited
Meal Plan
panelists are the Honorable Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice of
the United States Supreme Court, and Professor Gertrude For those of you who do not want to cook most of your meals or
Luebbe Wolff, Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of do the requisite grocery shopping, you may want to consider purchas-
Germany, Second Senate. The event will be held in the Lester ing a meal plan from ARAMARK. There are several options from
Pollack Colloquium Room in Furman Hall, 3:30-5:30 p.m., by which to choose and all plans include a certain amount of Declining
invitation only. Dollars per semester. There are numerous dining locations through-
out campus. Meal Plan participants can also use Meal Exchange or
Global Visitors Welcome Party Declining Dollars at locations such as The Market Place at The
Kimmel Center, Faye’s @ the Square featuring Starbuck’s and the
On Thursday, September 22, the Hauser Global Law School Weinstein Food Court with Chick-fil-A and Quiznos Sub among
Program is hosting the Global Visitors Welcome Party in the Hauser others.
Global Law School Program suite on the 3rd Floor of Furman Hall, For further information, please go to our Web site
5:00-6:30 p.m. All Global Visitors are encouraged to attend, meet www.law.nyu.edu/depts/housing and click on the link “Dining
other Global Visitors and be welcomed officially to the Law School. Services.” From there you can directly link to the University Campus
Dining Service. To sign up for an ARAMARK Meal Plan, simply
Hauser Scholars Lunch stop by the Office of Residential Life in Mercer Residence during our
On Friday, September 23, the Hauser Global Law School office hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
program will host the second Hauser Scholars Lunch, 1:00-3:00
p.m. in Furman Hall, Room 316. The event is by invitation only.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Distinguished Fellow Lecture Catholic GradLaw Association Gathering
The Hauser Global Law School Program is honored to wel- Come to the NYU Catholic Center for food and fellowship
come Mr. Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe, Member of the French with fellow graduate and law students interested in Catholicism.
Conseil d’Etat and Justice of the French Constitutional Council, We meet every Wednesday, (starting September 24) at 7:00 p.m.
as a Distinguished Global Fellow. He will be participating in the in the NYU Catholic Center, on Thompson Street between
Distinguished Fellow Lecture Series on Wednesday, September Washington Square South and West Third Street.
28, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in D’Agostino Hall, Lipton Hall. This event
is by invitation only. Unemployment Action Center
Fall Training Makeup
RESIDENCE SERVICES The Unemployment Action Center is a student-run organiza-
tion that represents workers seeking unemployment insurance in
2005-06 Academic Year License Period hearings at the New York Department of Labor. UAC’s fall makeup
The 2005-06 academic year license period begins on August training for new student advocates, for those who missed the earlier
28, 2005 and ends on May 13, 2006. Please note the following for training, is on September 25. Lunch will be provided. Advocates are
your calendar and planning: responsible for advising and representing claimants—this gives stu-
• All residents who will be graduating and do not have a con dents experience with real legal advocacy, and provides needed assis-
firmed summer housing assignment for week one or a con tance to workers. The training will prepare students with the
firmed extension must check out by 10:00 a.m. on May 14. knowledge they need to begin taking cases. The makeup training is
• All residents who will not be graduating and do not have a Sunday September 25, from 12:00-4:00 p.m. in Vanderbilt Hall,
confirmed summer housing assignment for week one or a Room 214, with lunch provided. For more information, contact Dan
confirmed extension must check out by 12:00 p.m. on May 13. Hennefeld,Training Coordinator, dmh331@nyu.edu.
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Canadian Content Student Online Calendar
Organization Meeting If your submission is an event, meeting, or deadline, please be
The Canadian Content Student Organization is having its sure to place it in the NYU School of Law online calendar by
first official meeting of the year. Canadian and Canada-inter- going to the News, Events, and Calendars section of the Web site
ested students should come hear about our plans for this year. at http://its.law.nyu.edu/cal/EventProcess. All calendar man-
agers should enter the online calendar through the secured-site.
Tuesday, September 20, 4:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Hall, Golding East.
Questions about specific events should be directed to their indi-
Contact Noah Waisberg at noahw@nyu.edu for information.
vidual contacts.
F UTURE EVENTS Submissions to The Docket
Each notice is printed for up to two weeks (requests for excep-
Open Forum Event tions should be submitted as early as possible). Each notice may
On Wednesday, September 28, 6:00-8:00 p.m., “Al Qaeda run under one heading only. The headings are:
Now: The Media and the War on Terror,” featuring Peter Bergen, Dean’s Corner Office of Career Services
David Ensor, Salameh Nematt and others. Moderator: Professor Student Affairs Public Interest Law Center
Stephen Holmes, Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge. Academic Services (incl. PSLawNet)
Records & Registration Global Public Service Law Project
Real Estate and Urban Policy Forum Open Colloquia Clinical Law Center
Faculty Colloquia Hauser Global Law School Program
Student-Faculty Mixer Symposia, Lectures & Receptions Journals
All students are invited to join the Real Estate and Urban Alumni Relations & Development Bar Information
Policy Forum for a Student-Faculty Mixer on Thursday, Administrative Announcements Residence Services
September 22, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Faculty Library on the Calls for Papers Student Organizations
3rd floor of Vanderbilt Hall. Come meet with NYU faculty Course Announcements Student Bar Association
Research Assistants Needed Future Events
members who teach within the fields of property, real estate, land
Library Volunteers Wanted
use, housing, urban policy and community development. This is a Graduate Tax Program Entertainment & Recreation
great opportunity to get to know the faculty members in your Student Financial Services Lost & Found
areas of interest and learn about their research. Food and drink Internships, Fellowships & Awards Other
will be served.
THE D OCKET
Web Submissions to The Docket
All submissions should be sent online through the submission
form at www.law.nyu.edu/pubs/docket/submissions.html. For
technical reasons, it is advisable to use Internet Explorer if you are
working on a PC and Netscape if you are working on a
Macintosh. There is a review page to check over your submission
before it is sent. If you find an error in your submission, simply
press the “Revise Request” button to go back and make the neces-
sary changes. If you leave one or more fields blank on the submis-
sion form, enter an invalid email address, or enter text in ALL
CAPS, you will be asked to revise and resubmit your entry. The
form will also prompt you if you do not select a calendar entry in
order to confirm that your event/notice does not need to be listed
in The Docket ’s Calendar of Events. You will be notified that your
submission has been sent once you press the “Submit Request”
button. Please note that this is not a confirmation of receipt. You
should receive an email confirmation within 30 minutes during
the 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. workday, Monday through Friday.
Contact Jeremy Coleman at the Office of Communications at
(212) 992-8924 if you do not receive an email confirmation, or if
you have any questions or problems. Remember that a separate
Docket submission form must be used for each entry. Please avoid
using ALL CAPS or any other formatting. Detailed instructions
are available online at www.law.nyu.edu/pubs/docket.
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C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S
T UESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
12:00 p.m. - Question and answer session with the Honorable 12:30 p.m. – Dean’s Roundtable with Michael I. Roth (LL.M.
Justice Stephen Breyer, Vanderbilt Hall, Tishman Auditorium. ’75), Chairman and CEO of The Interpublic Group of
A live feed for the overflow of students will be available for Companies, Vanderbilt Hall, Snow Dining Room (p.2)
viewing in Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge (p.5)
4:00 p.m. - Program in Legal, Political and Social Philosophy,
1:00 p.m. - ACCESS Group presents Loan Information and guest speaker Kathleen Sullivan, Stanford University, conducted
Consolidation Workshops in Furman Hall, Room 210 (p.8) by Professors Dworkin and Nagel, Furman Hall, Lester Pollack
3:30 p.m. - “Europe and the United States: A Transatlantic Room, 9th floor (p.5)
Dialogue.” The Honorable Justice Stephen Breyer and 4:30 p.m. - Peter Irons “War Powers: How the Imperial
Professor Gertrude Luebbe Wolff. Furman Hall, Lester Pollack Presidency Hijacked the Constitution,” Vanderbilt Hall,
Colloquium Room, by invitation only (p.9) Greenberg Lounge (p.5)
4:00 p.m. - Center on Law and Security Colloquium, Judge 4:30 p.m. - ACCESS Group presents Loan Information and
Richard Posner will be the guest speaker, RSVP required (p.5) Consolidation Workshops in Furman Hall, Room 210 (p.8)
4:05 p.m. - Hauser Colloquium: Globalization and Its 5:00 p.m. - Global Visitors Welcome Party, Furman Hall, Suite
Discontents: Public and Private in Global Governance, Steven 340 (p.9)
Lukes, NYU Sociology Department, “States, Markets and
5:00 p.m. - Memorial service for Christopher Black, Vanderbilt
Local Practices: The Problematic Treatment of Local
Hall, Greenberg Lounge (p.1)
Knowledge in the Thought of F.A. Hayek and James C. Scott”
Vanderbilt Hall, Room 208 (p.5) 5:30 p.m. - Real Estate and Urban Policy Forum Student-Faculty
Mixer,Vanderbilt Hall, Faculty Library on the 3rd Floor (p.10)
4:30 p.m. - The Canadian Content Student Organization’s first
official meeting of the year, Vanderbilt Hall, Golding East (p.10)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
5:00 p.m. - ACCESS Group presents Loan Information and
Consolidation Workshops in Furman Hall, Room 212 (p.8) 1:00 p.m. - Hauser Scholars Lunch, Furman Hall, Room 316,
by invitation only (p.9)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 1:05 p.m. - “The LL.M. Public Interest Job Search,” Furman
Hall, Room 326 (p.8)
Tutoring Program begins (p.3)
RSVP for the Transfer/Visiting Student Luncheon (p.4) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
2:00 p.m. - Meeting for students interested in assisting on
7:00 p.m. - Catholic GradLaw Association meeting, The NYU
International Human Rights Research 2005–06: Extrajudicial
Catholic Center on Thompson Street between Washington
Executions and the U.N. Rapporteur System with Professor
Square South and West Third Street (p.9)
Alston, Vanderbilt Hall, Room 313 (p.6)
4:30 p.m. - Sallie Mae presents Loan Information and
Consolidation Workshops in Furman Hall, Room 326 (p.8)
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C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
12:00 p.m. - Unemployment Action Center Training makeup 4:00 p.m. - Continuing Orientation, Financial Aid, Vanderbilt
session, Vanderbilt Hall, Room 214 (p.9) Hall, Room 220 (p.3)
6:00 p.m. - Open Forum, “Al Qaeda Now: The Media and the
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 War on Terror,” Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge (p.10)
12:35 p.m. - “Effective Interview Strategies for Public Defenders 6:30 p.m. - “To Be a Constitutional Court Judge: A Conversation
and Prosecutors: Tips from the Hiring Attorneys for Internships with Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe, Member of the French Conseil
and Permanent Jobs” Furman Hall, Room 216 (p.8) d’Etat and Justice of the French Constitutional Council,” by invi-
tation only, D’Agostino Hall, Lipton Hall (p.9)
6:00 p.m. - Leaders in Public Interest Series, “Confronting
Injustice,” Professor Bryan Stevenson, Vanderbilt Hall,
Tishman Auditorium (p.8) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
8:15 p.m. - Hoffinger Criminal Justice Colloquium, Professor 4:00 p.m. - Program in Legal, Political and Social Philosophy,
William Stuntz of Harvard University on “The Political conducted by Professors Ronald Dworkin and Thomas Nagel
Constitution of Criminal Justice,” Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg and special guest Charles Larmore, Furman Hall, Lester Pollack
Lounge (p.5) Room, 9th floor (p.5)
T UESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
1:00 p.m. - Transfer/Visiting Student Luncheon, Vanderbilt Deadline to enroll in the health plan of your choice, or to com-
Hall, Snow Dining Room (p.4) plete the waiver process online (p.4)
1:05 p.m. - PILC Peer Mentor Pizza Lunch, Topic: Deadline for Research Assistant Applications to assist
Immigration. Pizza and soda will be served Furman Hall, Professor Philip Alston (p.6)
Room 326 (p.8)
5:00 p.m. –Research Assistants Application Deadline to assist T UESDAY, O CTOBER 4
Professor Kingsbury and Dr. Chesterman (p.6)
6:00 p.m. - Continuing Orientation, Derrick Bell Presentation,
Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge (p.3)
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