Volume XV
2005
Cover Story
The Transcendent Lawyer (PDF)
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.
Plus: Who Should Shape Our Culture? (PDF)
Read an excerpt from Ronald Dworkin’s latest book, Is Democracy Possible Here?
Features
Group Think (PDF)
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.
The Global Table (PDF)
Professor Thomas Nagel gamely submits his paper for examination—and some slightly painful intervention—with stimulating results.
A Worldly Affair (PDF)
Wendy Davis reports on a celebration loaded with esteemed international guests. Current and former students gather to say thank you to our generous alumni, Rita Hauser ’59 and Gustave Hauser (LL.M. ’57), who make it possible for NYU School Of Law to rightfully call itself the first and only truly global law school.
Feature Updates (PDF)
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.
Departments
Message from Dean Revesz (PDF)
Dean Revesz reflects on highlights of the 2004-2005 academic year and looks forward to the bright future in store for the Law School.
Notes & Renderings (PDF)
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 cross-border partnership is born; and law school deans jump into the political fray to defend the judiciary.
Faculty Focus
Faculty News (PDF): Noah Feldman’s new book makes a splash; the New Yorker gives Sylvia Law some well deserved 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 (PDF): 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 (PDF): The Law School welcomes five new full-time professors, as well as visitors from around the globe.
Scholarship (PDF): Three deep thinkers—Jennifer Arlen, Stephen Choi and Samuel Issacharoff—share excerpts of their recently published articles.
Good Reads (PDF): 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.
Student Spotlight
Student News (PDF): Alina Das wins a public interest award; two ’05s named Adam earn some GRAMMY recognition; Peter Dennis takes on the U.N.; and more.
Student Scholarship (PDF): 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 (PDF): 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.
Around the Law School (PDF)
The Law School community holds a multitude of events around pressing contemporary issues including post–9-11 security, the death penalty, the 2004 election and animal law. Plus: Gary Hart says the U.S. needs a “grand strategy”; two judges from South Africa’s constitutional court visit; Judge Diane Wood argues for dynamic interpretation; and more.
Alumni Almanac (PDF)
Marc Marmaro ’72 wins the largest intellectual property settlement in history; Congresswoman Diana DeGette fights for stem cell research; celebrating reunion; the Graduate Tax Program turns 60; photos from U.S. and international regional alumni events; and the dedication of the Lester Pollack Colloquium Room.
Making the Grade
Commencement and Convocation (PDF): Who spoke, what they said and how the end-of-year ritual was celebrated.
Hooding Album (PDF): Law School alumni, faculty, donors and trustees proudly induct new graduates.
The Back Page (PDF)
12 questions for trustee Anthony Welters ’77, the chair of the Law School’s new $400 million capital campaign.
Masthead (PDF)
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