Georgetown Law Weekly

The Student Newspaper of Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. “Uninhibited, robust, and wide-open” VOLUME 43 TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 NUMBER 7 Law Journal SBA welcomes newly-elected members by Jennifer Gaspar, 1L plays Law Weekly 19 new delegates were elected to the Student Bar Association last politics week to represent all five first-year by Prashina Gagoomal, 1L sections as well as LL.M. and trans- Law Weekly fer students. The elections came fol- lowing a slight delay of earlier Last Wednesday, one critical ques- plans to hold them at the beginning tion was asked throughout Hart of the month. Auditorium: "Why are we in business of The newly elected delegates regulating politics?" Posed by NYU Law include: Section 1: Caleb Griffin, Professor Samuel Issacharoff, the David Yi Wang, Kristen Henderson; inquiry guided the symposium on "The Section 2: Miguel Harvey, Kathryn Role of Law in Advancing Democracy." Pittman, Leon Skornicki; Section 3: The event's title, however, is a bit mis- Brian Dugdale, Sparsh Khandeshi, leading. The two illustrious panels par- Anya Prince, Section 4: Sherli ticipating in the Georgetown Law Journal's Yeroushalmi, Matt Brown, Matthew symposium generally embraced a con- James; Section 7: Philippe trary notion: the idea that law, as it Danielides, Roy Cho, Nicky photo by Marika Maris, 3L stands, is frustrating access to democra- McMillan; LL.M.: Juan P. Moreno, Hard campaigning was in full effect prior to last week’s SBA elections cy. Throughout the three and a half Rosa Maria Ertze, Sixto Sonzini- hour event, the first of its kind hosted by Astudillo; Transfer Students: were not emailed to students until Section 4 Delegate Matt Brown dis- the Journal in four years, the panelists Brandon Kraft. Wednesday morning, after voting tributed fliers with voting instruc- discussed two highly complex, technical Voting was conducted online had begun. tions before class on Wednesday. issues: the regulation of non-profits in from 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, "No one knew exactly how we Several candidates noted that political campaigns and congressional October 18 until 11:59 pm on were supposed to vote," Section 3 student interest may have been redistricting. Thursday, October 19. SBA candidate Michelle Mitchell said. "It hampered by a lack of information Moderated by Law Center alumnus Elections Committee co-chair would have been nice to know a about SBA's role on campus. Section Donald Tobin, the first panel focused on Jimmy Dubois said that 580 ballots couple days beforehand and then be 2 Delegate Leon Skornicki said that campaign finance laws and their rela- were cast out of 1,327 eligible vot- reminded." throughout the election, "My sec- tionship to non-profits. Tobin noted that ers, an overall turnout of approxi- Some candidates took it upon tion-mates kept asking me, 'What the number of non-profits involved in mately 44 percent. themselves to direct their class- Instructions on how to vote mates to the elections website. See SBA ELECTIONS, page 3 See SYMPOSIUM, page 4 Civil rights lecture engages students Law Center by Brian Corcoran, 1L Law Weekly announces The civil rights community needs to refit itself for the 21st century, for- new degree mer National Urban League President Hugh B. Price told an audience last by Brianne Kennedy Tuesday night. "The civil rights move- Law Weekly ment is a chapter in history books from a previous century: while the On Oct. 16, Georgetown Law focus in the 19th century was on Center announced its establishment of securing freedom from slavery and in a new degree program for profession- the 20th on achieving equality under al journalists, a Masters of Studies in law, in the 21st century the focus must Law (M.S.L.), set to begin in the 2007- be on the development of our commu- 2008 academic year. nity." According to Director of Price spoke at the Whittington Graduate Tax and Securities Lecture, which honors Professor Programs Albert Lauber, who will be Leslie Whittington of the Georgetown directing the M.S.L. program, partici- Public Policy Institute. Whittington, pating journalists will essentially who specialized in the socioeconomic complete one year of law school. analysis of underprivileged groups, M.S.L. students will take Civil

died on Flight 77 on Sept. 11, 2001. photo by Brian Corcoran, 1L Procedure and Constitutional Law Price speaks from long years of Price spoke to the crowd from years of experience with community-based programs right along with 1L students, another experience spent designing and sup- lawyer, a former vice-president of the Institution, led the National Urban first-year class of their choice that is porting community programs around Rockefeller Foundation, and current related to common law, and an appro- the United States. Price, a Yale-trained Senior Fellow at the Brookings See WITTINGTON, page 5 See MSL, page 5

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The American Bar Association's Come spend some time at the Section of Individual Rights and Annual Health Fair, on Oct. 25 from Responsibilities will host a panel noon to 5:00 p.m. in the Sport & and discussion with leaders in civil Fitness Lobby. Some of the featured rights and social justice on Oct. 27, events include: skin screenings from from noon to 2 p.m. Panelists 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; foot exams include but are not limited to: from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; a cook- Joseph Onek, Senior Policy Analyst, ing demonstration at 3:00 p.m.; Open Society Institute, who will flushots; blood pressure checks; address National Security Issues; massages; acupuncture; allergy test- John D. Payton, Partner, Wilmer ing; Reiki; haircuts and more! Hale, will discuss Voluntary School Sponsored by the Center for Integration Cases; Robyn S. Shapiro, Wellness Promotion and Student Partner, Gardner Carton and Life. Douglas LLP, will address Genetic Testing and DNA; Virginia E. Sloan, President, The Constitution Project, will discuss Death Penalty and Mental Health Screenings Criminal Justice issues and Benjamin F. Wilson, Director, Are you finding it hard to get up in Beveridge & Diamond PC, will the morning? Do you occasionally address Environmental Justice feel overloaded, worried or forget- issues. See the Events Board for the ful? Free online Mental Health Location! This is informal, so if you Screenings for depression, anxiety, can't make it at noon, you can come post-traumatic stress, bipolar disor- by any time during those hours - der, eating disorders and substance LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED! abuse are now available. Go to: Contact [email protected] for www.mentalhealthscreening.org/sc Solution on page 11 additional information. reening (keyword: mentalhealth). Print out your results and for a pri- vate consultation here at the law Association's annual formal Eid din- center, contact the Counseling and ner. Kronemer is a frequent writer CLA Fall Symposium! Psychiatric Service (CAPS) at 662- Take a Break! and lecturer on religious diversity, 9249 to schedule an appointment. Islamic awareness and cross-cultural The Corporate Law Association is Brought to the Law Center by CAPS, Join JLSA for ON-CAMPUS Shabbat communication. He has published proud to present its Fall Center for Wellness Promotion and Services and a FREE Kosher Shabbat essays in numerous newspapers and Symposium: "Life of a Corporate FSAP. Questions? Contact Karen at dinner, this Friday, Oct. 27. Services journals, and his articles have Lawyer", on Oct. 25, from 3:30 p.m. [email protected]. will begin in the 1st Floor Chapel at appeared in several book antholo- to 6:30 p.m. in Hart Auditorium. 6:30pm. E-mail [email protected] gies. In 2000, Kronemer served a Join us for a panel discussion featur- town.edu with any questions. one-year appointment at the Bureau ing attorneys from: Clifford Chance of Human Rights at the U.S. State Department, focusing on U.S. for- US LLP, Weil, Gotshal & Manges World of Choices LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, eign policy and Islam. He is the executive producer of "Muhammad: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Join us on Oct. 28 for the annual EJF Silent Auction Graham LLP, McKee Nelson LLP Legacy of a Prophet," Unity World of Choices: Forum on Careers Production Foundation's first film. and more. The Symposium will be on in the Law. OCS, OPICS and the Come one, come all! The annual followed by a catered reception. Equal Justice Foundation (EJF) Silent This event is sponsored by the Office of Alumni Affairs sponsor Georgetown Muslim Law Students Please RSVP to this major program to provide infor- Auction will last through Oct. 26. [email protected]. For Some of this year's fabulous Silent Association. Please RSVP to mation to help you understand the [email protected]. additional information, contact Jen range of legal career choices avail- Auction prize packages include: (1) Hua at [email protected]. able to law school graduates. The Dinner for two at Zola, Chef's day will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a Dinner for two at Restaurant morning panel where several speak- Kolumbia, (2) Wine Tour of ers representing the private sector, Ingleside Vineyards for six in Climbing Capitol Hill Faculty Tea public interest and government will Virginia, (3) Italian lessons at Casa provide their perspectives on these Italiana, (4) AV/ED Flight School - Join the Office of Public Interest You are cordially invited to attend practice settings. 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Contact OPICS for Contact Karen at [email protected] on Oct. 30 from 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 more information. town.edu. p.m. on the 12th floor of Gewirz, during the Muslim Law Student TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 NNEEWWSS GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY PAGE 3 GJLE symposium celebrates 20 years of ethics by Sarah Hale, 2L media attention the legal profession After Gillers concluded his across jurisdictions. The final pan- Law Weekly has received in recent years. This keynote address he was joined by elist, Mary L. Clark, Associate bright spotlight shined upon the several panelists. The panelists, Professor of Law at American The Georgetown Journal of Legal work of lawyers exposes inadequa- drawn from diverse areas of the University's Washington College of Ethics celebrated its twentieth cies and ethical failings and requires legal profession, remarked on the Law, spoke specifically about the anniversary last week by hosting a their prompt correction. Gillers also state of legal ethics from their impact on legal ethics of the symposium on the past, present and cited the continued success of the unique perspectives. The Honorable entrance of women and minorities future of legal ethics. The event Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics as a George W. Miller noted that, from into the legal profession. Although opened with brief remarks by cur- source of hope for the future of the his perspective as a judge on the the profession is certainly more rent Editor-in-Chief Lauren field. United States Court of Federal open to these groups today, Clark Weeman and Georgetown Though he did express hope for Claims, a key issue facing legal noted that women and people of University Law Center professor the future of legal ethics, Gillers did ethics is lawyer incompetence. He color still report facing discrimina- Milton Regan introducing the topic not ignore the continuing problems commented that a great many ethi- tion and disrespect in the legal pro- and the keynote speaker, Stephen plaguing the field. The two basic cal breaches are due not to malevo- fession. This sort of bias, Clark Gillers, Emily Kempin Professor of problems cited by Gillers as cause lence, but rather to ignorance. Jack reminded the audience, is clearly a Law at New York University School for pessimism were the state of legal Keeney, partner and co-chair of the legal ethics concern. of Law. Gillers, who has been a pro- ethics in law firms and in law Ethics Committee at Hogan & The symposium served to high- fessor of law at New York schools. While a noted increase in Hartson, LLP, noted that one chal- light the advances that have been University for 28 years and Vice awareness to legal ethics is present lenge with which legal ethicists made in the field of legal ethics but Dean from 1999 to 2004, then took in law firms, Gillers is concerned must grapple is the increasing spe- also to acknowledge the work that is the podium and spoke of his experi- that firms are embracing legal ethics cialization and lack of uniformity of yet required. Weeman commented, ences in legal ethics and his hopes as a sword with which to fight ene- state ethics rules. By way of exam- "Legal ethics has come a long way in and concerns for the future of the mies rather than as a topic to be ple, he alluded to practices in the twenty years, but it's not 'there' yet. field. engaged for the protection of the legal profession that are required in There is much work to be done to Gillers first tackled the surpris- profession. With regard to the prob- some districts and would be continue to increase awareness ingly difficult task of defining legal lem facing legal ethics in law grounds for disbarment in others. about the importance of legal ethics ethics. He refused such common schools, Gillers pointed to the lax He described this as a "train wreck in practice." definitions as civility, and a reconcil- enforcement of legal ethics require- in the making" and called for more iation of zealous advocacy and care ments by the American Bar continuity among legal ethics rules to third parties and chose instead to Association. The ABA requires that define the field primarily as the pro- all accredited law schools provide fession's engagement of the policies legal ethics training but does not underlying the regulations govern- require that each school maintain ing lawyers. Definition in hand, he legal ethics courses, rather the went on to discuss the future of legal requirement can be satisfied through ethics and the reasons why he views ethics lessons incorporated into the that future with both optimism and more traditional courses. Gillers is pessimism. concerned, though, that schools that He noted that an increase in the purport to fulfill the requirement in number of professors teaching legal this way are not actually providing ethics at American law schools is adequate legal ethics training and one reason to be optimistic about the that the ABA is not monitoring and future of the field. There are six correcting for this problem. Gillers times more professors of legal ethics also noted that this lack of respect today than there were when for the field is imputed to students Professor Gillers began his tenure at who sense the schools' lack of com- New York University. Another, and mitment to the field and, as a conse- perhaps related, bright spot on the quence, do not see their ethics train- horizon is the increasing availability ing as serious and important. He of materials for classroom instruc- commented that most students tion on legal ethics. Gillers himself won't recognize the importance of has added to the set of materials by legal ethics until they have entered authoring Regulation of Lawyers: practice, suggesting that a legal Problems of Law and Ethics, a legal ethics requirement would be most ethics casebook that is used in many effective if students were made to law schools and is now in its seventh return to school several years after edition. Another reason for opti- graduation to take the course with mism cited by Gillers was the added the benefit of experience. photo by Sarah Hale, 2L Panelists had plenty on their minds at Saturday’s symposium New leaders ready, willing and SBA-ble to serve 1, 11 in Section 2, 10 in Section 3, paign messages to wear to class. more at home and to bring a new SBA ELECTIONS from page 1 seven in Section 4, and eight in Other campaigns were more perspective to SBA. "This is a unique exactly does SBA do aside from the Section 7. The three new LL.M. dele- modest. LL.M Delegate Juan position to be in since many stu- Bar Review and Keg in the Quad?'" gates were selected from five candi- Moreno said that he focused mostly dents can only reference their law The delayed elections were seen dates, and Brandon Kraft ran uncon- on talking to other LL.M students school and its policies or events, but by some candidates as an opportu- tested for the new transfer student and sending out a few emails. we as transfers bring a multitude of nity, as they were able to get to position. Students were allowed to The new delegates will attend other options and ideas. I trans- know other students better before select up to three candidates for all their first SBA meeting this Tuesday ferred from Vermont Law School so asking for their vote. "You should be except the transfer position, or to at 9 p.m. Many new delegates are I have a lot of good ideas on making choosing someone who you know write in other candidates of their already planning new ideas to bring the school more environmentally and who you have a basis for believ- choice. to SBA. Moreno said that he hopes friendly," he said. ing will do a good job, not someone SBA provided guidelines to can- to better integrate LL.M. and J.D. Brown said, "I'm excited to plan who you just met a week ago and didates on approved campaign students and create more profes- student events and find ways to who had a bright poster," said activities. Delegate hopefuls used a sional and academic opportunities help students make the most out of Section 2 candidate Tom Duncombe. number of creative strategies to pro- for LL.M. students. "The motto of their years at the Law Center. I Others expressed regret at hav- mote their campaigns. Handing out my campaign was 'equal rights and worry that some people are scared ing missed the SBA meeting held candy with campaign messages opportunities for LL.M. students,'" to have a good time here, because earlier this month. Section 7 before class was a popular approach he said. they might be too concerned about Delegate Philippe Danielides said, among candidates. Brown and five Skornicki said that he plans to their grades to find time to relax. I "I'm sure it takes some time to other candidates representing all the improve the system of recording want to see that having fun and understand the system before you first year sections hosted a happy classes for students forced to miss doing well are not mutually exclu- can be effective within it." hour at the Billy Goat on Friday school for religious holidays. sive, and that we can all have a blast The three delegates for each of before the elections. Danielides and Kraft said he hopes that being while still having a strong focus on the first-year sections were selected two other Section 7 candidates cre- the transfer delegate will allow him academics." out of six total candidates in Section ated homemade t-shirts with cam- to help make transfer students feel PAGE 4 GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY NNEEWWSS TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 Feminist Politics and law intersect at symposium still favors rules in light of the "messy" ty). She said that both the VRA and the SYMPOSIUM from Page 1 nature of democracies. In particular, he specific type of districting "provide a theology political campaigns has risen in recent advocated drawing lines to delineate direct remedy against racial harm;" they years, and paid particular attention to what is "independent" activity and what allow minority communities an equal those classified as 501(c)(3) and is "coordination," commenting that opportunity to participate in the politi- discussed 501(c)(4), or charitable, organizations. Congress "punted" when asked to cal process and elect the candidate of by Keith Parsons, 3L Adopting a public policy standpoint, he define the latter. Importantly, he also their choice. Law Weekly argued that current restrictions on these pointed out a complication in law's Anyone who read the symposium's organizations are positive because the potential role to advance democracy: program should have expected Carvin On Tuesday, Oct. 17 at noon, stu- groups are linked to politics and have a those making the law may act to serve to disagree with these views, as he pre- dents met with Sister Dorinda Young high potential of laundering money to their interest. Indeed, commentators like viously argued a case in favor of limiting and Sister Patricia Parachini to dis- causes. Interestingly though, Tobin also Robert Bauer, the second panel's moder- the Justice Department's ability to create cuss "Feminist Theology: The Divine observed that the legislation on this ator, believe that current campaign "majority-minority" districts. During his Feminine Wisdom." Around 15 peo- issue is not merely stymieing corrup- finance law "bears all the marks of speech, he accused the other panelists of ple were in attendance, and Sister tion; it is, in essence, advocating same incumbent protection." After all, the misconstruing the VRA's equal opportu- Dorinda opened by asking everybody speech rights by undercutting the ability main people who are disadvantaged by nity to vote to mean an assurance of to go around the table and introduce of the wealthy to purchase political contribution limitations are political electing one's preferred candidate. themselves. She noted that, due to power. challengers who want to get the word Carvin boldly stated that "minorities do her own expertise, the discussion Miriam Galston, an associate pro- out about their platforms, but need not have any right to elect the candi- would focus on Judeo-Christian the- fessor at The George Washington money to do so. dates of their choice…the only guaran- ology, and Catholic theology in par- University Law School, spoke to a dif- The only non-lawyer on the panel, tee is the equal opportunity to register ticular. She also explained that hers ferent class of non-profits: "controversial Washington Post columnist Jeffrey choice" was a "Catholic feminist perspective" 527s." Unlike Political Action Birnbaum, described himself as an Issacharoff, to whom Bauer which emphasized mutuality and Committees, which are also 527s, these "informal policeman looking at the role assigned the role of "peacemaker," flatly equality between men and women in organizations do not register with the of campaign finance." He expressed con- declared that he disagreed with all of the their relationship with God. Federal Election Committee (FEC) and cern that groups like "controversial panelists. He observed that all of the She asked the participants to IRS. Moreover, they are not subjected to 527s" "act under the cloak of secrecy" in arguments centered on "who should get close their eyes and imagine the qual- the full regulation of the Campaign the absence of regulation, and thus rec- what" rather than how "we should struc- ities that they associated with the Finance Reform Act because they osten- ommended that free monitoring service ture the process." According to Spirit of God. The students were then sibly act independently of political can- of their activity be made available. Issacharoff, even though districting on asked to vocalize the qualities, if they didates. Galston advised against regu- Additionally, he noted that the ineffi- the basis of race is consistent with the wished. Some of the descriptions and lating this class of non-profits in the ciency of the IRS and FEC as enforce- VRA, it reveals a "dirty secret," that "you images evoked included "warmth," absence of empirical evidence that ment and regulatory bodies does not can pretty much control the outcomes if "light," "care," "arms" and "dove." establishes a link between them and bode well for the success of campaign you control the process." Of greater con- Sister Dorinda then noted how the coordinated political activity. She firmly finance law. Birnbaum ended on a real- cern, however, is the role of incumbents overall tenor of the images evoked argued that empirical data should istic, though disheartening note (at least in districting. Issacharoff says that they was at least somewhat feminine, and inform legal choices. for the die-hard regulator): "Money in have picked up on tailoring districts and began to make her case for the Holy Though also purporting the idea politics is like water in a stream. You can that this trend will result in "no contest- Spirit as a feminine aspect of God. that "the law is supple," Stephen try to dam it up or stop it, but it will ed elections" and the suffering of politi- Sister Dorinda started with the Weissman took a more definitive stance always find its way into politics." cal accountability. religious texts, drawing primarily regarding "controversial 527s." As The second panel discussed con- Bauer and Issacharoff's closing from Genesis, Proverbs, and the Book Associate Director for Policy at the gressional redistricting, a field in which, remarks characterized the movement of Wisdom. There are many descrip- Campaign Finance Institute, Weissman according to Issacharoff, "the Supreme toward heavy-handed regulation and tions of "Wisdom" in Proverbs, and in has access to myriad studies on 527s and Court has no idea what it is doing." Sam away from competition as an alarming all of them it is given feminine charac- other non-profits. He stated that such Hirsch, a partner in Jenner & Block's trend. Is the solution, then, less law? Not teristics. Other analysis of the lan- organizations, an example of which is Washington office, opined similarly. He exactly. If there is anything that every guage and grammar of Genesis, espe- Progress for America, are not independ- deemed the Court's belief that "gerry- panelist agreed upon it was the indis- cially in the earlier languages, seems ent for several reasons: they are com- mandering for political purposes does pensability of law. Instead, there is a to portray a similarly feminine aspect monly-managed, arranged in networks, not devalue your vote" as wholly incor- pressing need for better law. This will of God being present at the creation. and often staffed by former and/or cur- rect. Yet, the lambasting of the Court did entail structuring the current system of However, despite these textual rent party officials. Both he and Larry not capture the audience's attention as regulations differently. supports for a feminine aspect of God, Noble, counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, much as the debate that soon unfolded With respect to campaign financing, and despite the fact that the Jewish Meagher & Flom, supported "some between several of the panelists and the panelists issued a clear call for line- mystical tradition had both a male form of line-drawing" to ensure that Michael Carvin, a partner at Jones Day. drawing based on empirical data to and a female side of the deity, most "people are not effectively buying sec- Carvin baldly took issue with the ensure that law is not infringing on the mainstream Christians today have no tions of the government." key points of fellow panelist Janai expression of views which have no ties such conception. In fact the predomi- Speaking from the practitioner's Nelson's speech. A research professor at to corruption. As for gerrymandering, nant perspective seems to be that the point of view, Noble took up the same St. John's University School of Law and Issacharoff recommends fixing the Trinity is made up of "two men and a question: Should the activity of "contro- "minority voter," Nelson concentrated "impulse" that guides law by shifting the bird." How did the tradition of a fem- versial 527s" be regulated and, if so, how on the purpose behind the Voting Rights focus from "who should win" to what is inine aspect of God disappear? should that be done? Though he openly Act (VRA) and majority-minority dis- really important about democracy, The answer, according to Sister admitted that "wherever you draw the tricts (i.e. those with a majority of resi- "competition, a free market-place of Dorinda, is that even in the days of line, someone will go beyond it," Noble dents who are part of an ethnic minori- votes and ideas." the early church there was still the idea of a feminine aspect of God. It was known as "Sophia," which is Greek for "wisdom." However, dur- ing that time period there were many EJF KOTQ ain’t pork barrel spending flourishing goddess cults in the areas around the Mediterranean, especially the Cult of Isis in Egypt. Because the early church leaders wanted to distin- guish themselves from these cults, Sophia was gradually abandoned in the First Century, and replaced by "Logos," the idea of God as the "Word." Sister Dorinda argued that the concept of Sophia needs to be rein- stated in the church, and not just to conform to a historically accurate depiction of God. Having a feminine aspect of God is much more impor- tant, because if validates the idea of all humankind, both men and women, as photo by Marika Maris, 3L being made in God's image. EJF’s pig had a commanding presence at the group’s Keg on the Quad last Wednesday TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 NNEEWWSS GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY PAGE 5 Official Election Results MSL news for journalists Winners are noted in boldface 1L, Section 4 Delegate the public and the legal system. I pre- MSL from Page 1 type. Sherli Yeroushalmi - 47 dict that it will be a tremendous suc- Matt Brown - 44 priate number of electives relating to cess," she said. 1L, Section 1 Delegate Matthew James - 37 their subject areas of specialization, One thing that is expected to make Caleb Griffin - 62 Jamila Diggs - 28 Lauber said. the program so successful is the law David Yi Wang - 53 Angela Navarro - 26 In a press release issued by the center's Washington, D.C. location. Kristen Henderson - 40 Andre Durojaiye - 24 Law Center, Georgetown Law Dean "Our location in the heart of the Jill Streja - 30 Andrew Golodny - 13 Alex Aleinikoff said, "It is our hope nation's capital is an ideal setting for Seth Ayarza - 23 Sam Dewey - 2 that the education offered to journal- journalists to study legal reasoning Albert D. Shin - 15 Angel Harris - 1 ists at Georgetown will provide them and legal institutions," Aleinikoff also Lyndsey Yoshino - 3 Dan Navarro - 1 with a better understanding of the said. Nathaniel Cushman - 3 Diana Hickey - 1 legal system and enhance their ability Lauber also noted Georgetown's Daniel Goldman - 1 Justice Scalia - 1 to report on legal issues." location as an important factor since Girardeau Spann - 1 Neil Scheihing - 1 The increasing complexity of the Washington, D.C. is already home to Jack Bauer - 1 Will Drake - 1 law and legal proceedings, as well as many journalists who would benefit Joseph Tiger - 1 the increasing influence of the Internet from the program and it will be quite Kristen Howard - 1 1E, Section 7 Delegate on the speed at which news is report- possible for them to maintain their Max J. Levine - 1 Philippe Danielides - 42 ed have placed what Lauber called "a careers during their course of study. Scott Abramowitz - 1 Roy Cho - 42 real premium on accuracy" since the Because the program requires that Nicky McMillan - 39 time available for research is often applicants have at least two years of 1L, Section 2 Delegate Kevin Scott - 33 limited. experience as professional journalists, Miguel Harvey - 35 Dan Palugyai - 27 "If you have an M.S.L chances are high that many of them Kathryn Pittman - 34 Pamela Okehie - 21 degree…you're more likely to get it will be young. As Lauber puts it, it is Leon Skornicki - 28 Nicholas M. A. Smith - 20 right," he said. also true that young journalists are Edgar Hidalgo - 25 Viviana Westbrook - 17 Many accomplished journalists perhaps the "most likely to be able to Tracy Wang - 20 Ben Zogby - 1 and Georgetown Law alumni have do it" since the program will initially Ebony Rivon - 19 Heather Moss - 1 participated in the creation and devel- cost as much as attending Georgetown Mayer Gashin - 19 Ted Mayle - 1 opment of the new program, includ- Law as a regular J.D. student for one Liz Schultz - 18 ing Wolf Blitzer, Greta Van Susteren, year does. Thomas Duncombe - 15 Transfer Student Delegate L'78, LL.M'81, Ann McDaniel and In the future, however, the hope is Shaleia Threadcraft - 12 Brandon Kraft - 19 Walter Pincus, L'01, of The Washington that scholarship and grant money Sara Sherrod - 10 Sheik Shaghaf - 1 Post, and David Willman of the Los from private foundations could be Susan Hoppock - 1 Angeles Times. used to reduce the cost of the program 1L, Section 3 Delegate Jack the Bulldog - 1 "As a journalist, I have found few so that it is accessible to a greater Brian Dugdale - 49 Jon lee - 1 experiences as interesting and useful number of journalists. Sparsh Khandeshi - 37 your mom. - 1 as the time I spent studying law at While it is true that some who Anya Prince - 31 Georgetown," Pincus said in the press complete the M.S.L. program will Michelle Mitchell - 26 LL.M. Delegate release. choose to go on to study for a J.D., Michael Ellis - 23 Juan P. Moreno - 61 Georgetown Law Associate Lauber made it clear that M.S.L. grad- Meagan Winters - 22 Rosa Maria Ertze - 58 Director of Communications Elissa uates who wish to apply to Lisa Ekman - 19 Sixto Sonzini-Astudillo - 53 Free, who has worked as a journalist Georgetown's J.D. program will not be Joshua Erlich - 15 Amanda Lee Cotrim - 48 for both CNN and CBS News, agrees given any special consideration. "We Anne Nudson - 12 Sajed Sami - 19 that the new program will be valuable don't want it to be a back door," he Hiram Powers - 11 Hugo Ribeiro - 1 in many ways. "It will be of enormous said. "[They would] have to apply like Laura Westfall - 1 benefit to all involved-the journalist, anyone else." Price addresses the future of civil rights in lecture ner at best, and is not the help it once the community sets is absolutely key. of achievement." WITTINGTON from page 1 was," Price noted. Nevertheless, he He recalled one of the first induc- Price finished by looking at how League from 1994 to 2003. The League, argued, the government can be of help, tion ceremonies in the Campaign, other minority groups had historically founded just one year after the NAACP and cited the controversial No Child which honors high school students found ways to win against all odds. He in 1910, is the second oldest civil rights Left Behind act (NCLB) as an example. with at least a B average. They held the promoted a four-part prescription for organization in the country, and one of Although Price certainly under- ceremony at a church, which was upward mobility: a focus on personal the largest. stands the criticisms of NCLB, he sees flooded to capacity with thousands of responsibility and giving back to the Under Price's leadership, the several positive effects. A bright line, well-wishers. Afterwards, he said, he community, health promotion, educa- National Urban League went through a standard-based reform like NCLB was asked, "What took you so long to tion, and political organization. tremendous period of renewal and gives some measure of accountability find me, to provide me with a group of In general, Price's work focuses expansion. He tripled the League's and can provide a better picture of how people like me so I can hold my head primarily on development issues and endowment, established journals, cen- kids are doing and where they are high?" does not use nearly the same amount of ters for study, and a new headquarters falling behind. Without it, organizers He gave other examples for ways rights-based arguments that earlier on Wall Street. He also launched the lack enough data to prove that their schools can celebrate and promote edu- generations of civil rights activists did. League's historic Campaign for programs actually work and should be cation simply and effectively. In He is often criticized for this, but African-American Achievement, granted hard-to-acquire funding. Columbia, SC, a rally designed to teach defended his strategies on Tuesday, which attempts to respond to "a grow- Moreover, Price pointed out, black children about the SAT and the claiming that the approaches are both ing sense of crisis in the academic and NCLB has begun to reform teachers college process drew 700 students, well useful in different ways - and that in social development of African- unions. While he respects teachers, he over the expected number. this particular era, "we cannot wait for American youth." is frustrated by the unions' refusal to We don't have to work on over- the next messiah, the next Martin In his talk, Price celebrated the see that accountability is actually a hauling the whole system, he argued, Luther King, Jr.," to show up and lead Brown vs. Board decision, which sent good thing in the long run because it so much as on taking effective con- a new rights-based movement. him to an integrated middle school in gets rid of teachers who aren't serving sciousness-raising steps. We also have The duty to deal with this day-in, 1954, but stated that it is clear now that the students well. The dead weight in to publicly and consistently profess the day-out work rests on everyone, Price Brown was not enough. If the commu- the system in effect makes all school values we claim to support. "We have concluded, and civil rights workers nity is to make any significant new reforms move "at all deliberate speed," parades to celebrate everything: why particularly need to draw back into the leaps, he said, "we need to focus like a which is simply no longer tenable in don't we take it a step further and have fight those who have already escaped laser on getting the worst-off, the 58% today's fast-paced world. While NCLB a parade down 5th Avenue to celebrate the worst. The tools to revitalize the of African-American fourth graders itself may not be the right answer, its when children pass a test in reading civil rights community exist, but peo- who read below basic levels, up to adoption has jumpstarted the debate ability?, he said" ple need to be convinced that practical speed, and that just isn't going to hap- over what is, and that in itself may be a It is the continual celebration of solutions are on the way, and that col- pen within the traditional civil rights good thing, pointed out Price. modest achievements like learning to lective work truly will accomplish real framework of protests." Price then talked a little about his read, he said, that convinces our chil- and comprehensible goals. "As the col- The tools now, he said, are money, work on the Campaign for African- dren that we are serious in our com- lective stewards of our destiny," Price demographics, and community devel- American Achievement. If we really mitment to their future. "If we were declared, "our duty must be to inspire opment, in conjunction with some care- want to prepare young people for life, really serious, moreover, we'd have every child to march upward and ful measure of government support. he told the audience, the attitude events in September, November, onward towards the light." "The public sector is a mercurial part- towards academic achievement that February, and April - a rolling thunder PAGE 6 GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY NNEEWWSS TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 Virginia AG McDonnell speaks to Law Center by Maya M. Noronha, 2L marriage amendment was in response tion, intervention and suppression. A that attorney general McDonnell's Guest Writer to Supreme Court opinion Lawrence partnership of health care organiza- opinion on the likely effects of the v. Texas and recent state court deci- tions, faith based organization tattoo marriage amendment in Virginia is Virginia Attorney General Bob sions that developed concern in gener- removal parlors, youth organizations not likely to be upheld in court, and in McDonnell spoke Wednesday to 20 al assembly that statutes passed in were allied to send a message to that event, the unintended conse- students and faculty members about Virginia would be undermined. young kids to avoid gangs. quences of the marriage amendment major legal issues in the Indicating that 60 percent of states An initiative the Attorney General are going to be almost impossible to Commonwealth, such as the marriage have passed referendums similar to also mentioned was what he called correct short of another constitutional amendment, child sexual predators, Virginia, he said that the Assembly "smart government," which is targeted amendment." gang violence, and efficient regula- wished to "elevate to constitutional at making the regulatory structure McDonnell was elected the 44th tion. He identified the "twin goals" of protection on bedrock question of work better by checking that the regu- attorney general of Virginia in the Office of the Attorney General as what marriage should be recognized lations are consistent and analyzing November 2005 and inaugurated in "public safety and private enterprise." as." the cost of compliance. He said, "I will January 2006. He received his Law McDonnell discussed the attorney McDonnell also said that the do my part to make the regulatory Degree from Regent University. general opinion he issued on Sept. 14 Commonwealth was revising its laws scheme in Virginia more cost effec- McDonnell's speech was sponsored by determining that the Virginia mar- involving sexual predators. The tive." the Federalist Society. riage amendment did not intervene General Assembly passed 12 bills to McDonnell said that he enjoyed with the ordinary rights of unmarried tighten up laws on sexual predators, speaking with law students and con- Virginians to enter into contracts and incorporated Jessica's Law, is using cluded by encouraging others to par- wills and to be protected by domestic GPS tracking for criminals, has ticipate in public service. "I hope some violence laws. The Virginia General improved the registry of 13,500 sex of you, particularly you bright stu- Assembly later passed a resolution offenders and developed the civil dents at Georgetown, will get into that agreed with the attorney general commitment process in facilities after government and vindicate those rights opinion. prison sentences. The Office of the and privileges," he said. "I happen to believe that for most Attorney General also started the "safe Daniel Hughes, 2L, who attended of western civilization marriage has child initiative," a task force of educa- the speech, said that McDonnell was been between one man and one tors, legislatures, hi-tech companies, very charismatic but he disagreed woman," he said of his opinion on the police officers. with the attorney general's perspective amendment itself. McDonnell expressed concern that on the marriage amendment. Hughes The proposed Virginia marriage gang violence was spreading to subur- noted, "The way that the amendment amendment defines marriage as being ban locations in Virginia, and gangs is written, it is clear that it is designed between one man and one woman. had settled in places like Herndon, to be targeted at civil unions and McDonnell noted that Virginia, like Harrison and Virginia Beach. He iden- domestic partnerships." twenty other states, has banned same tified the Office of Attorney General as Adjunct Professor Thomas F. Field photo courtesy Virginia Office of the Attorney General sex marriages civil partnerships since taking a "wholesale approach," which commented on the Attorney General's Attorney General McDonnell addressed 1997. McDonnell explained that the involves tough enforcement, preven- opinion. He expressed, "I'm concerned issues in the Commonwealth OUTLAW hosts discussion on VA amendment by Benjamin Rubinstein, 2L was already illegal in Virginia, so the the law were less likely to be impacted. valve. "My general feeling about the Law Weekly issue was not solely impact on same-sex Professor Field led off his analysis [legislative] process is that it was a trav- couples. of Virginia Attorney General Bob esty," said Field. Slightly over 20 people gathered in Speaking of the language in the McDonnell's memo in defense of the Finally, Field noted that he found it McDonough Room 160 last Tuesday to amendment, Gildden noted that the amendment by joking, "My purpose is "unsettling" how the attorney general hear an OUTLAW-sponsored panel on language used is "much broader" than to inform you that everything Melissa failed to adequately deal with the Ohio the Virginia constitutional amendment that which would have simply prohibit- [Glidden] has just said is wrong." He court decisions that limited the scope of that will ban gay marriage and civil ed gay unions in the Commonwealth. then went on to note that the current domestic violence law. While unions in the Old Dominion. The Such broadness, she said, will mean attorney general is clearly politically in McDonnell attempted to reconcile the amendment is on the ballot for the unintended consequences for all citi- support of the amendment, having issue by stating that the laws were not November election. The eager crowd zens of Virginia. Domestic violence voted twice in its favor when he was a under attack because of a different was addressed by Melissa Gildden, an laws, for example, might be held to state legislator. Virginia common-law definition of associate at Arnold and Porter and a apply only to legally married couples, Field said that the attorney gener- "cohabitation," Field did not find such 2005 graduate of Harvard Law, who thereby excluding not only same sex al's analysis was divided into two parts: an explanation convincing. He pointed was part of the legal team (at Arnold couples but also heterosexual couples, the amendment's impact on domestic out that his contacts in the criminal and Porter) that wrote a memo in oppo- especially the elderly, who live together violence laws, and everything else. He defense bar would regard it as malprac- sition to the marriage amendment. The without getting married. She noted that thought that the analysis of the non- tice not to assert the amendment as a memo was written on behalf o the firm's some mid-level appellate courts in Ohio domestic violence impact was poorly defense to a domestic violence charge. client, The Commonwealth Coalition, a had recently construed that state's simi- done by McDonnell, because it set up a OUTLAW Executive Board Virginia group that opposes the memo. larly-worded amendment to place all "straw man" of language that was refut- Member Leo Lipsztein, 3L, noted the Students also heard from Adjunct unmarried couples outside the protec- ed by legal arguments. The problem is group's gratitude for Field and Professor Tom Field, who is a faculty tion of domestic violence laws. that the test by which the attorney gen- Glidden's participation. He empha- member at the Law Center as well as Gildden pointed out that employee eral evaluates the amendment's impact sized, "we firmly believe the proposed the founder of Tax Analysts, a non-prof- benefits might also be impacted by the is inconsistent with the wording of the amendment raises concerns that reach it publisher in Arlington. amendment, because it was reasonably amendment. Field pointed out that far beyond the LGBT community, and The talk began with an introduc- foreseeable that private employers some of the problem might stem from we ask that all Virginia residents at the tion by OUTLAW Treasurer and might argue against extending benefits. the differences in the language of the Law Center consider the full range of Executive Board Member Daniel This means that a lack of benefits might amendment as it was first voted on in impact this law might have." He Hughes, 2L, who noted that everyone force a domestic partner to work, some- the state legislature and the final ver- acknowledged the problems inherent in present was excited to hear the upcom- thing that "takes away the autonomy of sion. He said of the language of the the amendment's scope, saying "the ing presentation on such an important setting up your family as you want to." attorney general's letter, "that may well polls suggest a majority of Virginia vot- topic. After Hughes's words, Gildden Glidden noted several other prob- be what [Virginia Attorney General] ers will support the amendment, but addressed the room. lems. One was common-law marriage, Bob McDonnell has in mind when he that may be a result of their not under- Glidden summarized the key which is currently not allowed in voted for the amendment two years standing the amendment's full potential aspects of the legal memo she had Virginia but is recognized when per- ago." reach. authored with the Arnold and Porter formed in other states. A result, she Field went on to detail changes that Hughes, nodding to the amend- team, a copy of which was provided to thought, would be that someone look- were placed into the reconciled version ment's uncertain fate at November's those in attendance. The ing to escape common-law marriage of the bill that emerged from the confer- polls, said "I think that it is going to be a Commonwealth Coalition had asked obligations would move to Virginia. A ence committee. He said that the final very close call. We may be able to the law firm to address the proposed similar argument could be made for product differed greatly from the origi- squeak out a victory if turnout is good amendment's impact on all unmarried child-custody arrangements out of state nal proposal, which contained a safety in northern Virginia." Hughes also couples, not just those of the same-sex. involving a non-biological parent, who valve that noted nothing in the amend- sounded a cautionary note, pointing out Gildden noted that this approach was would have a tough time establishing ment would affect anything not relating that "if the amendment passes, judges necessary from a practical point of custody rights in the Commonwealth. to marriage. The final amendment may interpret it to invalidate important view, as 89 percent of unmarried cou- Also of concern were estate planning passed by the legislature, which was lit- domestic partner benefits currently ples in the state are heterosexual. She and end-of-life issues, though Glidden erally reported in the final hour of the granted to Virginia residents, including also pointed out that same-sex marriage conceded that these contractual areas of legislative session, lacked this safety GULC students, who work or have a TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 NNEEWWSS GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY PAGE 7 Globalization hot topic at law center reunions by Margaret Rubin, 1E extensively in the antitrust field and high, especially for developing coun- eliminating the lemons and keeping the Guest Writer Langevoort worked for the SEC and tries. The questions of who should regu- honest companies. There is dispute, said focuses on securities regulation and cor- late, when and how are pressing as more Langevoort, over whether this weeding This past weekend, hundreds of porate governance. countries are producing, creating more out is preferable or if we should be trying both distinguished and ho hum, run-of- Van den Broek spoke mostly to the opportunity for technology and making to attract as many companies as possible. the-mill alum traveled from far (Japan) reasons why more regulation may be their own regulations. Pitofsky offered some advice on and near (410 McDonough) to reunite needed and how and who should be Continuing on the theme of global- how to regulate law-breaking compa- and revisit their school days. For some, making the regulations. Trade law focus- ization Prof. Langevoort discussed the nies. He spoke about international com- that was a while ago. Fifty-five years for es on reducing trade barriers. This used effects of stock exchanges merging and petition policy and needing to harmo- the class of 1951, which was the oldest to mean basically reducing tariffs but how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is affecting nize regulations. He pointed to the suc- class represented and includes Professor with companies shipping products to international companies who list in the cess that has come from enhanced comi- Robert Drinan. A parade of events and several countries, deals being made United States. The act was passed in ty and convergence in the area of hard- seminars both on campus and off were involving companies from eight or more response to corporate scandals like core cartels that participate in anti-com- offered, including "Planning for countries and internet technology reach- Enron and Tyco and applies to compa- petitive activities like price-fixing and Forever," focusing on financial planning, ing more of the developing world, more nies that are listed in the United States. bid-rigging. Most of Asia, Europe and a book signing with Professor Wally countries are setting their own regula- Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the South America have been able to fine Mlyniec (L'70), a tour of the Presidential tions and there may be a need to better NYSE and Nasdaq have lost a lot of busi- these cartels by adopting regulations. Yacht and "back to school" classes where harmonize international regulations. We ness to overseas platforms after the 1990s Outside of cartel regulation, however, alumni were invited to sit in on several generally look to organizations like the saw a huge number of overseas compa- there has been divergence in regulations. first year courses. As globalization is World Trade Organization (WTO) and nies listing in the US. Langevoort pro- Pitofsky made a case for enhanced comi- quite the buzzword these days, one well the United Nations to set these interna- posed an explanation for this decrease. ty, where countries defer to the method- attended discussion focused on "The tional standards and regulations but Mr. The "bonding hypothesis" says compa- ology and regulations of the "central" Globalization of Regulatory Systems." van den Broek pointed out that both nies were listing in America for the ben- country when a company has violated Naboth van den Broek, Professor these groups are heavily overburdened. efit of American regulation, since most of competition regulations. This approach Robert Pitofsky and Professor Donald When we do attempt to harmonize regu- the companies were from countries requires more consistency in regulations Langevoort discussed several issues and lations we are also faced with societal where regulations were looser. Under and trust that the "central" country will brought up more questions than preferences such as "The Great Firewall American regulation they gained more deal appropriately with the company. answers on globalization and its effects of China," alluding to China's interest in credibility. So, why has there been a With over 100 different antitrust codes on international trade regulations and a level of internet censorship that most decrease in listings since 2002? now, there is little convergence, though corporate securities. Van den Broek is a other countries do not agree with. According to Langevoort it may not be most international organizations sup- 2001 LL.M. graduate working on European regulations on genetically because the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is not port convergence and enhanced comity. International Trade and competition law modified food are another example of working but actually that it is working While it is important for internation- issues. He has worked in Paris, Brussels, societal preferences that will cause trou- well. There is evidence that many of the al regulations to keep pace with these Amsterdam and now Washington, D.C. ble when we try to standardize interna- companies leaving the listings are rapid world changes, it is just a matter of providing legal advice on WTO and tional trade regulations. Mr. van den "lemons" with heavy insider concentra- figuring out how countries can converge market access issues to companies and Broek also said that creating competition tion. They are leaving because they don't their rules, when they should apply and governments. Pitofsky served as com- among companies isn't necessarily a bad want the transparency and enforceabili- who is going to set the regulations. missioner and chairman of the Federal thing but asked if something should be ty they would encounter in America. There's some homework for the alumni Trade Commission and has worked done when the cost of compliance is too Thus, according to the professor, we are to figure out for their next reunion. Interfaith Iftar breaks fast and bread between faiths by Zeeshan Hafeez, 2L is not unique to Islam and is practiced esting aspects on the ritual of fasting, nity plays in that relationship." Law Weekly by all the Abrahamic Traditions, and it "What interests me is the different role of Rafique also stated that there are was through this vehicle that we hoped ritual. In Christianity, the emphasis is on some differences that must be under- This past Wednesday the Muslim we could discuss our commonalities our response to God and how God stood, "Our primary difference are that Law Students Association (MLSA) host- and learn about a few of our differ- works through us. For the Christian, Muslims accept Jesus as a Prophet of ed the first-ever interfaith Iftar at the ences." nothing that we can do earns us merit God and not God himself or the son of Law Center. Over 100 members of the He added, "The month of Ramadan with God, but it is about God giving us God. Muslims also differ in that we Georgetown Law community attended is not only one of reflection and self dis- favor that we do not deserve. Our believe in the Prophet Muhammad the event, including members of the cipline, but is one of charity and com- acceptance by God comes through our (Peace Be Upon Him) as the final Christian Legal Society (CLS), Catholic munity. It was in this spirit that we Savior Christ. Christ alone merits our Prophet and Messenger of God and in Legal Forum, and the Jewish Law opened up all our Iftars to the general favor with God. The good things we do, the Quran as the last and final revealed Students Association (JLSA). GULC community," he said. like fasting, are responses to that gift and scripture of God. Muslims believe that Iftars are the communal breaking of Sinkman said that he was pleased to evidence of God working in us. That is the only way to enter paradise is by the fasts that Muslims around the world see the similarities between the many how the different religions look similar God's mercy and we strive to please have together when the sun goes down faiths. "What I found very interesting in practice, but the underlying reasoning God through our prayer and actions." during the Holy Month of Ramadan. was the shared tradition and commonal- is quite different," he said. Despite the differences, Sinkman Muslims, who fast throughout the day, ity between the three faiths. That's the To Thorpe and other Christians, continued to stress the parallels amongst starting at sunrise, join together to pray, thing you don't see a lot in the news." "Fasting does not make us more favor- the faiths. "It was telling that all three eat, and meet one another. This MLSA Many of the attendees echoed that they able to God, but it can be a tool for God speakers from the Muslim, Christian, Iftar was the fourth and final one of the were impressed by the resemblances making us in to better humans." He also and Jewish faiths, talked about similar Ramadan season, and was the most and wished that the media would stop noted that there are significant differ- concerns. Galen, speaking about the role well-attended of all. emphasizing a clash. ences amongst the faiths. He pointed of fasting in Christianity, quoted from The concept of the interfaith Iftar Rafique wanted more people to out, "One of the differences between the same verse in the Book of Isaiah that was born out of the vision of MLSA learn about these points through "break- Protestant Christianity and Islam is that I did. Then Muizz recounted a story President Muizz Rafique, 2L. He said, ing bread" with one another. He pointed Protestants prioritize individual expres- about King David that all three faiths "The idea for the interfaith Iftar primari- out, "Many people do not realize this, sion in prayer instead of recitation of share. It seems that the similarities ly came from the Jewish and Muslim but Muslims believe in all the Prophets, scripture." Yet he highlighted, that "The between the faiths may be greater than holidays coinciding this year." The coin- including, but not limited to, Adam, key commonality between the different the differences. Everybody agreed that it ciding of the holidays prompted MLSA Noah, Moses, Abraham, David, Jacob, faiths is taking one's relationship with was a beautiful and informative ceremo- and JLSA to host a joint fasting table in John, and Jesus (peace be upon all of God seriously and the role that commu- ny," he said. September, and the event began a push them). We believe in the miraculous for more collaboration between the birth of Jesus by the virgin Mary." groups. Galen Thorp, 3L, former president The event came off as a success, of CLS, took a more personal approach with numerous students interacting for in his presentation and his after the first time. David Sinkman, 3L, co- thoughts, "It was thought-provoking for president of JLSA, noted, "A number of me because I grew up in a Muslim town Jewish and Christian students at the in Sri Lanka and found this to be an event told me that it was their first time interesting reminder for me to be in the participating in a Muslim ceremony. It is same room as people praying. It made important that students see the actual me think about how Muslims all over practice of different faiths." the world take their faith so seriously Rafique then explained the reason- and have a very clear understanding of ing underlying the event during his how God is to be approached." photo by Zeeshan Hafeez, 2L presentation, "Fasting is something that He highlighted a number of inter- Students, faculty and staff of all faiths gathered together Wednesday night PAGE 8 GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY SSPPOORRTTSS TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 Georgetown men’s basketball season preview Adam Taylor, 1L stars this season as well. In fact, the per game. the Big East conference, many Law Weekly team's top two scorers and rebound- No matter how much talent a believe, should prepare Coach ers return in junior forward Jeff team has, though, it has to beat its Thompson's team for a tournament An old saying goes, "To be the Green and junior center Roy opponents to be successful. This run come March. One more thing best, you've got to beat the best." Hibbert, each of whom averaged year, those opponents comprise about the tough schedule facing the This season, Georgetown's men's more than 11 points and 6 boards what should be one of the tougher basketball team: if they play up to basketball team will have plenty of per game. Green also led the team in schedules in the country. Just stay- their potential, the Hoyas should be opportunities. True, the defending assists. Hibbert is expected to con- ing within the Big East, there are favored in most of their games this National Champion Florida Gators tend for Big East Player of the Year. seven other teams coming off of season. are missing from the schedule, but Hibbert spent a lot of the off-season NCAA tournament bids last season. Said St. John's men's basketball even so, the Hoyas play their tough- on conditioning, so that he can play Match-ups with Pittsburgh are head coach Paul DeStefano of est schedule in recent memory this longer and harder in games. "I feel expected by some to be the deciding Georgetown's recent recruiting suc- year. Coach John Thompson III's like I had to condition myself games for the regular season confer- cess and play on the court, "John squad will face off 19 times with because my team needs me a lot ence championship. The season- Thompson [III] is capitalizing on teams that qualified for post-season longer," Hibbert said. "I remember ending game against Connecticut on Georgetown's reputation. A school play last season, including two the Florida game, they rotated four March 3 should not be discounted with both the academic and basket- games against teams who played in big guys and I was guarding those however, as the Huskies are peren- ball traditions they have isn't a hard the Elite Eight round. guys. In the middle of the game I nially at the top of the Big East. sell. It's pretty obvious that Not that Georgetown is any was getting real tired so I said, 'You February trips to Louisville, Georgetown is back." slouch. Despite the tough schedule - know what, I don't want any excus- Villanova, and Cincinnati should Georgetown men's basketball or, arguably, because of it - the es next year so I'm going to condi- also prove to be tough games. home games can be seen at the Hoyas are picked to contend for the tion myself from start to finish." But the strong opponents start Verizon Center on 7th Street in national title this season. After Hibbert and Green, along with even before the tough conference downtown Washington, DC. being ranked 16th in both the final freshman Vernon Macklin, are con- schedule kicks off in January. The ESPN/USA Today Coaches' and AP sidered by many to be the best front- second game of the year involves a polls, many are penciling the team court in the conference this season. trip to Nashville to play an up and into the top ten to start the season. The same cannot be said at this coming Vanderbilt squad. During Don't be surprised to hear some point about the Hoyas' backcourt. one four-day stretch, the Hoyas host experts predicting Georgetown to Guard play is essential for any bas- the highly rated Oregon Ducks win their second national champi- ketball team. Sophomore Jessie Sapp before traveling to Durham, North onship in 2006-07, their 100th season is expected to start at the point, Carolina to play the perennial pow- of men's basketball. moving junior Jonathan Wallace to erhouse Duke Blue Devils in Last season, the Hoyas enjoyed shooting guard. Wallace's produc- Cameron Indoor Stadium, one of the a 23-win season, capped by a bid as tion should improve over last year's most difficult arenas in the country a 7-seed to the NCAA Tournament. 7.9 points per game, especially if his for visiting teams. If they escape the They won their first two games in three point shooting percentage rest of their non-conference sched- the Big Dance, advancing to the stays above the 40 percent mark, ule, they close the 2006 calendar Sweet Sixteen, where they were which he was able to do last year. year at the Big Ten's Michigan. knocked out by 3-seed and eventual Sapp is the real question at point But again, as the saying goes, champion Florida, who were led by guard, in his first season as a starter. you've got to beat the best to be the Final Four Most Outstanding Player photo courtesy of AP Last year he averaged just under 3 best. And you can't beat the best if Roy Hibbert and the Hoyas will be Joakim Noah. points and 16 minutes a game, but you don't play them. Georgetown's looking for another NCAA tourna- Georgetown has its share of also dished out less than one assist tough schedule, both in and out of ment berth this year This week’s GU Running club preps for social events Sporting Events Thomas Leroe-Munoz, 2L turnout was low as we couldn't find 10 runners get their registration cov- Women’s Volleyball Law Weekly a time that was convenient for ered. Additionally, the club is hop- v. St. John’s everyone," said Aurelio. Although ing to put together a fun team, com- Friday, 7 p.m. Now that the warm tempera- running is often thought of as a soli- posed of the subsidized runners, @ Queens, N.Y. tures from the summer are gone, tary sport, many clubs, in DC and in who will compete in the 10K. and the cool, crisp weather slowly other cities, often run together so as The club also hosts social events, v. UConn turns into cold winters most people to provide encouragement to run such as their Marathon Celebration Sunday, 2 p.m. think about heading indoors, @ Storrs, Conn. and increase the joy of running, Pizza Party, which will be held on bundling up and having some nice especially in the harsher climates. Nov. 9, at 12:30 p.m. in a room to be hot cocoa. To some, however, the Field Hockey Many new runners are often determined. The event seeks to bring shift in seasons only means that you unsure about how they should train, together people who have run v. Villanova have to throw on one more layer of Friday, 3 p.m. where they should run, how far they marathons, people who are interest- @ Kehoe Field clothing and bring a pair of gloves should go and what type of equip- ed in running marathons and any- along before hitting the Mall for an ment they need to run effectively. one interested in running generally. v. Holy Cross afternoon run. All of these questions can be Along the same lines, the club Sunday, 1 p.m. To some it might seem crazy, but addressed through the club, as they will be holding a Marine Corps @ Kehoe Field to the Hoya Lawya Runners, it's just have a diverse group of runners Marathon packet pick-up on another day of running and staying with a great deal of expertise, as well Saturday Oct. 28, leaving at 1:00 Swimming and Diving fit. The Hoya Lawya Runners is the as information that can help a new p.m. from Courtside to the race v. Delaware main running club here at runner onto the path of fitness. exposition. This is a good opportuni- Saturday, 1 p.m. Georgetown Law and, in addition to Despite the impression one gets ty for people who are interested in @ McCarthy Pool running and sponsoring races, the from mainstream media about run- running a marathon or getting start- club also seeks to foster overall fit- ners, getting into good running ed with running to get more infor- Georgetown Law Sports ness and well-being among Law shape doesn't require running every mation about running and overall Hoya Lawya Runners Center students. "It's also about day or enduring difficult workouts. fitness, as the exposition is more Marine Corps Marathon:Packet Pickup being healthy overall," chair of the Some runners find that just the occa- than just about the race. "There are a Saturday, 1 p.m. Hoya Lawya Runners Brian Aurelio, sional run will do the trick. Event lot of booths and it's a good resource @ Courtside 2L, noted, "which means eating well coordinator for the club Kristie for overall fitness information," said and taking care of oneself [in addi- Bluett, 3L, noted that she doesn't run Aurelio. Georgetown Law Softball tion to running]." every day, but her participation in For online fitness information, Saturday, 11 a.m. To further this end, the club sup- other activities, such as the www.active.com has a variety of @ West Potomac Park ports running and fitness events and Georgetown Law Softball Club, cer- resources as well as race informa- has tried to put together weekly tainly helps. tion. More race and running infor- Georgetown Law Rugby runs for people who are interested. On Nov. 12, the club is sponsor- mation can be found at Friday & Sunday, 2 p.m. Not surprisingly, it can be very diffi- ing a race for interested runners. The http://www.runwashington.com/. @ 3rd and Madison, National Mall cult to organize weekly runs with race will be the Veterans Day 10K, Those who are interested in join- law students, as people's schedules and although the club is unsure as to ing the running club can email the Women’s Basketball Club change week to week. "We tried put- how many runners they will be able chair, Brian Aurelio, 2L, at Sundays, 6 p.m. ting together a weekly run at the to subsidize, they are hoping to have [email protected]. Sport and Fitness Center beginning of this semester, but TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 SSPPOORRTTSS GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY PAGE 9 Harsha Rao is better than you - Meltdown Madness Harsha Rao, 3L of the calls the umpires made and actually was the dumbest team in start crying because you might lose Law Weekly decided to not just argue, but to steal football. Sorry, not buying it. your job? That's not just bizarre and first base. And I mean steal first base. Mike Tyson's entire career has confusing, but also embarrassing. In the greatest Monday Night Yes, McClendon actually went to really been one giant meltdown. How about Frank Francisco, Football game in history (remember, first base, tore it out of the field, and After accusations of sexual assault, AKA that crazy Texas Rangers pitch- I am a Bears fan), the Chicago Bears walked back to the Pirates dugout biting Evander Holyfield's ear twice, er who threw a chair into the stands, defeated the Arizona Cardinals 24-23 with it. Here at the Denny Green and tattooing his face, Tyson now hitting a pregnant woman? OK, she despite scoring zero offensive touch- awards, you can't just have a melt- insists on fighting women. I'm really wasn't pregnant, but still, how can downs. Basically, the Bears tried to down; that meltdown has to be just speechless. Then again, Tyson you throw a chair into stands packed lose the game, but the Cardinals just bizarre and confusing. Arguing with fighting women actually might not with women and young children? At refused to let them do it, repeatedly umpires is pretty normal. Taking be a bad thing. After all, this now no point could any reasonable per- allowing both key turnovers and first base back to your dugout-defi- frees up Tyson to be the villain dur- son have thought that was a good Edgerrin James to run for gains of 1- nitely bizarre and confusing. ing any fight. decision. Heck, at no point could any 2 yards. What truly separated this McClendon was not the first crazy person have thought that was a MNF game from the others was coach to take first base, though. He good decision. Arizona head coach Denny Green's was beaten to it by Lou Piniella, who All right, when you get kicked postgame press conference. It's in the heat of an argument, picked out of the World Cup like Zinedane tough to talk to the media after a first base up, and threw it towards Zidane, that's embarrassing. When heartbreaking loss. Some coaches are right field. Even more memorably, you get kicked out because an oppos- testy (see Mike Ditka) while some are though, Piniella was unhappy with ing player insulted your sister, that's tearful (see Jim Mora), but Green his first throw, so he threw first base even more embarrassing. But when took his press conference to a new again. At what point does throwing you get kicked out because you place: bizarre and confusion land. first base seem normal? A chair I can headbutted someone, that's just Green responded to a reporter's understand (see Bobby Knight), but memorably bizarre. In the waning innocuous question about the Bears' first base? I just really don't under- moments of the 2006 World Cup, multiple turnovers by screaming the, stand the point, and I don't think Zidane, captain of the French team, "Bears are who we thought they anyone ever will. was upset about comments Italian were." Sure, that doesn't really make Next we have Bill Callahan, for- AP Photo Marco Materazzi had made, but sense, but Green repeated it a few mer coach of the Oakland Raiders, Green embarrasses himself again instead of fighting him like a normal times in higher tones, and slammed who achieved football notoriety After an embarrassing loss, Jim human being (shoves, punches, his fist on the podium to make a when he called his team the dumbest Mora, former coach of the kicks), Zidane headbutted point that he may only understand. I team in football after an embarrass- Indianapolis Colts, responded to a Materazzi. Seriously, when has any mean really, no one had a clue what ing loss. Callahan didn't have the reporter's question about the play- other athlete headbutted someone in he was talking about, but all were meltdown, though. The real melt- offs by repeatedly screaming "play- a fit of rage? And does that even do frozen at the sight of a head coach down was with the media and public offs" incredulously. He castigated any damage besides pushing some- melting down in front of them. Thus who were aghast that the gridiron the Colts, called them embarrassing one to the ground and making you we have the first annual "Denny geniuses we call football players and awful, and wondered if his team look like a dumbass? Apparently Green Awards for Memorable could be anything less than the would win another game, let alone not. Meltdowns". The only criteria are Einsteins we know and revere them make it to the playoffs. But I can We may never know what that the meltdown must be both as. Come on people, why punish a understand that reaction. His real demons drove Denny Green to his bizarre and confusing. If a normal man for stating the obvious? Of meltdown came at the end of the sea- memorable meltdown, but we do person can understand it, then that course, Callahan's comments were son when he tearfully begged to keep know that others had equally embar- meltdown doesn't belong in this list. supposedly shortsighted and his job in another postgame press rassing offenses, and that we can First we have former Pittsburgh destroyed his team's chances at the conference. I mean, you rip the team, always laugh about it. See you next Pirates head coach Lloyd playoffs, not the fact that his team guide them to a losing record, and week. McClendon, who was upset by some

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LexisNexis, the Knowledge Burst logo, Lexis and Shepard’s are registered trademarks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used under license. AL9426 © 2006 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. PAGE 10 GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY FFEEAATTUURREESS TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 I see Marie's underpants Indie pop music review by Devin Cain, 1L Perhaps such ambition to humanize by Jeff Hayes, 2L Law Weekly the myth was noble. It was tedious Law Weekly Although presented as a new as well. album, Dreamt for Light Years in the Making a movie about Marie Without changing shape, the Performer: The Nice Boys Belly of a Mountain culls tracks from Antoinette was one of the best and movie ventures into these areas at Album: The Nice Boys five years worth of sessions, most obvious ideas to come out of various points, attempting to give including a leftover from 2001's It's Hollywood in some time. That the flesh to the social and political world The untimely death of the a Wonderful Life. Working with a result turns out to be rather uneven of Versailles. Sadly, it turns out that Exploding Hearts in a 2003 auto bevy of guest talent (including in its merits is both disappointing such intrigue was a bit duller than accident represented a significant longtime Flaming Lips producer and not entirely explainable. There we had imagined. A major exception loss for rock and roll. The band's Dave Fridmann and underground are times when Sofia Coppola's lat- to this general dragging effect is the Guitar Romantic, released earlier hip-hopper Danger Mouse), Mark est effort appears destined for ulti- awkward relationship between king that year, still hasn't received uni- Linkous sets stomping rockers next mate fabulousness, only to wander and queen. Marie Antoinette and versal recognition, but easily ranks to sparse, fragile ballads. off down long, boring pathways. Louis XVI, it seems, had little sex. as one of the decade's best albums. Surprisingly, the album might be What makes this tension difficult to While this is often amusing, its suc- Fortunately, surviving member Sparklehorse's most cohesive artis- unravel is that the movie itself is cess is actually based not of the his- Nikki Six carries the torch ably tic statement to date, with Linkous markedly the same throughout. torical drama but on the strength of with the Nice Boys, still worship- and his collaborators sounding, for To boot, very little happens in Jason Schwartzman's performance ing at the altar of the Clash and the most part, like a late-night Marie Antoinette, a fact not necessari- as the king. A more perfect, ungain- delivering late-70s punk thrills in a Flaming Lips. While not quite ly forthright in its implications. This ly monarch could not have been cast. post-Strokes world. The Nice Boys matching the career high of It's a is not damning in that the script is (For her part as the queen, Kirsten throw a bit more glam swagger Wonderful Life, Dreamt serves as the lacking, but rather in that the very Dunst is rather well cast, if not least into the mix - and they're more perfect entry point for those unfa- attempt at anything other than the of all because her imperfect teeth Mick Jones than Joe Strummer - but miliar with Linkous' eerily roman- most cursory plot is at odds with the heighten the period effect.) Exploding Hearts fans will find tic worldview, offering an appeal- movie's best qualities. Marie By the end, the movie has bal- exactly what they're looking for: ing variety of songs and relatively Antoinette succeeds only insofar as it looned to just over two hours - a snappy, catchy tunes about girls accessible material. is not about Marie Antoinette. That rather indecorous length for this and rock 'n roll. apparent contradiction stems largely movie's particular virtues. In Performer: I'm From Barcelona from there being little of interest in reviewing the most delightful Performer: Robert Pollard Album: Let Me Introduce You To My her actual life outside the few uni- scenes, one is hard-pressed to under- Album: Normal Happiness Friends versally known facts (the young stand why the movie had, for such Austrian girl marries into the French long, randomly occurring stretches, On his second solo effort since While it's tempting to dismiss crown - thereafter, her life choices been so boring. the breakup of Guided By Voices, I'm From Barcelona as another are, say, questionable, her access to Not a few critics have taken the ever-prolific Pollard returns to scruffy group of indie kids dashing cakes unlimited). We love Marie Coppola to task on the abstract his two-minute pop/rock roots off overly-cute pop, the strength of Antoinette as an idea, not a person. charge that Marie Antoinette is histor- after his first 2006 release, From a their debut album tips the scale In keeping with these parame- ically irresponsible. This is only true Compound Eye. In fact, Normal considerably in their favor. The ters, Sofia Coppola has never pre- in that it tries its hand at history in Happiness sounds like a CliffsNotes Swedish collective pulls off the tended to be a master in the art of the first place. Others have taken version of the lengthier Compound neat trick of making a 29-member plotting and character. Her work so issue with the lack of political Eye, eschewing that album's leaps band sound downright cozy, with far has relied instead on her one awareness on Coppola's part. They of budget-prog grandeur in favor breezy melodies and vibrant, lay- great gift: the ability to communicate bemoan the seemingly immoral cari- of more succinct guitar pop. As ered production. Coming across ideas and emotions through the cature of the young queen. The accu- always, Pollard's typically oddball like a cuddlier Modest Mouse, I'm composition of images. When Marie sation is bizarre, as the shortcomings song titles seem the perfect match From Barcelona somehow elevate Antoinette is at its best, it is the photo in Marie Antoinette's life are fairly for his slightly skewed melodic sing-a-longs like "We're From album of a deliriously lovely cos- transparent. There are few life les- sense; album highlights include Barcelona" and "Collection of tume party. sons to be learned from her; those "Accidental Texas Who," Stamps" from ready-made jingle The beautiful clothes, the lush few, as I prefer to fashion them, are "Supernatural Car Lover" and status to indie-pop anthems, settings, the lavishness and man- overtly indecorous. Hence, the main "Serious Birdwoman (You Turn Me replete with chimes, horns, and nered debauchery are sublime enter- lesson might be summarized, danc- On)." Despite their brevity, it's tasteful orchestration. Perhaps the tainment. Close to half of the movie ing is pretty great. Sometimes, you amazing how much variety Pollard band explicitly declares its love for follows this tack or explores the might be sad and not want to dance; is able to pack into these songs, the listener a few times too often, inevitable sadness that completes in those times you ought to drink from the jerky "Gasoline Ragtime" and lyrics about treehouses and this circle - also acceptable material. some champagne. In allowing the to the guitar-and-synth flourish of chicken pox may cross the line One especially lovely shot of the movie to remain off balance, "Full Sun (Dig the Slowness)." between cute and saccharine, but queen passed out and sprawled Coppola forces us to wonder if she Though neophytes are still advised thanks to keen songwriting, Let Me across a divan, her personal space truly cares enough about this issue. to seek out Guided By Voices' Bee Introduce You remains a sunny, gig- cluttered with empty bottles and tat- This leads to the ultimate real- Thousand, existing fans have noth- gly delight. tered pastries, exemplifies this point. ization that Coppola's highest ing to worry about - Normal Would that the whole movie have achievement here is not the movie Happiness, like any other Pollard Performer: Robyn Hitchcock been pretty pictures of women in but the trailer - a two-minute paean record, will be a must-hear. Album: Olé! Tarantula ornate attire drinking and dancing in to pageantry impeccably set to New the gardens, surrounded not by any Order's "Age of Consent." That the Performer: The Pernice Brothers A fully successful return to dialogue but by the pop music they movie never sustains the delicious Album: Live a Little Hitchcock's mid-80s college-rock would have so clearly desired. momentum of the trailer is more a sound, Olé! Tarantula also stands as Would there have even been a function of the industry status quo, Joe Pernice and his band deliv- his best effort in years, and a more French Revolution if Justin where every release clocks in around er their fifth album of chiming, than worthy follow-up to 2004's Timberlake had been alive then? (He two hours, and often dangerously melancholy power-pop, highlight- excellent Spooked. Hitchcock's does not, by the way, appear on the more. In the trailer, there is no bur- ed by Beatlesque production and band, dubbed the "Venus 3," fea- soundtrack, but he should have.) den to bother with plots or charac- Pernice's reliably gorgeous vocals. tures members of REM and the The achievement of these scenes ters or dialogue at all. Instead, it gets As per his usual formula, Pernice Minus 5, and their professionalism owes little debt to historical charac- down to the business at hand: delights in juxtaposing beautiful reins in Hitchcock's flightier ten- ters. History provides little more cavorting around Versailles, traips- melodies with heartbreaking lyrics, dencies, preventing the sort of ram- than an excuse to make a movie ing about in elegant gowns, drinking but as its title suggests, Live a Little bling, unstructured material that about dressing up and gadding champagne out of the bottle, lying doesn't feel quite as dour as its has constituted much of his recent about. Marie Antoinette here is little prostrate in opulent gardens. This is predecessors. Even the tracks that output. As the album title suggests, more than an any-girl, pushed to the real draw, as well it should be. don't quite stick are minor delights, Hitchcock still writes songs about excess. She just happens to be the There are plenty of stories adequate and the standouts ("Automaton" the patently absurd, often focusing queen of France at the close of the for didactic messages or historical and "Somerville," for starters) find on insects or rocket ships, but Olé! eighteenth century. Attempts to facts, but precious few better suited the Pernice Brothers at the top of Tarantula also features some dis- explain the movie as a social com- to the intricacies of indulgence. their game. Live a Little marks a armingly direct moments from the mentary on contemporary starlets Perhaps Coppola should have fairly major accomplishment in the British eccentric. Hitchcock has may be justified, but it does not paid a bit more attention when New band's discography, and arguably described the album as "sadness much add to or subtract from the Order kindly warn, "You're not the their finest effort to date. cloaked in fun… but under that movie. Marie Antoinette, however, kind that needs to tell me about the fun, more sadness," about as pre- stubs its toes in its attempts to birds and the bees." Performer: Sparklehorse cise an encapsulation of his long- square its sweet madness with the Album: Dreamt for Light Years in the standing appeal as any. real character of Marie Antoinette. Belly of a Mountain TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 FFEEAATTUURREESS GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY PAGE 11 Neumeyer’s direct Trendspotter: like an by Christopher Neumeyer, 3L Law Weekly issue spotter, but trendier by Sarah Hale, 2L ing substances and started showing Law Weekly up late for work. Well played, Lohan. In the end, though, it doesn't What's in, what's out and what seem that Lindsay will ever com- are the cool kids doing? These are pletely fail. Sure, she has a couple of the enduring questions of life. These horrible CDs and a bad habit of mak- photo courtesy of law.harvard.edu are the questions we were asking ing ridiculous statements, but who photo by Christopher Neumeyer, 3L Professor Michael ourselves in kindergarten and they doesn't these days? Caleb Griffin, 2L Seidman are the questions we'll still be asking So, if it isn't Paris and it isn't ourselves when we're old and gray. Lindsay, who is the ultimate failure - Caleb Griffin, 2L Georgetown was the only sensible place Why? Because everybody wants to the one to whom all others should to do it at. be trendy, of course. look for inspiration? It was a close Why did you come to Georgetown? It is call with runners up like Hilary Duff the best school in this area, and I cannot Should judges be able to pick the color of This week's featured trend: Failure. and Brooke "the Hulk's daughter" leave this area because if I do I will their judicial robes? I don't think judges Hogan making serious bids for the explode. should wear judicial robes at all. It is part Not getting any job offers? No title, but in the end it could be no of the mystification of the judiciary, and journal membership? Classes not other than everyone's favorite for- Should judges be able to pick the color of it creates almost a religious reverence going so hot, either? Fear not, my fel- mer Backstreet Boy, Nick Carter. Not their judicial robes? No, nothing is cooler that we shouldn't have for judges, but if low Hoyas, failure is very in right only has Nick failed at basically than black, and if judges are anything they are going to wear them I suppose now. Last year's obsession with suc- everything over the past year or so, like lawyers, I would not appreciate their we should let them pick the color. cess (See Nicky Hilton's Japanese but he has been so kind as to star in style on the bench. Besides, it was good handbag line and the three gunners a reality show chronicling his failure enough for Johnny Cash. Should law school finals have an option from your section) ended when this and to make him even trendier, that of tag team format, like in professional year's starlets decided that success show itself being a failure. Should law school finals have an option wrestling? Actually, in my 14th was simply overdone. From movies If you think you're trendy with of tag team format, like in professional Amendment seminar, people do joint and music to politics and everyday your lack of offers and poor grades, wrestling? Absolutely. In fact, I would work, and get a joint grade, so I do think life, success is so last year. think again. You're in law school, team up with a professional wrestler. No there is a place for work to be done by Anyone with a modicum of tal- and a pretty good law school at that, one would know more about torts than a teams of people. That is the way lawyers ent and a willingness to gain forty and you're headed toward meaning- professional wrestler. work, and there is not enough of that in pounds can win an Academy ful careers that could actually make law school. However, pro wrestling is Award, but it takes real strength, a difference in the world. When the Did Plato put words in Socrates' fixed, and I don't think the exams should courage and talent to fall flat on your trend is failure you've got nothing mouth? Every good editor does, so obvi- be fixed. Also, I have a natural opposi- face in a straight to video bomb like compared to the Nick Carters and ously yes. tion to this, since as a kid I was never Paris Hilton's Pledge This. Always a Brooke Hogans of the world. You're picked for the baseball team, so maybe I trendsetter, Ms. Hilton has taken in luck, though, because trends are Does a rolling stone really gather no wouldn't get the good partner, so it failure to lows previously unknown. constantly changing. This week it's moss? I have never heard of Keith would discriminate against me! She is simultaneously starring in a failure but next week it could very Richards or Mick Jagger collecting any- string of bad movies, even worse well be success - or leopard print thing except women's phone numbers. Did Plato put words in Socrates' music videos and the train wreck slingbacks, who knows. mouth? You may find this hard to that is her daily life. While Paris has Should the Ninth Circuit Court of believe, but I wasn't around then. done quite well at failing she does Appeals be split up because it is too big? maintain a curiously popular reality Ideologically, I have no problem with Does a rolling stone really gather no show and as such has not complete- the big circuits. I once broke open my moss? The Rolling Stones have been ly conquered this trend. laptop; you should have seen the circuits gathering moss since at least 1985. A strong rival of Ms. Hilton's is in there! fellow tabloid queen Lindsay Lohan. Should the Ninth Circuit Court of At a young age Lohan seemed Miles Davis or John Coltrane? Because Appeals be split up because it is too big? No. doomed for success. When you think I am a sax player, I will go with Coltrane, I have a completely instrumental view of about it, failing probably came pret- though I own more Miles Davis albums. this. The effort to split it up is really to ty easy to a girl like Tara Reid, but limit the effect of the liberal judges who Ms. Lohan was not blessed with When should you hold 'em and when sit there and I am not in favor of that. such mediocre talents. She had to should you fold 'em? I don't know when contend with acting ability, stunning you hold 'em, but I know you fold 'em Miles Davis or John Coltrane? I’m not beauty and offers for potentially right when they get out of the dryer so a big fan of jazz, but I’m completely good movies. Never one to back they don't get wrinkled. photo courtesy of popsugar.com obsessed with the blues singer Dave Van down from a challenge, though, Paris Hilton gave up big screen Ronk. I literally spend hours listening to Lindsay quickly began a course of dreams with this straight to video What has been your favorite class at his music and trying to play it; I play the over-consumption of several damag- masterpiece. Georgetown? Without a doubt, Spann in guitar. Of course, there is an obvious Torts, he is the funniest professor on connection between blues and jazz, I just earth, and I feel like I could be a tort don't know as much about jazz. lawyer today with what I have already Sudoku solutions learned in his class. When should you hold 'em and when from page 2 should you fold 'em? Hold 'em when you Was the 1969 moon landing filmed in a are gonna win with those cards and fold Hollywood back lot? No, it was filmed on 'em when you are not. the moon, and JFK was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald. What has been your favorite class at Georgetown? I love teaching. It’s hard to What is a book or author you recom- say which is my favorite class. I get excit- mend? I like all of C.S. Lewis' non-fiction. ed about all of them. My favorite classes It generally challenges the common are always the ones I am teaching at the philosophies of today, and I like to be time. challenged. Was the 1969 moon landing filmed in a Professor Michael Seidman Hollywood back lot? It would have been a lot cheaper if it was! Why did you come to Georgetown? It was a very long time ago, and I had been What is a book or author you recom- thinking about going into law teaching, mend? A book I talk about in my classes and Roy Schotland, who was on the that very few people have read is The appointments committee at the time, Magus, by John Fowles, a novel which at asked me to have lunch with him. By the its base is about existentialism and the end of the lunch he had convinced me inevitability of choice and moral respon- that I wanted to go into teaching and sibility. PAGE 12 GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY HHUUMMOORR TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 Universal Grade Predicting Chart Heat on Law the Hill The Laws of Love by Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 23) Logan & Lucy You're almost there, but are you Dear Logan and Lucy, going in the right direction? I just got out of a semi-emotionally abusive relationship and now I'm con- Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 21) stantly on the verge of tears. Why am I Spaghetti on Monday, maca- so sad all the time? I go to the gym and roni on Wednesday - trust me? hear this Nelly Furtado song about Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) "lovers to friends" and suddenly I'm Don't let Thursday get you sobbing on the eliptical. I want to start down, you'll need your strength dating but how can I do that when I feel for Friday. like I'm about to break down all the time? Therapy isn't the answer, I've Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) already tried that. My friends are great You will be faced with a diffi- and super supportive. My question is cult math problem this week. how do I start approaching guys? Will Remember, 60% off of anything is dating help me get over my ex- a good deal. boyfriend? Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) ~Sandy You will party with an LL.M. - you won't regret it. Sandy, First, keep going to therapy and Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) lean on your friends. They are great Avoid umbrellas. resources and will help you get through this difficult time. The Aries (March 21 - April 19) how-to-approach-guys part seems You will receive an anony- very difficult and scary, but it isn't mous email. Open it on someone else's computer first. (trust us)! Just some harmless prac- tice at bar review or parties will Taurus (April 20 - May 20) help you get your groove on. Pick a An excursion to main campus guy at the bar, walk up to him, will leave you feeling exhilarated, make eye contact, smile, look away, but slightly confused - that's what look back at him, look down and you get for going to main campus. that should be it - he'll strike up a conversation in no time. As for dat- Gemini (May 21 - June 21) ing, dip your foot in and start slow- You will sit next to your soul ly. Take the dating slowly and shop mate on the metro this week. The Quotable... Unfortunately, you'll both be lis- around for someone who treats you “Lawyers can kill peoples’ enthusiasm.” - The Quotable Professor well. Remember: the best way to tening to your iPods and won't Barry Carter even so much as nod at one anoth- get over your former flame is to date someone even hotter! er. “Almost. You've almost got it. Except you're 180 degrees wrong.” - The Quotable Judge Gerald I. Fisher Toodles, Cancer (June 22 - July 22) Lucy Don't be fooled by a 1L's flat- “I don't like Barbara [Streisand]; haven't since Yentl.” - The Quotable tery, she just wants your outlines. Professor Gary Peller Sandy, Sometimes guys totally suck Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) “…the principle of self-determination, who invented that? We did. (present company excluded, of You're never too old for a ring The United States.” - The Quotable Father Robert Drinan pop and a candy necklace. course). 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I don’t Some question scenarios are fic- (password: georgetown) to send com- care if you have the cure for cancer and a lucid explanation of the titious, and written by members ments, questions and problems to case at hand, nobody wants to hear it -- we just want to leave of the Law Weekly staff. [email protected]. class. Confidentiality guaranteed! TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 OOPPIINNIIOONN GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY PAGE 13 Birth of "Baby 300 Million" worth celebrating make any determination that our envi- Americans who currently have it costs Washington Post even quotes Pew ronmental future is such a bleak one. If more than $100 billion, this is certainly Hispanic Center demographer Jeffrey Brianne Kennedy you consider the state of our environ- no small concern. Passel as estimating that "about half of ment and our consciousness of its value Even so, all is not as bad as it seems. the last 100 million Americans are when the American population hit 200 Although the tax burden on younger immigrants and their U.S.-born chil- Last week a baby was born that million in 1967, much progress has been workers is likely to grow substantially, dren." brought the population of the United made. Numerous laws have been the U.S. is much better off in this regard The concern is, of course, not relat- States to 300 million people. It has been passed that do everything from protect- than many other countries. The ed to the U.S. becoming more diverse (I widely reported that this baby was like- ing wildlife and their habitats to ban- Economist reports in an editorial on the think there are few that could or would ly a boy, born in California, to parents ning many toxic substances and reduc- subject of America's 300 million popula- be willing to call that a bad thing), but who are Mexican immigrants. He repre- ing pollution. Our country, it turns out, tion mark that, "Whereas in the EU by that once immigrants do arrive, particu- sents part of the changing face of our is actually more energy efficient today 2050 there will be fewer than two adults larly from countries like Mexico, it is country. And I believe that his birth is a than it was then. of working age for every person over often difficult for them to assimilate and triumph. Technology is also advancing in a 65, the proportion in America will be to become part of the middle class. In 1967, when the "census clock" in way that reduces our reliance on natu- less scary, at almost three to one." Also, Samuelson writes, for instance, that the U.S. Department of Commerce ral resources. As Brookings Institute there are still many tax reform options Hispanic immigrants' average weekly building, here in Washington, struck demographer William Frey told the that have the potential to be consider- wages are only two-thirds of the aver- 200,000,000, Newsweek reports that the Christian Science Monitor, "The people ing, including a European-style VAT age for all American workers, and there crowd of people surrounding it erupted who argue that we are going to run out (value added) tax. is little that is likely to be done to change with applause, and that at the same of energy, that we're going to run out of And effective reforms are likely to that. moment President Johnson was deliver- water, that we're going to run out of become more possible as a result of the While I cannot argue with the fact ing a speech on the "greatness" of other natural resources, overlook the population growth and shifts that are that migrant workers and immigrants America. This time, things were differ- fact that time and time again technology being forecast. First, because of the like- are often not properly assisted or paid, ent. has been able to overcome these limita- ly increase in the political clout of Baby and that this is a terrible thing, I don't To start with, last week's milestone tions." Boomers since, as CNNMoney.com think it's necessarily their immigration seemed to pass without public attention Additionally, America is far from notes, "older people are often the most that is the problem. While it's unlikely from the White House. Perhaps overcrowded or environmentally dependable voters." Second, because to happen immediately, I suspect that because, as Newsweek put it, "the Bush depleted. Newsweek reports, for many Baby Boomers have had their there will be major changes in how administration is not eager to call atten- instance, that there are just 31 people own experiences caring for aging par- immigrants are treated as more and tion to America's out-of-control bor- per kilometer in the U.S. while the glob- ents and have a better understanding of more of their children are born, raised ders." Also, much of the reaction cap- al average is 48 people per kilometer. what is and isn't important to consider and educated in the United States. As tured by the media in its reports and Some experts even suggest that some in planning for retirement and its effect America becomes more diverse as a commentary on the landmark event cities and states that have seen popula- on their families than any generation result of the presence of these children was negative. tion declines, such as in the "Rust Belt" before them may have had. And third, and their parents, more and more mem- Most at issue are the subjects of in the Midwest and places like because as the population shifts among bers of future generations will have a environmental impact, aging and immi- Cleveland, Milwaukee and the Dakotas, the different parts of the country as it greater appreciation for the struggles gration. Many experts are convinced may see resurgences in their popularity. grows, it is expected that there will be a that they face and a better understand- that America is far from prepared for Aging is perhaps an even more more even distribution of liberals and ing of how best to reduce and, ultimate- the impact that its growing population widely held concern in relation to the conservatives throughout the country ly, remove them. will have on the complexity and poten- growing population than the impact on and bipartisan cooperation will have no Perhaps most importantly, history cy of the problems that it is likely to face the environment. CNNMoney.com choice but to become more prevalent has shown us that the American spirit in these areas, particularly by 2050 reports that by the year 2030 nearly 1 in and effective. and its associated ideals are strong when the U.S. population is expected to 5 Americans will be 65 and older. With the number of immigrants enough to withstand and inspire even reach 400 million. Robert J. Samuelson writes in The entering the country each year holding the most drastic of social change and For example, the Christian Science Washington Post that paying the retire- steady at about 1.5 million, it is no won- expansion. The baby boy born on Monitor reports that some experts put ment benefits of Baby Boomers could der that immigration is another one of Tuesday and the population growth the average American's "'ecological easily require federal tax increases of 30 the major concerns of population that he represents are clear signs of how footprint' - the amount of land and to 50%. experts, politicians and the public alike. true that is. While there are certainly water needed to support an individual Increases in life expectancy and in Samuelson writes that by 2050, challenges ahead of us, I think there is a and absorb his or her waste - at 24 the size of the population over 65 will Hispanic Americans will be almost 25% reason why polls suggest that acres," which potentially leaves the also lead to increases in health condi- of the total population (which is double Americans are more optimistic than United States able to sustain less than tions like Alzheimers, which their share of it in 2000), Asian people in most other countries: all 300 half of its current population in the long Georgetown University's Center for Americans will also be double their million of us certainly have reason to be. term. Also, more than half of Americans Aging Society has named the third most share at 8% of the population, and non- live within 50 miles of the coast "where expensive disease to treat, after heart Hispanic whites will drop to being only Brianne Kennedy works in the population density and its environmen- disease and cancer. Considering that 50% of the population (having been Continuing Legal Education tal impacts are increasing." the Center projects that 14 million 69% of it in 2000). The African Department. She can be contacted at Still, there is more information that Americans will suffer from the disease American population is expected to [email protected]. I think needs to be considered before we by 2050 and that treating the 4 million hold steady at 13 to 14% of the total. The Proposed bill is all about being out and proud proud. Indeed, the catalyst for my pro- degree than it has up till now. As a ted it to the Law Weekly. But I was so Chai Feldblum posed DADT repeal legislation is my moral matter, having sex with a person slammed with work that week that I work on the Moral Values Project, who is not one's spouse depends signif- did not manage to respond to any num- Professor of Law which is based on the premise that we icantly on the agreement one has with ber of my emails, included his. I also must make explicit moral claims about one's spouse about such sexual activity. did not managed to respond yet to the Thomas Saunders' opinion piece on the goodness of our sexuality, our sexu- At the very least, it should not be four students who wrote to take up my my proposal to repeal the military's ban al orientation and our gender. (See grounds for losing one's job or for los- offer of creating a group to draft the on the service of openly gay people www.moralvaluesproject.org). ing thousands of dollars in pension proposed military and sexuality legisla- ("DADT" - "Don't Ask Don't Tell") is Most DADT repeal work to date benefits. Having consensual sex with a tion. (Yes folks, I got those emails!) premised on a basic misunderstanding. has focused on the rights-based claim of person of the opposite sex, or with a I still think it is worth trying to draft There have been many times in my 20- allowing gay people to serve openly in person of the same sex, has equal moral a military and sexuality bill and to plus year career of working with the military. That's a fine claim and the valence and thus should be treated struggle with what moral values should Capitol Hill that I have tried to "slip bill currently sponsored by equally. underlie prohibited and permitted sex- something" into a bill. But this surely Congressman Meehan and pending in My proposed alternate "military ual behavior. This is not a substitute to isn't one of those times. the House of Representative expresses and sexuality" bill is thus about updat- a rights-based claim based on sexual Anyone who thinks it is possible to that claim quite well. ing the sexual code of our armed forces. orientation, but it is an alternative "slip" a repeal of DADT into a bill (any But we could also approach this It is not about sacrificing the openness approach. So, to the four students who bill) is wrong. It simply can't be done. work from a different angle. We could and dignity of gay people. To the con- wrote me - I'll be in touch with you Whatever the merits of such an argue that being able to express one's trary, it is about ensuring that all indi- about setting up a working group! And approach might be were it possible, sexuality (whether it is a gay or straight viduals who serve in the armed forces to anyone else who wants to get there's no particular reason to debate sexuality) is a morally good thing as are accorded dignity and respect as sex- engaged in this pro bono effort of mine, those merits - because it just isn't possi- long as it is expressed responsibly. As a ual beings. please email me at [email protected] ble. moral matter, sexual harassment and I want to note that Thomas town.edu. My suggested proposal is very dif- abuse is bad and needs to be eliminated Saunders sent me his proposed opinion ferent. It is all about being out and from the military to a much greater piece for my response before he submit- PAGE 14 GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY OOPPIINNIIOONN TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 rights" be in favor of the legality of Bo is correct about the vulnerability "infanticide" or even "virtual infanti- of wireless networks and I applaud his Georgetown Letters cide?" efforts to educate the community. The late Cardinal O'Connor said it Anyone who has strong technical skills Law Weekly best when he declared, "I am deeply can search Google for "wireless hacking" To the Editor: sorry, Father Drinan, but you're wrong, and hack into most wireless networks, dead wrong…You could have raised decrypting and interpreting network Sunil Varghese, 3L Georgetown University Law Center your formidable voice for life; you have packets to make sense of the informa- Editor-in-Chief recently announced the new Drinan raised it for death." tion. Our wireless network is only Chair in Human Rights. On Monday, slightly more secure than most higher Tiphanie Miller, 2L Oct. 23, Dean Harold Koh of Yale Law -Daniel Hughes, 2L education wireless networks, but it is Victoria Taylor, 3L School arrived on campus to celebrate still susceptible to eavesdropping and Managing Editors the occasion with a lecture entitled On IT and all things related hacking. For your peace of mind and "Father Drinan's Revolution" celebrating regardless of the network that you use, Benjamin Rubinstein, 2L Father Drinan's commitment to "human To the Editor: at home or at the Law Center, financial News Editor rights." and other confidential transactions with In many ways, Father Drinan is an I would like to thank first-year law secure web servers - those belonging to Sarah Hale, 2L admirable man. At the age of eighty- student Bo Cui for his keen observation widely-recognized web sites with Features Editor five, he continues to write, teach and cel- of the state of technology services for addresses starting with "https:" - can be ebrate mass. I have heard several of his students at the Law Center in his Oct. 23 decrypted, at least in theory, only by Thomas Leroe-Munoz, 2L homilies and they all display a keen Law Weekly opinion piece. In my capaci- supercomputers. Sports Editor intelligence, even if they are occasional- ty as Chief Information Officer of the I reiterate my offer to community ly of a partisan cast. Nonetheless, he Georgetown University Law Center, I members to share their comments and Keith Parsons, 3L does not deserve to have a chair in concur with some of his concerns. suggestions with me in McDonough Commentaries Editor "human rights" named after him. I am not sure that the Law Center Room 514 or by email to Father Drinan has long been one of should continue to provide the technol- [email protected]. Given a Brianne Kennedy the country's most outspoken advocates ogy support and resources, including choice, I would prefer to discuss these Matthew Cook, 2L of legal abortion. While he served in last-minute software re-engineering, to matters constructively over lunch or a Ellen Padilla, 3L Congress from 1971 to 1981, Father run student elections. At the request of cup of coffee rather than reading about Christina Schoppert, 1L Drinan publicly praised Planned the SBA, the Law Center stepped in to them in alarming news pieces or op-eds. Assistant Editors Parenthood and the Roe vs. Wade deci- help with electronic voting when there Whatever your communication style sion, while compiling an aggressive pro- were no suitable options two years ago. may be, my gratitude goes to those com- Zach Bertke, 2L abortion voting record. After leaving Today there are many outside services, munity members trying to make the Sean Byrne, 3L Congress, Father Drinan penned an edi- some of them free of charge such as the Law Center a better place. Devin Cain, 1L torial for the New York Times in 1996 Westlaw Educational Network, which Emily Camastra, 2L praising Clinton for vetoing the partial- are used at other law schools to run stu- -Pablo G. Molina, Law Center CIO Brian Corcoran, 1L birth abortion ban and urging Congress dent elections. Jacob Cote, 1L not to override the veto. I do not own a tape recorder or a To the Editor: Nancy Eyl, 2L Over his distinguished career, cassette player. I recognize the incon- Jennifer Gaspar, 1L Father Drinan has not supported any gruity of hosting a web site that receives In Oct. 17's Law Weekly, I was sur- Zeeshan Hafeez, 2L significant legal restriction on abortion. over one million visitors annually, many prised to see a reference to a former stu- Jeff Hayes, 2L He supports the right to abortion at of them to watch webcasts and podcasts dent's mental health in Bo Cui's piece Prashina Gagoomal, 1L nearly any point in pregnancy by any of special events, and the delivery of ("Law Center is experiencing technical David Graham, 2L possible method. audio recordings of class lectures by difficulties"). Mr. Cui was rude, irre- Matthew Justice, 3L Father Drinan recently called abor- antiquated means. I do not know of any sponsible and exhibited a distinct lack of Erik Kenerson, 3L tion a "small issue." Meanwhile, more law school in the world where all simul- class by mentioning mere rumor as Mike Mancini, 2L than one in four pregnancies in the taneous classroom sessions are recorded truth. Additionally, such mention was Mark Nabong, 3L United States ends in abortion and there in an electronic format. With modest wholly irrelevant to the topic of com- Christopher Neumeyer, 3L have been nearly fifty million abortions funding from last year's Finance com- puter security on campus. An off-hand Adam Pekor, 2L since Roe vs. Wade was decided. The mittee, collaboration from this year's and unverified remark about something Harsha Rao, 3L abortion revolution is anything but a Technology Users and Teaching com- so personal as a student's mental well- Adam Taylor, 1L "small issue." Indeed, Father Drinan's mittees, and in partnership with Apple being constitutes an indecent invasion Matthew S. Schwartz, 3L other revolution has led to fifty million Computer Corporation, after the winter of privacy that does not deserve publi- Kartik Sharma, 2L dead human beings in the United States break we expect to pioneer precisely cation. Julia Zhang, 1L alone in the past thirty-three years. such a system of comprehensive digital Staff Reporters & Writers Father Drinan's record is made par- audio recording. In the meantime, how- - Beau Finley, 3L ticularly disturbing given his claim that ever inconvenient the task may be, stu- Marika Maris, 3L abortion is "virtually infanticide." How dents can still listen to the audio tapes in Staff Photographers can a so-called supporter of "human the Law Library. The Rev. Robert F. Drinan Faculty Advisor

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The other is David Sinkman, attack, the hijackers bound a young was loudly denounced around the an Israeli citizen of Lebanese origin, Leon Skornicki U.S. Navy diver with an electrical world. Hezbollah's act showed "once sentenced as a Hezbollah spy. In cord, cutting off his circulation, and again how urgent it is that the plain English, these men are not beat him until he was unconscious. Lebanese Government extends its prisoners of war, they are mere "If Jews all gather in Israel, it The hijackers then executed him and control over all Lebanese territory thugs (NY Review of Books, will save us the trouble of going dumped his body on the tarmac at and prevents such attacks across the September, 21, 2006). after them worldwide." - Hezbollah Beirut International Airport (USA Blue Line," the UN-mandated Hassan Nasrallah, however, jus- leader Hassan Nasrallah (quoted in Today, August 1, 2006). Lebanon-Israel border (Kofi Annan, tified Hezbollah's summer attacks The New York Times, May 23, 2004). Hezbollah has been involved in July 12, 2006). on Israel in large part because The carnage from the conflict numerous attacks against U.S. inter- Kuntar is in an Israeli jail (Time, July this summer in Lebanon exposed ests since then, including the bomb- 25, 2006). brutality on all sides. The sheer vol- ing of a U.S. military housing com- Nasrallah's comments that ume of death makes trying to under- plex in Saudi Arabia, in June 1996. Kuntar is a political prisoner reveal stand the motivations of the parties The attack killed 19 U.S. servicemen Hezbollah's true nature. Kuntar involved very difficult. We owe it to and wounded 370 (The Wall Street crushed the young girl's skull with those who died, however, to com- Journal, May 20, 2003). Fourteen his rifle not because Israel was in prehend the cause of this destruc- Hezbollah operatives were later Lebanon but rather "to protest the tion. So when judging who indicted. signing of the Egyptian-Israeli peace Hezbollah is we should look no fur- Hezbollah's principal targets, treaty" at Camp David the previous ther than its military leaders' own however, are Jews. This is in accor- year (The Washington Post, May 18, words and the group's 25 year histo- dance with the core belief that drives 2003). In short, Hezbollah attacked ry of striking American and Jewish the global jihad: the West - manipu- Israel this summer because it want- targets around the world. lated by Jews - is conspiring to ed to free a child-killer dedicated to On Oct. 23, 1983, around 6:20 destroy the Islamic faith and must destroying any chance of peace a.m., a Mercedes-Benz delivery be met with unrestrained force. The between Jew and Arab. truck drove to Beirut International Hezbollah leadership exudes this However, some governments Airport, where the 1st Battalion 8th hatred. According to Hassan around the world keep validating Marines had set up its local head- Nasrallah, Hezbollah's Secretary thugs like Kuntar and countless oth- quarters. The truck turned onto an General, "If we searched the entire Photo courtesy of motherjones.com ers serving Hezbollah by drawing a access road leading to the United world for a person more cowardly, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah delivers an distinction between the group's States Marines' compound and cir- despicable, weak and feeble in psy- invective against Israel 'political' and 'military' wings. cled a parking lot. The driver then che, mind, ideology and religion, we England, the Netherlands and accelerated and barreled into the would not find anyone like the Jew. Recognizing the illegitimacy of Australia have only listed lobby of the Marine headquarters. Notice I do not say Israeli" (The New Hezbollah's attack on Israel, the Hezbollah's ‘military’ wing as ter- According to one Marine survivor, Yorker, October 14, 2002). greater Arab world, including Saudi rorist. the driver was smiling as he sped This hatred results in unpro- Arabia, the Persian Gulf states, However, the European past him. voked attacks on the West, in partic- Egypt and Jordan, condemned Parliament has called for the EU to The suicide bomber detonated ular Jews. In 1992, Hezbollah Hezbollah for provoking this war. include Hezbollah with the likes of his explosives, which were equiva- bombed the Israeli embassy in These states called the Lebanese Hamas and Jihad in their terrorist lent to 12,000 pounds of TNT. The Buenos Aires. The strike killed 29, militia "reckless" and blamed them list (Arabic News, March 11, 2005). explosion collapsed the four-story nearly all Jewish. Two years later, for acting in ways that were "unex- French Interior Minister Nicolas cinder-block building into rubble Hezbollah struck downtown Buenos pected, inappropriate and irrespon- Sarkozy also labeled Hezbollah a and killed 241 American servicemen: Aires again, leveling the sible" (U.S. News & World Report, "terrorist" last month (Le Figaro, 220 Marines, 18 Navy personnel and Argentinean Jewish Community July 31, 2006). A statement from the Sept. 4, 2006). And, the European 3 Army soldiers. This was the dead- Center. The strike killed 85 people, Arab League also denounced Union Council labels Hezbollah's liest single-day death toll for the mostly Jewish, and wounded more Hezbollah for its actions. The Arab Senior Intelligence Officer, Imad U.S. Marine Corps since the Battle of than 300. This is the largest single states further recognized Iran was to Mughniyah, as a terrorist (EU Iwo Jima, and remains the deadliest incident of terrorism against Jews blame, waging war through Council Common Position post-World War II attack on since World War II. As if that were Hezbollah, its Lebanese proxy. 2005/847/CFSP, 29 Nov. 2005). Americans overseas. Hezbollah was not enough, days later, the Israeli What exactly then is Hezbollah But there would be little, if no, responsible for this carnage (The Embassy in London was car-bombed resisting in Lebanon if, according to confusion around the world had Washington Post, July 17, 2006). by two Palestinians linked to the UN, all Israeli forces had already officials tuned into al-Manar, The threat of another Hezbollah Hezbollah. withdrawn south of the Blue Line? Hezbollah's television network, on attack on America remains just as Some allege that Hezbollah is In short, why would Hezbollah vio- Jan. 18, 2002. high today. Former director of the nothing more than a resistance late international law and UN-recog- They would have heard CIA, George Tenet, warned that organization fighting against Israeli nized borders this summer by Muhamad Fneish, a Hezbollah par- "Hezbollah, as an organization with occupation in Lebanon. None of the invading Israel? Statements of the liament member in Lebanon, reject capability and worldwide presence, above attacks, however, occurred in Hezbollah leadership provide a any such distinction. "Efforts are is [al-Qaeda's] equal, if not a far Lebanon. Israel also completely clear answer - the goal of Hezbollah made to tempt the Hezbollah in more capable organization." (Foreign withdrew from Lebanon on June 16, is not to protect Lebanon but rather order to hold it back," he says "the to destroy Israel and to kill Jews. objective is not to impair its political “Hezbollah attacked Israel this summer Nearly half of the civilians role; rather its military wing only. slaughtered by Hezbollah's missiles But I can say that no differentiation because it wanted to free a child-killer in last summer's war were not Jews, is to be made between the military dedicated to destroying any chance of but Israeli Arabs. This prompted wing and the political wing of Hassan Nasrallah to issue a personal Hezbollah." peace between Jew and Arab.” appeal to Arabs to evacuate Haifa so The carnage and destruction that only Jews would be killed (The from this summer's conflict is repul- Affairs, Nov/Dec. 2003) Former U.S. 2000, a move verified by the UN. Times (UK), August 12, 2006). Or as sive. The fighting exposed brutality Deputy Secretary of State Richard Despite these moves, Hezbollah Hezbollah's spiritual leader Sheik on all sides. However, when judging Armitage even labeled Hezbollah repeatedly tried to provoke Israel by Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah Hezbollah, one should look no fur- the "A-team" of terrorism, relegating crossing the border. As recently as bluntly put it: "There are no inno- ther than its leaders' own words and al-Qaeda to second string status. Nov. 2005, Hezbollah attempted to cent Jews in Palestine" (The Weekly actions. There can be no confusion (The New Yorker, October 14, 2002.) kidnap Israeli soldiers. Standard, Sept. 11, 2006). about Hezbollah's values and mis- These warnings are warranted. This brings us to this past sum- The impression that Hezbollah's sion when its leaders vow, "it is an Hezbollah has killed more mer, where six years after the UN attacks on Israel were legitimate open war until the elimination of Americans abroad than any other said Israel had left every inch of because Israel holds numerous Israel and until the death of the last terrorist organization. Its deadly Lebanon, Hezbollah gunmen again Lebanese hostages in jail is wrong. Jew on earth" (The New York Sun, legacy reaches back nearly 25 years crossed the Israeli-Lebanese border. In fact, before July 12, 2006, Israel March 11, 2005). With such goals, to all corners of the globe. A year Kofi Annan put their actions into held only two Lebanese prisoners in peace, unfortunately, is very far after the attack on the Marines' com- perspective: on "July 12 … Israel, along with a possible third. away. pound, Hezbollah bombed the U.S. Hezbollah launched an unprovoked One of the prisoners, Hezbollah- embassy annex in Beirut. (1999 attack on Israel, killing eight Israeli linked Samir Kuntar, is serving mul- David Sinkman, 3L, is the Co-President Report on Terrorist Organizations, U.S. soldiers and kidnapping two" tiple life sentences for executing a of JLSA and a former Reuters reporter. State Department). The next year, (Secretary General's Statement to the young Israeli father in front of his Leon Skornicki graduated from Princeton Hezbollah was instrumental in the UNSC, August 11, 2006). four-year old daughter, and then in '06 and is a 1L JLSA member. hijacking of TWA Flight 847 en route Hezbollah's violation of Israeli's crushing the young girl's head with PAGE 16 GEORGETOWN LAW WEEKLY OOPPIINNIIOONN TUESDAY, OCT. 24 TO MONDAY, OCT. 30, 2006 Anonymous grading doesn’t measure true value have a problem with 100% of the It's true that during that first year we have the 20 minute interviews, Eric Charleston course grade being determined by that associate-ship many of the document- Eric, duh. That's why you have a anonymous process. reviewing, memo-writing associates resume." That's what I thought! The I'll level with you…I'm biased. For need to have more in common with conventional wisdom was that if you one, anonymous grades place as much Gollum than Vince Vaughan. It also can eek a few callbacks out of EIW, Early Interview Week is long gone emphasis on personality as the cop may be true that many of these firms then as long as you have a pulse, and call-back season is coming to an who pulled me over on my last drive are looking for a cog to fit readily into bingo, you got yourself a job. Um, no. end (ok, I'll be honest, mine was over home…none. "Knock Knock…" their system, while working in an Trust me. I heard this from a friend. I almost as fast as it started). The impor- "Here's your ticket sir." And as Samuel office with no windows. And finally, mean, this is me hypothetically speak- tance of our first-year grades during L. Jackson said in Pulp Fiction, "that pig with the steady decline of trials, it is ing here. Man I need a job. this process was paramount. During had personality, and personality goes possible to consider law as an increas- I guess my real problem is, while those quaint 20 minute screening a long way." Well I fancy myself that ingly anonymous career. these exams do gauge a certain skill interviews our 1L grades were, at pig. Further (You know you like my But that doesn't tell the whole (they do test something for sure), that least, the first statement, and at worst, use of the word further. I learned that story. For instance, a transactional number, your GPA, whatever it may the only one. Facing the undeniable in Legal Research and Writing, baby! attorney may review tons of contracts, be, is NOT you. Not all of you at least. importance of our 1L grades, I've Anyway, further), as runner-up only but that same attorney will also be But for some reason we allow this found it almost impossible not to fur- to Andrew Doss in last year's 1L Mr. called upon to be a deal-maker, or institution to enforce a grading policy ther examine the University's policy of Personality contest, I'm a person who steely negotiator. This takes a skill that that allows those exams to entirely mandatory anonymous 1L grading. places a premium on a little face time. doesn't show up on the current 1L define us in arguably our most plenti- First an informal survey: raise No, there was no such contest. transcript. How about attaining new ful opportunity to gain law firm your hands if you are in favor of bas- In all honesty, ask yourself clients? I'm not sure how this works, employment. It is common knowledge ing our 1L grades on anonymous test- whether the real world values person- but I'm pretty sure it's not accom- that firms have GPA baselines, and it ing. OK, now take a look around. How ality/people skills, public speaking, plished via memo or brief. Those who is shameful neglect that our adminis- many hands are raised? None, right? and leadership. Then ask yourself if think these skills are adequately cov- tration has not mandated that either That settles it. Well I suppose you those exams you took after your first ered by the smidgeon of time spent meaningful class participation be fac- could have your hand raised. In that year evaluated any of those attributes. addressing these areas in Legal tored into our grades, or that an entire case, congratulations! Enjoy your job Then ask yourself if the firms inter- Research and Writing are simply class be dedicated to public speaking next summer. Seriously, I think an viewing during EIW want people with wrong. That was a year-long course, and negotiation in common legal con- examination of anonymous grading that skill set. And finally, ask yourself worth three credits, with, like, seven- texts. with grading based upon per- reveals that the process is inescapably why on earth the cafeteria temporarily teen papers that were equally weighed formance. flawed. I have no beef with grading discontinued Taco Tuesday. No in grading. Eric Charleston is a 2L. Contact him at the exams anonymously. I simply jalapeños please. You may be saying, "That's why [email protected]. So you're not getting any callbacks: a primer because that is the only personal lever- here, that maybe you should have what more there is to do as a lawyer age you've got left. accepted that offer to go to Local and with a law degree because no one Mark Nabong Why am I writing about all this? Regional Law School on a full scholar- really talks about anything except I'm writing about all this because there ship, or that maybe you shouldn't applying for a big firm. There's more is a series of untruths we've been have come at all. This is crap: you're and you shouldn't be afraid to look for I have a secret to confess: When I spoon-fed, and I want to relieve you of not even halfway through law school, it. was a 2L I did not get a single call back them. I will be the ipecac of untruth. and the reason you've soured on it is from EIW. Not one. I went on thirty- that you haven't done anything yet. Truth #2: Oddly enough, your three (thirty-three!!!!) interviews dur- Untruth #1: EIW is stressful. You think your difficulties during 1L future happiness is independent of ing EIW, and snagged zero of them. I Bullhockey. EIW is an annoying mean that you won't be a good the crappiness of your job search write this column for all the students meat market, but you at least you lawyer? The only people who care experience. here who have a rejection letter stack leave it with some hope. The real stress about what happened 1L in the long- This is not a feel-good statement; it bigger than they ever expected; if you is the four, five, eight months you run are people who write law school is the truth. If you think having a big have a job/clerkship/rich spouse, spend after EIW getting rejection let- firm job right now will make you hap- then congratulations. This column ters and waiting for a job offer. You “I have a 2.8 pier in the long run, then you are just may not make much sense to you. think dressing up in a suit and lying projecting your self-worth onto some- Let's review: I have approximately for 15 minute interviews is bad? Try GPA. Please do thing you think you can control. A big a 2.8 GPA. Please do not freak out sitting in the cafeteria and overhearing firm job will not make you happier; it because I told you my GPA; I have people at another table discussing the not freak out.” WILL make you richer. Now, money is revealed much more damning, and pros and cons of accepting one of their a good thing. Anyone who tells you much more biological, information in offers versus another. THAT is stress- guidebooks. You haven't hit the meat that money is evil has never been this column over the last three years. I ful, not EIW. of law school, which comes up in your broke (Credit: Ice Cube). No, my point have what is generally considered a 2L and 3L classes, or in your clinic, or here is that, if you look at the top part- "B-" GPA, which is totally and com- Untruth #2: You may not be at the in your internship. If you want to feel ners and the senior associates at most pletely adequate so long as I do not try top of your class, but interviewers better about yourself as a future any law firm, you will not find people and become an actual lawyer. I have will get a sense of how great an addi- lawyer, sign up for pro-bono work; I happier or more intellectually chal- heard tell of law firms that hire people tion you would be. guarantee you'll be less likely to feel lenged than in the population at large. with such a GPA, but most of those The average interviewer has the bad about the privilege of being a law Is the rate of alcoholism greater or less turn out to just be Nigerian scam following ability to bump you to the student. in the big firms than in the population artists. The job search experience was top of this list if you have sub-par Now, let's move on to some truths. at large? You know the answer to that not an exercise in self-empowerment grades and a great interview: none. question without even having to look for me. It was an exercise in reliving Interviews are done via committee, Truth #1: You only wanted a firm it up. Don't trick yourself into creating junior-high era self-esteem issues. and no one impresses so much out of a job because that seemed to be the any surrogate for happiness; only hap- Getting a job is stressful in gener- 15 minute interview that they can con- thing to do. piness is happiness. You WILL get a al, whatever your profession may be. vince the firm to hire you over some- You don't actually want a firm job. job, you WILL end up hating it in What makes getting a job as a law stu- one with a so-so interview and a 3.8. What you want is to be a lawyer, about five to seven years (this applies dent more emotionally crippling is the What the interviewer CAN do, howev- which is not the same as being a firm to everyone, the bad and the good stu- fact that your very best friends, the er, is write you a nice e-mail back to lawyer. Everyone around is getting dents), and you will take up a hobby ones who drink with you, study with elaborate on the rejection letter's opin- firm jobs, and that gnawing chasm that you will like more than your prac- you, and occasionally make out with ion that you do, in fact, have a bright between you and them feels the same tice. "Yes, I'm a lawyer, but what I real- you, are so much better at getting future ahead of you in law. And that as when everyone saw The Matrix ly like doing is Indonesian cooking." them than you. People who are your there were many qualified applicants. without you and kept making refer- Next week, I'll discuss what it is peers, who take the same classes, eat Note, however, how few rejection let- ences to it that you didn't get. You feel like to be a 3L, jobless, and with a fam- lunch at the same time, are much, ters say that you were one of them. like you're doing something wrong ily history of diabetes and heart dis- much more desirable lawyer-material because you're not juiced into the $$$ ease. than you are. You know that because Untruth #3: It was a mistake to for the summer, and like you're in you see them take time off from class come to law school. trouble. THAT'S why you feel bad, not to "go on callbacks," "fly to inter- You're just thinking this because because you were really dying to work Mark Nabong's columns can be found views," and "get offers." You, on the you'll have almost a quarter of a mil- as a summer associate for the firm of online at http://chicago- other hand, are busy trying to network lion dollars in debt to pay off. You're Wasp Name, Wasp Name, Jewish typewriter.blogspot.com. with your mother's dentist's brother, worried that it was a mistake to come Name, LLP. You haven't considered