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Vol. XXV, No.4 Fordham University School of Law © The Advocate February, 1993 _ PROF. BATTS NOMINATED TO THE BENCH'

by Tracy Jo Murphy Fordham Law Batts concerning her made .. ." Associate Professor Deborah A. Batts School since 1984 nomination: About students seeking clerks hips: "My was recommended in late January by and was the frrst M­ About teaching mailbox since March of '91 has been inun­ Democratic Senator Daniel P. Moynihan to rican-American Law: "I think the dated with clerkship applications from the Clinton Administration for one of five professor to receive Socratic method is people that read about the fact that Senator vacant Federal Judgeships in the Southern tenure here. Raised wonderful because Moynihan put my name in. I obviously District of New York. New York Law Jour­ in Philadelphia, she all judges should do have not looked at them. I also have not lost nal has predicted that her nomination, and graduated from is ask questions, not them. I strongly expect that Fordham will Brooklyn Law School .dean David G. Radcliffe College give answers. So be feeding me strong clerkship candidates, Trager's nomination to the Eastern District cum laude in 1969 this has been the best near term and long term, but I will be quite , are likely to be approved. A court official and received her law training I could have honest with you, I have not really thought was reported as saying "If they are not degree from gotten if indeed I do about that at all. Between grading my confirmed, it would only be for a very good Harvard Law wind up on the numerous Domestic Relations exams from reason." Senator Moynihan frrstnominated School in 1972. bench." last semester and trying to get things to­ Prof. Batts, a Democrat, in March of 1991 Upon graduation, About being an gether for this semester, I find that I have but she did not receive White House ap­ she served as a law Assistant U.S. At­ very little time to spend on conjecture... I proval under the Republican Bush Admin­ clerk for Federal torney: "One of the have the realities of teaching law. istration. The Senator said at that time "Pro­ District Judge Professor Deborah A. Batts things that is in ex­ .. .Judges like to see people who have fessor Batts, ... and Dean Trager have ... Lawrence W. Pierce istence now that followed through on commitments that they distinguished themselves in the field of law and then spent six years in private practice wasn't in existence when I was an Assistant made. For example, if you're on a law and were enthusiastically recommended to at the firm of Cravath Swaine & Moore. U.S. Attorney is the sentencing guidelines, journal or law review, to actually have me by my judicial selection committee . . From 1979 until 1984 she served as an which were put in place to limit the incred­ completed the note that you took on would Their qualifications for the Federal Bench Assistant U.S. Attorney, Criminal Divi­ ible variance of sentences that people felt be a sign of somebody who can get things are, I believe, impressive. It is with consid­ sion, for the Southern District of New York. were given for similar crimes, ... so that done ... in addition to other things because erable pride that I will be recommending Prof. Batts currently serves as a Commis­ there was an objective basis or formula, if obviously the pressure of competition and them to the President." sioner on the Law Revision Commission of you will, which has to be followed .... I can the ability to do many things well at the Prof. Batts has stated that if the nomi­ the State of New York, and is a member of understand why there are some people who same time is something... helpful for any­ nation is approved she will accept. It is the Association of the Bar of the City of felt this was necessary and put it in. I also one interested in clerking. doubtful that the Clinton administration New York, serving on several conrrnittees. am aware that there is a feeling the sentenc­ On being nominated: "As my mother will act on the nomination in time to affect She is also a member of the Metropolitan ing guidelines can be unduly restrictive in said when Senator Moynihan put my name her spring teaching schedule. If approved, Black Bar Association. terms of giving judges an opportunity to forward two years ago in March, 'regard­ next fall she "would like to continue teach­ INTERVIEW render justice, to do what they think is fair. less of what happens it was an incredible ing on a much more limited basis." The following are excerpts from an And I think that as the years go on it will be honor to be considered', and I always agree Prof. Batts has been teaching at interview in mid-January with Professor interesting to see what adjustments are with my mother." 0 Two New Journals at Judge from the Supreme Court of Fordhalll Ireland Speaks at Fordham by Diana Ro Thompson and The reason for the change is that we've by Anne Cunningham, lL the New York City Bar Association made a Earl Wilson been focusing more on Intellectual Property On January 21, 1993 in Fordham's own proposal to change the traditional rule that Law than anything else. We're responding to McNally Amphitheater, the Honorable Mr. allows graduates from foreign conrrnon law Interview with Eric Prager demands made. Many students are inter­ Justice Anthony Hederman, Senior Ordi­ jurisdictions to take the New York Bar exam Recently, the Entertainment, Media & ested in Intellectual Property Law and Pat­ nary Judge ("Senior Associate Justice") of without having to have further education in Intellectual Property Law Forum (EMlP) ents. In fact, I'll be working in Patents in the the Supreme Court of Ireland, delivered a New York, as would a foreign lawyer from a and the Environmental Law Report (ELR) fall for my frrm. We were aware of the lecture entitled "The Irish Citizen in Mod­ civil law jurisdiction. The Irish Lawyers were granted official journal status. Eric increased interest of Intellectual Property em Europe". Fordham University School Association of New York was the only voice Prager, Editor-in-Chief ofthe Forum, granted and Patents and wanted to change the name of Law and the Irish Lawyers Association defending the right of foreign common law The Advocate an interview to give his reac­ earlier but we thought we would get journal of New York jointly hosted the event. As­ lawyers. The New York Court of Appeals tions to this historic event in Fordham Law status first before changing the name. sistant Dean Robert J. Reilly welcomed held, in favor of the Irish Lawyers Associa­ School history. Mr. Justice Hederman and Mr. Brian Farren, tion of New York, to keep the traditional rule. Q: What can the current staff members the President of the Irish Lawyers Associa­ On January 25, 1993 49 members of this Q: How do you feel about earning do now that they could not do before? tion of New York. Association were admitted to the United journal status? One of the benefits of Journal member­ Before Mr. Farren introduced the Su­ States Bar in a special ceremony attended by I'm tlrrilled. The editorial board and the ship is that students who write publishable preme Court Justice he explained the role members of the U.S. Supreme Court, includ­ staff and the preceding board and staff worked notes can satisfy the writing requirement for played by the Irish Lawyers Association of ing retired Chief Justice Warren Burger. with this goal as a focus. We're all tlrrilled. Fordham. We run the note by Professor New York in the legal conrrnunity. This Judge from Ireland Sims, our moderator, and if he says yes, then organization is not merely social. Recently Continued on page 5 Q: Is your job as Editor-in-Chief it is suitable for publishing. different now that the Forum has attained journal status? Q: What do the Editors-in-Chief of the I N s I D E The job more or less is the same. I'm ULJ and ILJ receive? ironing out all the details of journal status. Whereas previous editors did not get any Career 000. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 po3 Opinions 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 polO The last journal to attain status was 15 years compensation for their efforts, all subse­ ago. That was the International Law Journal. quent editors will receive a stipend and three If our readers look at a blue sheet on the frrst credits per semester. This is for the seven Crossword .. 0 •• 0 0 polO Public Interest .. 0 0 • p.5 pageofourcurrentissue(Volume3,Auturnn editorial positions now existing. It probably 1992, Nnmber I), they will see that, effective will not affect current members. Those who

Volume lV, our publication will change to go on to be editors next year will reap the Culture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 po6,8 Religion 0 0 0 0 0 ••• 0 poll the "Fordham Intellectual Property, Media New Journals & Entertainment Law Journal." Continued on page 4 2 February, 1993 • Letter • The Advocate

Letter From The Editor-In-Chief

Dear Readers: THE ADVOCATE Fordham University School of Law This month celebrate African-American history, Valentine's Day, and continue to celebrate the International Year of Indigenous Peoples. Utope to inform, inspire, and uplift the celebrants through this publication, as well as through my poetry and prayers. Diana R.Thompson Love is the most powerful force. Let us move towards positive goals by acting EDITOR-IN-CHIEF out oflove for all that is good, in a manner similar to that of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Love, peace, and justice to all! Contributing Writers: Robert Cinque, Michael Gracia, James Margoulis, Diana R. Thompson Tracy Murphy, Andrew Valentine III Editor-in-Chief

The Advocate is the official newspaper of Fordham Law School, published by the students of this school. The purpose of The Advocate is to report the news concerning the Fordham Law School community and developments on the legal profession, FrODl The Other Side Of and to provide the law school community with a medium for communication. The Advocate does not necessarily concur with The ROODl opinions expressed herein, and is not responsible for the opinions of individual authors or for factual errors in submissions. Address by Drew Valentine all letters, manuscripts, and checks to: The Advocate, Fordham University School of Law, 140 W. 62nd St., New York, NY I REMEMBER MARSHALL 10023. Contributions are tax deductible. Submissions should be made on disk in Macintosh Microsoft Word accompanied by a January 24, 1993: Retired Supreme parts, Justice Marshall's placement on the hard copy. We reserve the right to edit for length. For further Court Justice Thurgood Marshall died to­ bench was not the pinnacle of his legal information call (212)874-3826. day of heart failure. career. He will instead be remembered for The words struck me like a blow to the his many other achievements. He was heart. A quiet Sunday afternoon was trans­ arguably the greatest lawyer to ever sit on © 1993 The Advocate formed into a day that won't soon be the bench. He served as Chief Counsel of forgotten. Dumbfounded and stunned I the NAACP Legal Defense Fund for 23 sank to the couch and scanned the chan­ years. During that time he argued 32 cases nels for more news. I had spent the day before the court he would later join, win­ arguing the Supreme Court case Batson v. ning 29 of them. His greatest moment Kentucky in preparation for the BLSA before the Court occurred on November THE FORDHAM BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION moot court competition. The Batson deci­ 17, 1954 when Chief Justice Warren an­ sion held that peremptory challenges can­ nounced: "In the field of public education and the not be used on the basis of race. It is a the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no AFRICAN & AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES decision, while not written by Justice place." Brown v. Board of Education was Marshall, that epitomizes the impact this the greatest decision handed down by the one man had on this nation and its legal Court in the twentieth century. It forever INSTITUTE OF FORDHAM UNIVERSITY system. During the course ofthat day I had changed relationship between African quoted him nUlnerous times. This is not Americans and the government by leading present surprising considering that much of his to the destruction of state sanctioned "Jim life was dedicated to interpreting and en­ Crow" segregation. The Brown decision forcing the fourteenth amendment. marked the beginning of this nation's evo­ Thurgood Marshall was my hero. He lution to a "Great Society". Prof. Derrick Bell, NYU stood for all the things I and so many other Many men are remembered as giants young African Americans were taught to in their time. Yet few cast a shadow as believe in. He is the primary reason many indelible as that created by Justice Marshall. Februar~ 19, 1993 of us are law students and lawyers today. He overcame the stigma of his race by Not only did he inspire us to be students of using it to his advantage. Justice Marshall at 6:30pm in the law, but his battles for equal access to never saw his color as being a real burden education enabled us to attend institutions because it provided him with so many McNally Amphitheatre of higher learning. I didn't want to be a wonderful opportunities. He once said, lawyer because of "Perry Mason" or F. "Imagine how boring my life might have Lee Bailey. I wanted to be a lawyer be­ been if I had not been born black." He cause Mrs. Moseley told us that Thurgood touched so many lives, yet never saw him­ The Biggest Night at Fordham Marshall did more for black people then self as being larger then life. When I even Abraham Lincoln, and that was pledged my fraternity as an undergraduate this Year is Coming! enough for me. Justice Marshall touched one of our chants spoke of the great "Big the lives of all Americans by creating an Brothers" who went before us. My favor­ environment of "legal" intolerance. He ite verse was always, "There's only one provided a unique balance between Dr. black brother, .. on the highest court in the King's pacifism's and Malcolm X' s calls land, .. and you best believe that brother is for defiance. He waged a war on the an Alpha Phi Alpha man." That's how THE AUCTION separatist system using the Constitution as we'll always remember him, as a true one his weapon and the cdurts as his battle­ and only. In great contrast however, when field. His legal strategies set the standard asked how he wanted to be remembered Tuesday, March 2d for effecting social change. Justice Marshall replied, "Just tell them he Thurgood Marshall had made his mark did what he could with what he had". Put it on Your Calendar! in history long before he took his place on Understated until the very end, he will the nation's highest court. His name was never be forgotten. synonymous with equal rights and he was F.ordham Student often referred to as "Mr. Civil Rights". "Black is a burden bravely chanted: Few justices came to the court with more Black cross of sweat for a nation's rise. Sponsored Fellowship qualifications than Thurgood Marshall, yet Black is a boy who knows his heroes; he still faced staunch opposition from Black the way a true hero dies." 0 applications and information available in Room 12 Southern Senators. Unlike his counter- The Advocate • Career· February, 1993 3 Highlights of the 1993 NE NALP Regional Conference by Christina Meincke, Assist. Director, times more than the U.S.), High Technology ciates, a Washington, DC outplacement flllIl. 200 1: The law students - I want a job with an Career Planning (the creation of anational database; the regu­ Their retrospective look at what law students employer who is honest and who will give What happens at a NALP (National As­ lation of technology transfer), Anti-Discrimi­ and law flllIls said in the 196Os, '70s and '80s me honest feedback and evaluations, whose sociation for Law Placement) Conference? nation, Civil Rights (Federal guidelines may was revealing. For law students, they re­ partners are not afraid of change but are also Besides giving law school career planning be formulated and/or increased regarding ported the following progression: committed and loyal, an employer that has administrators and recruitment administra­ sexual harassment/discrimination, age dis­ Early-mid '60s - I want ajob. excellent role models and mentors, an orga­ tors from various legal organizations the crimination and disability), Health Care (at­ Late '60s - I want a job at the best law flllIl. nization the partners really like and that I can opportunity to meet, network and enhance tempts to streamline a system that currently Early '70s - I want a job at a quality general count on; The law flllIl side - We want to hire their professional skills through workshops, leaves 50 million Americans uninsured and practice w/pro bono opportunities. the best individuals representing the broad­ every Conference features insightful, quali­ is the chief cause of bankruptcy and labor Late '70s - I want a job at a large general est spectrum, individuals who will go that 'tied speakers who share their thoughts about disputes, will call for insurance industry re­ practice. extra mile for us, individuals who dmlisten I the current legal market and offer predictions forms, drug price controls, crackdown on The '80s evolution - I want a job at a large to our clients with a third ear, in<¥viduals for the future. The following is a summary of healthcare billing fraud; also increased bio­ prestigious law fIrm w/international who share our vision. .' such remarks made at the 1993 NE NALP ethics regulations), Family Law (national offices, a good training program, lots of Additionally, Svikhart and wInte dis­ Conference held in Washington, DC, Jan. 13 childcare network may be created; more early responsibility and client contact. cussed the major life experiences whjch have - 15, which was attended by the Fordham regulations regarding domestic violence), Today - I want ajob. helped shape the outlook of the different Career Planning Center staff. Urban Revitalization & Housing (increased generations currently found in legal practice: As predictions for future legal trends are demand for public housing and public own­ What hiring attorneys at law flllIls have WWII for those born in the 1920s (or the G.I. of perennial interest, we will start there. Ri­ ership of such housing; enterprise zones and been saying the last twenty years: generation) who are now in the senior levels chard L. Hermann, President of Federal Re­ community reinvestment will be re-explored), '50s-enid '60s - I'd like an Ivy League ofpartnership or pre-retirement; the prosper­ ports, Inc. (which produces The National and Ethics Reform Movement (increased regula­ graduate, the best and the brightest. ity of the' 50s and social unrest of the '60s for Federal Legal Employment Report and The tions for Federal employees), Education (am­ Late '60s through '70s -We can't get enough the baby boomers or '60s generation and the Federal Legal Directory), touched on likely bitious plans for smaller classes, higher good people, let's consider options, current climate of uncertainty and skepti­ future trends in a varietY of legal (and non­ teacher pay, German-style apprentice pro­ double salaries, give extensions on cism the under-30 generation (also known as legal) practice areas, all largely dependent gram for non-college bound students, in­ offers granted, provide more pro bono the 13th generation) has experienced. Each upon how well President Clinton will be able creased educational administration) and Tax opportunities, more diversity and generation is quite different in its world view to advance his proposed policy changes. (you guessed it - taxes, particularly con­ increase the size of our summer in general and in its attitude toward trust, Practice areas which should grow due to sumer taxes, will increase!). program. change, reward, loyalty and future, fIve es­ increased governmental regulation include: Mr. Hermann saw "moderate come­ Mid '80s -We'll hire anyone who is breathing. sential elements Svikhart & White said law Environmental (the regulation of nuclear backs" for labor and employment law and Today - We want the best and the brightest. firms must address intelligently in order to be waste disposal; U.S. advice needed in the . antitrust law. He encouraged people to think While the above is a generalization of successful. cleanup of countries such as Mexico), Inter­ creatively when linking current events to law student and law flllIl attitudes which This session provjded much food for national Trade & Investment (the regulation possible legal opportunities. does not represent every opinion, it seems to thought and was clearly the hit of the Confer­ of international capital movement; attempts Two women who held the rapt attention accurately reflect broad market trends. Here ence. For any interested parties, a complete to bridge the international investment gap - of the NALP audience were Jeanne Svikhart is what Svikhart and White believe law stu­ transcript of this informative session is avail­ currently Japan,and Germany invest twelve and Chris White of White Svikhart & Asso- dents and law flllIls will be saying by the year able in Career Planning. 0 Career Planning Notes For those of you who wish to put your Customs Law." A reception will be held at President's Day holiday, February 15th, to the end of the day to allow students to meet MORE STUDENTS CHOOSE BAR/BRI good use, we suggest attending the Inter­ the panelists including law firm and United THROUGHOUT NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, national Law Careers Day to be held at Nations representatives and Cardozo pro­ CONNECTICUT AND THE NATION Cardozo School of Law, 55 Fifth Avenue, fessors. Details on this program can be THAN CHOOSE ALL OTHER COURSES New York, NY on the 15th. The day long found on the bulletin board located outside program will feature sessions on "Prepar­ Fordham Law's Career Planning Center. If COMBINED. ing for a Career in International Law," you would like to attend, please add your THERE MUST BE A REASON WHY_ "International Finance, Banking, Taxation name to the sign-up list (also on the bulletin and Intellectual Property," "Public Inter­ board) by February 10th. 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by Tracy J. Murphy with increasing opposition from the Sen­ Fordham School of Law has yet to ate Armed Services Committee and the RUNNING: announce a final decision whether to allow Pentagon ,fearing that openly homo­ the Judge Advocate General to interview sexual soldiers and sailors would be a First-Years Face the Music with SBA on campus. Since student protest in Octo­ threat to "good order and discipline." There ber of last year focused attention on the havebeen some changes in the policy, how­ by Robert Cinque The SBA is made up of representatives militrary's policy of hiring discrimination ever, as Recruiters have been directed to They wrestled with the JAG issue, from each of the first-year sections, and at­ based on sexual orientation the Student Bar stop asking questions concerning sexual they're setting up a used-bookco-op, they're large representatives from the upper classes Association has voted to support Dean orientation, and military personnel ad­ publishing course evaluations - and they (ten at present), who meet several times a I Feerick's proposed compromise contained ministratively processed for homosexual­ only got here in September. semester to carry out student-related busi­ in his letter to the law school community of ity will not be discharged outright, but It didn't take long for the Student Bar ness. David Mejias stresses access for the October 13, 1992. The compromise would instead will be placed on inactive reserve Association's first-year representatives, average student: "If a student has a gripe allow a resume drop for students interested duty. who make up over half of the deliberative with something, or has strong feelings on a in the JAG, but would bar actual recruit­ Last semester's protest organizer, Bret body, to get knee-deep in the business of matter, the SBA acts as liaison between ment or interviewing on campus. Parker, has said "In light of the fact the student government And SBA officers are students and administration to see it II The Dean will be meeting with repre­ practical status hasn't changed, I hope the hoping that this bodes well for the contin­ through." sentatives from the Armed Forces to dis­ Dean will go ahead with his proposal to ued vitality of the organization. Much of the work is done in commit­ I cuss the issue on February 26th. A meet­ prevent the military from coming to cam­ "We have a real good group of first­ tees, with names as flip as FLAP (Fordham ing had been planned for mid-J anuary, but pus. If the school should fail to alter its years, and that's important," said Kelly Loan Assistance Program) and as prosaic was postponed until it was clear whether policy of allowing a discriminatory em­ Crawford, SBA vice president. "People as the Mailbox Committee. or not President Clinton would follow ployer such as the Judge Advocate General don't understand how much the SBA has Actually, the FLAP Committee is look­ through on his campaign promise to end to interview on campus I would expect built on in the last few years. If one class ing into ways to expand the student loan the policy. The President has been.faced further student action." a drops the ball, the next has to start from forgiveness program, while the Mailbox scratch." She noted that in the past, many Committee is tackling the clutter surround­ worthwhile SBA programs have died of ing student mailboxes. Judge from Ireland -from page 1 neglect. "The mailboxes tend to be abused by Mr. Farren then familiarized the audi­ appoints counsel to argue that the bill is Will that happen again? David Mejias, outside groups," said Hawke, "and all that ence with Mr. Justice Hederman's legal consistent with the Constitution and the a fITst-year section rep, thinks there's plenty paper never makes it to the right receptacle, background. Mr. Justice Hederman at- Supreme Court appoints opposing coun­ of enthusiasm to go around. which makes a huge mess." The commit­ I tended University College Dublin and sel. The Supreme Court has 60 days to "Students are motivitated here," said tee is investigating a centralized bulletin King's Inns, a professional school for bar­ decide. No separate dissenting opinions Mejias. "They're into the school, studying board/mailbox system, aimed at cutting the risters. He became a leading lawyer in are allowed, although the dissenters can hard, and accomplishing goals - not neces­ clutter that presently fills the student mail­ constitutional, international, and criminal express their views in the opinion. After sarily in that order." boxes. law. From 1957 to 1965 Mr. Justice the Supreme Court has decided that the Mejias, who was vice president of Tau Other committees are busy, too. The Hederman served as Judge Advocate Gen­ bill is consistent with the constitution no Kappa Epsilon fraternity at SUNY-Al­ Bookstore Committee has set up a used eralofIreland. In 1965 he was called to the further constitutional challenges will ever bany, is a member of the Student-Faculty book exchange at the SBA office. "We'll Inner Bar (meaning he became a "Senior be entertained regarding that legislation. Committee, which addresses such issues save students the trouble of making xeroxes, Counsel"). While practicing at the Bar The President rarely exercises this option. as faculty office hours, course evalua­ cutting the little slits at the bottom and Mr. Justice Hederman appeared in both Of course citizens have the right to tions, and access to professors for first­ hanging them all over school whenever the first case ever heard by the European challenge legislation that has not been year students. they want to sell a book," said Kelly c.Qurt of Human Rights and in the first referred to the Supreme Court prior to There will be plenty for today's first­ Crawford. SBA will take a 5% commis­ fllLcr-Male case heard by that Court, Ire- enactment. years to work on throughout their stay at land -v-The United Kingdom (1972-1977). sion, which wiu be used to finance social Article 41 of the Irish Constitution Fordham, said SBA president Chris Hawke. activities. Ireland -v- The United Kingdom consid­ has no parallel in the United States. This Major redesign is in the works for the Chris Hawke and the Social Committee ered allegations of torture and inhuman Article holds the protection of the family garden level, "which will create more stu­ are looking for ways to revive on-campus and degrading treatment of persons in cus­ paramount. This provision has effected dent space by opening up the locker rooms." events, in addition to the TANGs at the tody in Northern Ireland. From 1977 to controversial topics such as divorce and Work is expected to begin in the summer, Baja. "We'd like to have low-key weekly 1981 he held t!1e office of Attorney Gen­ abortion. Only foreign divorces are recog­ and the SBA will playa large part in decid­ gatherings," he said. "It's something we eral of Ireland. In 1981 he was appointed nized in Ireland. A referendum on divorce ing how that space is utilized. [the SBA] can do where other groups can't to the Supreme Court Bench. is expected to take place within the next 18 Another area where change is coming is spare the funds." Mr. Justice Hederman' s enlightening months. the registration process. "In a year or two, And the JAG controversy? By the time lecture covered a wide range of topics, Abortion was never legal in Ireland; you may be able to register by phone," said this article appears, Bill Clinton may render including: Ireland's 1922 Constitution, the 8th Amendment to the Constitution Hawke. the question moot. a ,j Ireland's 1937 Constitution, the composi­ II was added to acknowledge the right to life. ;, tion of the Irish Government, modem con- In 1992 the issue of abortion was brought I troversial topics and cases in Ireland, and before the Supreme Court. In this highly / I the role the European Community (Ke.) publicized case a 14 year old girl (who SUMMER plays in Ireland's legal system. Dean may ha ve been the victim of a rape) sought Large Law Firm Reilly commented that "Justice Hederman permission to have an abortion in En­ LAW STUDY delivered one of the most thorough and gland. The Supreme Court reversed an . Seeking Sublet scholarly lectures every presented in injunction barring the girl from going to In McNally Amphitheater. I thought that the England on the grounds that there was a crowd of almost 200 students and alumni serious risk to the mother's life; the girl Dublin Housing were extraordinarily attentive." was suicidal. Mr. Justice Hederman wrote London The Justice began with some infor­ the dissenting opinion, pointing out that for Incoming mation on modem Ireland. Ireland is a the risk of suicide was not the type of risk Mexico state that consists of 26 counties. In 1921 the right to life Amendment was meant to Ireland was partitio,!ed from Northern Ire­ address and that suicide could be guarded Oxford Associates. land which is governed by England. 50% against in other ways. of the popUlation is under the age of 25. In closing Mr. Justice Hederman ex­ Paris Please call Ireland joined the E.e. on 1I1n3 and has plained the role of the E\!ropean Commu­ I,,' the fastest growing economy of the 12 nity in Ireland's legal system. The com­ Russia-Poland countries that comprise the E.C. patibility of domestic laws and E.e. laws I Vi Stephanie Plotkin :~.:.: Although in some ways Ireland's gov­ will be an ongoing issue in Ireland's fu­ San Diego ,; . ernment and Constitution are similar to ture. FOREIGN LAW PROGRAMS , our own, Mr. Justice Hederman pointed Overall response to the lecture was SCHOOL OF LAW at (212) 504·6540 out governmental procedures and Consti­ very favorable. "For those students who UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO 5998 Alcala Park tutional provisions unique to the Irish sys­ are interested in Irish legal, political, ~nd San Diego CA 92110-2492 " between 9:30a.m. tem. Since 1937 the President has had the cultural issues Mr. Justice Hederman's option of referring a bill to the Supreme speech, although quite long, was very in­ t Court so that, before the bill is signed, the and 5:30p.m. teresting." said Jennifer Mone, one of the Uni\\:f"Sity or &n II Court can determine whether or not it is founders of the Fordham Irish Law Stu­ lS) Dic~ ! Constitutional. The Attorney General dents Association. a 'I I ~' .: " The Advocate • Public Interest· February, 1993 5 Fordham Student Sponsored Fellowship Receives National Award at NAPIL Conference in D.C. by Jennifer Berge, search for social justice. The award was "Reaching for Social Justice," had students sponding to the Need: The Role of Law Public Interest Resource Center presented to the FSSF Board of Directors spent the first part of their weekend inter­ Schools in the Struggle for Equal Justice." "Reaching for Social Justice" is what for achieving the most financial growth viewing with public interest employers from Dean Feerick spoke with Johri Kramer, more than twenty students from the law (over 500%) for a NAPIL affiliate in its last Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, and New dean of Tulane Law School. school were doing when they travelled to fiscal year. York and other cities for positions next The opportunity to meet students from Washington, D. C. last fall to attend a public Caroline Durham, the national student summer or for full-time staff positions after other law schools around the United States interest conference and job fair. The Eighth organizer for NAPIL, presented the award graduation. Students not scheduled for was key to the conference, and the ex­ Annual NAPIL National Student Confer­ to Karen Seemen and Lisa Youngclaus, interviews spoke to representatives from change of telephone numbers among stu­ ence, sponsored by the National Associa­ two co-directors of the FSSF, at the awards the various organizations. Students at­ dents was frequent throughout the week­ tion for Public Interest Law, drew students banquet. The other directors present were tended panel discussions on "The Year of end. Fordham drew particularly high atten­ from almost sixty schools across the coun­ Jennifer Mone, Ted Hosp and Lisa Lazarus. the Woman", "Public Service: Your Part in tion as, in addition to Dean Feerick's par­ try to participate in the job fair and confer­ Ms. Seemen thanked Dean Feerick, the National Movement" and "Cleaning Up ticipation, Karen Seemen of the FSSF ap­ ence. who attended the banquet, for his support of The Mess: Environmental Startegies for peared on a panel to speak about the success Additionally, the Fordham Student the goods & services auction held last the 90s," among other topics. The of last March's Goods & Services Auction, Sponsored Fellowship, Inc. (FSSF) ac­ March. conference ended after Dean Feerick spoke which raise over $33,000. The panel, called cepted a "most growth'"award at a banquet, "Without the Dean," she said, "this about his commitment to the public interest "Bringing in the Bucks" gave students ideas and Dean Feerick spoke at a plenary ses­ award would not have been possible." movement at Fordham. His appearance at for starting their own public service sion on about the role oflaw schools in the The conference, which was called the final plenary session was called "Re- fundraising. 0

New Journals - Continued/rom page 1 benefits. This is gratifying because the edi­ reputation by developing good length sub­ Q: What were your credentials for the give pretty good coverage in subject areas. tors and staff here put in as much time and scriber lists. Pieces were professionally done, Editor-in-Chief position you now hold? Not many schools have a ULJ, for instance. effort as other journals. usually because they were small. I was a Political Science major at Colum­ ULJ can deal with Civil Rights issues be­ bia University and was Editor-in-Chief of an cause those issues develop in big cities. The Q: Could you give us a brief history of Q: Was there ever any doubt that the alternative weekly paper there. Before that, hottest areas of law currently are Intellectual your beginning and your road to Forum would become a journal some I was Editor-in-Chief of my high school Property and Environmental Law. Fordham obtaining journal status? day? paper. has good outlets for the various fields of exper­ The book just published, volume III, There was no doubt in my mind. I always tise. People will look for another journal when Book 2, marks our third year in existence. assumed that, if we kept doing at least one Q: What are your predictions for situations in the industry warrant them. Students started kicking around the idea of a journal per semester, journal status would future journals at Fordham? new publication in 1988. The first organiza­ corne. Last year's board hoped to getjournal If Fordham is to have more journals, it Note: In the next issue of The Advocate, tional meeting was held at the end of the year status but the issue never carne up for a vote. will probably take another 10 years. It's Andrew Neuman, Editor-in-Chief of the in May 1989. They put together Volume I in At the time we began in 1990, there were difficult to predict but none will crop up Environmental Law Journal, will be inter­ 1990. The Founding Editor is Edward J. no written guidelines and the faculty had to quickly because Fordham's current journals viewed. 0 Cuccia. create criteria for grantingjournal status. My In Spring 1988, Cuccia was a second opinion is that if we were not getting out one year student on the staff of the ULJ. He felt issue per semester, the Forum would have tat Fordham needed an Entertainment Jour­ had to wait for an unspecified amount oftirne MORE STUDENTS CHOOSE BAR/BRI nal. Professor Sims agreed to be a faculty to become a journal. sponsor. In April, 1989, Cuccia and Robert THROUGHOUT NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY,­ Cravans asked Dean Reilly to have a meeting Q: What was the process in obtaining CONNECTICUT AND THE NATION to assess student interest but Reilly warned journal status? that, though the meeting would be allowed, The Faculty Curriculum Committee is THAN CHOOSE ALL OTHER COURSES the administration was not enthused about chaired by Professor Maria Marcus and ten COMBINED. students starting another publication that other people. Her committee was given the might ultimately fail. task of considering the issue of our status. THERE MUST BE A REASON WHY. In May 1989, a school-wide meeting to They voted and then sent their decision to the discuss the Entertainment Forum was held full faculty. The faculty voted on December and garnered a large turnout. The idea was to 17, 1992 to grant us status. ILJ took three have the Forum rival both ILJ and ULJ. The years to obtain journal status. ULJ took five original working title was the "Mass Media years. All of the nationally competitive law BAR/BRI INCLUDES Law Forum." Dedicated students joined the schools have Law Journals that provide a fust Editorial Board. Funding status and forum or outlet for scholarship in specialized EVERYTHING. space were of primary concern. The admin­ areas. While a Law Review can approve istration made it clear that the Forum was a only a limited quantity of work, more law club and not a serious academic work. Edi­ journals can have students and student edi­ tors had no clout and decided to behave as tors specializing in more areas of the law and Unlike other bar review courses, professionally as possible in order to gain thereby strengthening the school. BAR/BRI enrollees need not pay additional· respect. Since the beginning the Forum has been Q: What was the reaction from mem­ monies for essay or multistate supplements funded by the SBA. The source of the staff bers of the law school community to the since workshops are already included in is from the Unified Writing Competition. news of the Forum finally reaching One of the results of so high a level of journal status? the BAR/BRI course. professionalism is that the student body re­ To a degree that has surprised me. Every­ gards us as a serious academic endeavor. one has been happy and congratulatory. Each We've received over 350 submissions from editor has ahigbly definedjob to do here. It's the recent competition. This figure is identi­ been a group effort and a success. cal to ULJ's and ILJ's. One of the things that allowed us to achieve journal status was our Q: How will you celebrate this land­ professionalism and seriousness of purpose. mark event? All journal members are presently too Q: Tell us a little more about the early, busy to celebrate. We plan to have a very big BAR REVIEW uncertain years of the journal. party at the end of the year. There is too much One of the difficult things about starting to do now. Everyone was excited and past a journal are outside writers. Professors and editors have been called and informed. When New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and the practitioners tend to care more about what we've completed a successful year, then we other professors and practitioners say or write will have a current issue. Nation's Largest and Most Personalized as opposed to students. Out of the starting A major project we are working on is a Bar Review Course. block, outside writers came quickly and eas­ symposium for March 4. It is called The First ily. We started off publishing articles and Amendment and the Media: Controversial Notes but books were thin. We built our Issues in the 90's. 6 February, 1993 • Culture • The Advocate CULTURE GUIDE by Diana R. Thompson, Editor-in-Chief

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Bottle and Glass By James C. Maroulis

It's time to take the bull by the horns and a bottle of wine as you finish pouring a glass, THE HAUT MEDOC be hit or miss and you may end up purchasing discuss red Bordeaux. These rich, heavy, the wine will not drip on the table. This famous hinterland lies to the north a few losers along the way. Still its worth it. long-lived wines are perfect for cold, wintry along the Gironde River. There are several evenings. They can be difficult to under­ Sediment small villages in the Haut Medoc and wines POMEROL stand because the system of rating and label­ Any properly-aged red Bordeaux has grit produced in these villages bear their names: Next to St. Ernillion is Pomerol. This is ling Bordeaux is French and therefore is at the bottom of the bottle. This is called e.g. Margaux, St. Julien, Pauillac, St. Estephe. a very small growing area that makes wines unnecessarily complex and confusing. Yet, "sediment" and there is nothing wrong with These wines commonly use a blend that is that are predominantly Merlot. Pomerols are not only is this system easier to understand it. When dining out, don't complain if you predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with made with great care and very high quality than personal jurisdiction, the rewards for find sediment in your bottle-it is supposed smaller quantities of Merlot. Medoc wines methods. They are the world's best Merlot­ figuring it out are far greater. to be there. There is no sediment in a young tend to be the heaviest, strongest, longest­ based wines and can be incredibly strong, wine but the amount increases as the wine lived and latest maturing wines in Bordeaux. heavy, rich and delicious. Unfortunately, The Basics ages. Yet, no one likes to drink this stuff and The over-all quality level is staggering; there they are ridiculously over-priced (e.g. check Like most French wines, Bordeaux de­ there are several things you can do to avoid is probably no other place on earth where so out the price on a bottle of Chateau Petrus rives it name from the area where it is pro­ getting it in your glass. First, allow the bottle much high quality wine is produced. Some some day). I have yet to hear about a good, duced: the hinterlands surrounding the port to stand up-right for at least an hour before of the legendary vineyards of France are in inexpensive Pomerol. city of Bordeaux in the southwest of France. opening it. Second, don't handle the bottle the Haut Medoc: e.g. Chateau Lafite­ Wine in this area is made at the individual roughly or the sediment will disperse. Third, Rothschild (Pauillac), Chateau Latour The Classification of 1855 properties where the grapes are grown. These pour gently and carefully. Fourth, don't pour (Pauillac), Chateau Margaux (Margaux), The wines of the HautMedoc are rated by are called "Chateau." Although Chateau the last few ounces of wine since this is where Chateaux Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac). a system that was created in 1855. At that means "castle," the actual structures on vine­ all the muck is. Finally, if you don't want to Haut Medoc wines are not cheap but it is time, this ranking was compiled for the Paris yard properties run the gamut from large lose those precious few final ounces, the surprising that the prices aren't higher, given Exhibition. The system is based on a scale fortresses to small cottages. In the 1920s, the sediment can be filtered out by using a coffee the lirnited quantities and enormous demand. from one to five, with one being the best and Chateau owners began to bottle their wine fllter and a funnel. The wines from St. Estephe are probably five being the worst. A wine rated a one is themselves and today the words "mis en the best value but they are the slowest to called a "First Growth." Please note: not all bouteille au chateau" appear on the labels of Storing Bordeaux mature and sometimes are a bit hard. Some the wines received a rating; many did not most wines to signify that they were bottled Until you are rich enough to afford a St. Estephe's to look for are Cos d'Estournel even warrant a Fifth Growth rating. In 1855, at the vineyard. These are words to look for climate-controlled wine cellar, forget about (expensive but definitely worth it), Haut­ four wines were rated as First Growths, 15 as when you purchase a bottle. aging red Bordeaux on your own. During the Marbuzet (moderately expensive), Marbuzet Second Growths, 14 as Third Growths, 10 as summer, the wine will be damaged by the (moderate), Lafon-Rochet (moderate), Fourth Growths, and 18 as Fifth Growths. The Grapes temperature fluctuations in most New York Meyney (inexpensive), and Les-Ormes-De­ This system was never intended to continue, Red Bordeaux is primarily made from apartments. You are better off simply buying Pez (inexpensive). The wines from StJulien but wily merchants immediately seized upon two grape varieties: the Cabernet Sauvignon mature wine now. You can safely hold on to are a bit more expensive but they can be it as a marketing device and it persists to this and the Merlot. Additionally, small quanti­ wine for a couple of months during the fabulous for around $20-$30 a bottle. I day. There has been only one change in the ties of Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit autumn, winter or spring. Try to keep it in a highly recommend Chateau Talbot. Other rankings in over 135 years: Chateau Mou­ Yerdot are sometimes added to the blend. As cool part of your apartment and leave it lying St. Juliens to look for are: Gruaud-Larose ton-Rothschild was elevated from a Second discussed in an earlier column, the Cabemet on its side. This keeps the cork from drying (expensive and slow maturing), and Gloria to a First Growth in 1973. produces strong, heavy, long-lasting wines out. If the cork gets too dry, air can get in the (moderate). Most of the wines from Pauillac This rating system has been criticized with flavors of blackcurrants. The Merlot bottle and ruin the wine. and Margaux are simply too expensive to be because current quality does not always cor­ produces smoother, mellower wines that considered good values. For relative bar­ respond with these old ratings. Additionally, mature more rapidly. Unlike many Califor­ Choosing a Bottle gains in the $20 range, you might look for La the rating system does not include any of the nia wines, Bordeaux is almost always made When choosing a bottle of Bordeaux you Lagune (Ludon), Monbrison (Margaux), wines of St. Ernillion or Pomerol, and all but by mixing several grape varieties. should compare the price with the qUality. Malescot St.-Exupery (Margaux), Grand­ one of the wines of Graves are excluded. To Since Bordeaux produces more high quality Puy-Ducasse (Paui\lac) or Pontet-Canet rectify this, St. Emillion created its own Red Bordeaux and Food red wine than any region in the world, there (pauillac). classification in 1955 and revised itin 1985. Even a die-hard Bordeaux fan like my­ is no problem getting a good bottle, only a Graves created a classification in 1959. The self must confess that red Bordeaux doesn't good buy. Further, it is very important to GRAVES makers in Pomerol decided that they were go all that well with most food. Because consider the wine's maturity. Depending on To the south of Bordeaux is the Graves making so much money that they didn't need these are some ofthe strongest, richest reds in the year, these wines are among the slowest region which is named after its gravely soil. any sort of classification and their wines the world, they can be over-powering. Only to mature in the world. For example, some of Gravel absorbs heat better than regular soil remain unclassified. Even the Haut Medoc strong-flavored foods like beef, game, and the 1975s are still too young. and it releases the heat throughout the evening. wines that failed to make the cut in 1855 are lamb have any chance of standing up to a Bordeaux tastes too young if it has too This keeps the vines warmer and causes the getting into the act. In 1978, they created good Bordeaux. Of course, cheese and bread much tannin. Tannin is a substance that is grapes to mature more rapidly. Graves wines their own classification oftheCru Bourgeois go well with these wines. present in grape skins and stems. It is also tend to have less tannin and are usually of the Medoc. present in tea. Tannin is the stuff that makes faster-maturing than those of the HautMedoc. Lastly, there is a catch-all rating system Opening, Serving and Drinking your mouth pucker and gives you a pulling They also generally have a lighter character that is imposed by the French ministry of Opening a bottle of Bordeaux is like sensation in the middle of your tongue and on with more spicy flavors. Unfortunately, the agriculture for wines that have not received opening most bottles of red wine. First, cut your palate. When a wine has a lot of tannin, quality of the wines in this region varies any of these ratings. Each region is regulated away the lead foil that surrounds the cork. it is impossible to taste the fruit. Yet, tannin widely and there are only a handful of top­ regarding the type of grapes it grows, how Second, wipe off the cork and bottle-top with is not a bad thing. A wine sheds its tannin as quality producers. The most famous vine­ many it grows and the techniques it uses in a damp rag; this cleaning procedure avoids it ages and most tannic wines will eventually yard is Chateau Haut-Brion which was the producing wines. Those that meet a certain the dangers oflead poisoning. Third, remove mellow. Further, the trio of tannin, alcohol only Graves to berated in the classification of standard can put the words "Appellation the cork with a cork-screw. Fourth, present and acidity give a wine its aging potential. 1855. This region produces the finest dry Controlee" on the bottle. As a general rule, the cork to the person in the room whom you Bordeaux can be tannic because they use a white wines in Bordeaux. the smaller the name of the region put on the are trying to impress. This person should large percentage of the Cabernet Sauvignon bottle the higher quality the wine. Thus an look at the cork and smell it. The cork should which is a rather thick-skinned grape. The ST. EMILLION Appellation St. Emillion Controlee is better not be moldy or fallingllpart; if it is, air may skin will only thin out if the grape becomes To the east of Bordeaux lies the pictur­ than an Appellation Bordeaux Superior have gotten into the bottle and it could have fully mature. Thus ifthe Cabernet is not fully esquemedieval villageofSt. Emillion. These Controlee which is better than an Appella­ turned the wine to vinegar. Fifth, the wine mature at the time of the picking the wine will wines are made with more Merlot than tion Bordeaux Controlee. Any French wine should be left to stand open for a while so that be more tannic. In contrast, the Merlot has a Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, and this you buy should at least be an Appellation it can breath. Most red Bordeaux will benefit thinner skin, is faster-maturing and is less produces several effects. First, the wines Controlee. Beware: the lowest rating is Yin from about 30 minutes of sitting open. Ifyou tannic. Similarly, California Cabernets are mature more rapidly. Second, since the de Table. Don't drink French table wine don't have the time, you can pour the wine rarely as tannic because the grape normally Cabemet and Merlot grow at different rates, since it is no better than Gallo jug wine and into a decanter and this will mix it with air gets much riper because of the warmer cli­ the quality of vintages in St. Ernillion does it costs a lot more. and produce the same results almostimmedi­ mate. not always correspond to that in the Haut So, how do you make sense of these ately. Sixth, pour a small quantity of wine for Medoc. Third, the wines are smoother, more classifications? Most likely, you don't. the person who you are trying to impress and The Subregions mellow, and more easily approachable. The However, here are some tips that might make allow her to taste the wine. After she ap- Wine is produced in the hinterlands that quality of wines in St. Emillion ranges from things easier for you: . proves, you may serve everyone. Bordeaux surround Bordeaux, not in the city itself. incredible to mediocre. Yet, these villagers 1. You can almost believe the 1855 is normally served in tulip-shaped glasses Most Bordeaux wines bear the name of the are sort of the Avis of Bordeaux: they're #2 classification when you look at a bottle of that allow you to stick your nose into the town or area where they are produced. The and they try harder. They offer very good Bottle and Glass glass to get a good sniff. Note: if you twist main areas are: value for money but trying St. Emillion' s can Continued on next page The Advocate • Culture • February, 1993 9 Bttle and Glass - Continued from previous page HautMedoc. All of the First Growths are The only problem is that they aren't still among the best wines in the world very tasty now because they are so and most of the Second Growths are tannic. For current consumption, outstanding. Many of the lesser growths avoid 1986 Bordeaux. GECKOS InR have improved and now are challenging 1985: A very good year and a perfect year to the big boys. Yet, you should be a little drinknow. The85s were very rapidly skeptical of the classified wines from the maturing wines and they are great Margaux region because some aren't up right now. 1985 is not one of the great to their rankings. years (like 1989 or 1982) but the 2. The words "Grand Vin" mean absolutely wines are very good, fully mature and nothing on a bottle of Bordeaux. They under-priced. Probably the best year have nothing to do with any rating system. to drink now. 3. Don't bother to learn the system in Graves; 1984: A relatively poor year. The weather it doesn't make much of a difference. was bad and the Merlot crop failed. EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 4 ... The only things to bear in mind in the The Merlot is used to smooth out the IS MILLER LIGHT NIGHT! system from St Emillion are that the harsh characteristics of the Cabernet Premier Crus are excellent and that a Sauvignon grape. Without any Grand Cru Classe' is better than a Grand Merlot, these wines tend to be hard Cru. Many Grand Crus are pretty and lean. Further, many still are not $1.00 ordinary wines; many of the Grand Cru mature. Although some chateaux Classes are very good. produced decent wines and the prices 5. At a minimum, a bottle of red Bordeaux for all 1984s are very low, this is a LOOK OUT FOR OTHER SPECIALS TOO! should have three things written on the vintage better avoided. label: the vintage, "Appellation 1983: A very good year. Thequalityof1983 Controlee," and "mis en bouteille au wines fluctuates more than most years FOR ALL FORDHAM STUDENTS! chateau." because of the unusual whether patterns: heat and humidity in the Vintages summer created problems with rot in ALL NIGHT LONG! The 1980s were dubbed the "Golden some vineyards. Some of the 1983s Age" of Bordeaux because there were more are simply good while others (e.g. HAPPY HOUR EVERYDAY 5 - 7prn fine vintages than any other decade. It is wines from the Margaux region) are importantto note that different vintages have fabulous. Most of these wines are ALL DRINKS HALF PRICE! different characters. Years are not simply mature and they are fairly priced. "good" in Bordeaux because sometimes a 1982: One of the greatest years ever. Ten "good" wine will taste relatively nasty until years of praises haven't diminished 407 Arnst... rdarn Ave. it reaches its tenth birthday. Here is a brief 1982' s standing as one of the all-time bjw 79th & 80th St. overview of the vintages for red Bordeaux in great years. I only wish I could have 212-799-0558 the 80s: tasted more of these wines because 1989: A fabulous vintage, rated by many as they are the business. Even lesser one of the greatest of the century. chateaux produced great wines in 82. Available for affordable parties too .•• Although young, the wines of the Some of these wines aren't fully vintage are showing well even now. mature but they are still very tasty Unfortunately, 89s are very expensive. right now. Unfortunately, the prices With two years of great reviews are absurdly high and the wines are proceedings the retail release of the very hard to find. wines, the prices soared. 1981: A good year. Now approaching their 1988: A good vintage. Most of these wines 12th birthday, these wines are fully are quite tannic and are not suitable mature. The 1981s are not great but for drinking now-look for the they're good and they're very under quicker maturing St. Emillions and valued since everyone lost interest in Graves. They are a relatively good them when 1982 came along. value since people are more 1980: A bad year. Simply not worth buying interested in the 89s. or drinking. 1987: A fair year with a very bad reputation. Sandwiched by excellent years Pretentious Tasting of the Month before and after, 1987 has received Over the Martin Luther King holiday, simply too much bad press. The several friends and I drank a tasty red Bor­ problem with 87s is that rains hit just deaux: a 1983 Chateau Talbot from St. before the harvest and the grapes Julien in the Haut Medoc. Talbot was rated became bloated and have produced as a 4th Growth in 1855 but its quality has many lighter-style, quickly maturing steadily improved thanks to a cash infusion Bordeaux. Although these wines lack from the famous Cordier wine finn. Any­ the depth and richness of a great way, I thought it had a deep color and full Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner • & In Bordeaux, they are fully mature and berry nose with nice hints of oak. On the remarkably undervalued. Jfyou want palate it had deep, strong blackcurrant fla­ a nice, inexpensive bottle to drink vors with nice balance and a long finish. over the next year, 1987 is worth a look. Steve West opined that it was "a delightful 1986: A great year but the wines are still experience for the entire tongue." Ms. Lucia very immature. If you want to give Bozzolla noted its "fantastically complex wine to someone who has a cellar, bouquet" and found it "sweetly satisfying." buy a ~ottle of 86 Bordeaux My mercurial friend DC said it was (especially the wines of St. Julien). "lusciously smooth." Fmally, when asked for The wines are moderately expensive his opinion, Brian Bittner said: ''Where are the but they will be incredible in ten years. cigarettes'!' From a deli owner, that's a rave. 0

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Last No­ guess that it is good to have a President the House of Representatives on January 5, the late stages or the third trimester. vember I supported Bill Clinton in his run with a high sense of self-importance. Ire 1993, reads in pertinent part as follows: If FOCA is enacted into law and survives for the United States Presidency. I did this travelled the same route journeyed by constitutional challenges, what effect will not because I thought that Bill Clinton had Thomas Jefferson when he was elected SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE it have on current state laws and the avail­ all the answers or that he was a great President; is he comparing himself to This Act may be cited as the "Freedom of ability of legal abortion? candidate for the Presidency, but rather Jefferson already? Choice Act of 1993". States would lose all rights to regulate abor­ because of the other option, then Presi­ Then there were the big Hollywood tion before "fetal viability", which is not dent, George Bush. There are many indi­ style bashes. Hey, Stevie Nicks gained SECTION 2. RIGHT TO CHOOSE defined by FOCA. Even restrictions that viduals who if they had run for office some weight. I watched the pre-inaugural (a) IN GENERAL. - Except as provided in survived the Supreme Court's "Undue Bur­ would have made better candidates and gala, and for a second there I wasn't sure if subsection (b), a State may not restrict the den" test in Planned Parenthood v. Casey would certainly have been considered the "stars", Barbra, Warren, etc ... , were right of a woman to choose to terminate a would be struck down by FOCA. Parental worthier of the Presidency, i.e. Senator referring to Clinton or the second coming pregnancy - notification provisions that require notifi­ Bill Bradley or General Colin Powell. The of Christ. Adulation and praise is good (1) before fetal viability; or cation of one parent with a judicial bypass reality is that most Americans voted for once things have been accomplished, any­ (2) at any time, if such termination is alternative would be struck down in favor Bill Clinton for the reason stated above. time before is tacky and unprofessional. necessary to protect the life or health of the of a requirement of consent by a "parent, Yet he and the media are interpreting his Then there was the MTV Gala where he woman. guardian, or 'responsible adult' ". The last victory in November as a "mandate" from jammed it up with Clarence Clemons. This (b) MEDICALLY NECESSARY RE­ term is not defined by FOCA and thus the people. Perhaps a mandate for change, troubles me. I realize that he is trying to QUIREMENTS. - A State may impose conceivably could include any adult, in­ but not for Bill Clinton. appear to be "one" of the people, but I requirements medically necessary to pro­ cluding the man who impregnated the teen­ I say this because it has become obvi­ would like my Presidents to be more, shall tect the life or health of women referred to ager as well as a counselor employed by the ous to me that the Clintons (Bill and Hillary) we say, presidential? in subsection (a). abortion clinic. love themselves and the spotlight, and There is nothing wrong with celebrat­ (c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. - Noth­ FOCA also allows abortions "at any time" they are not shy about it. They love to ham ing or enjoying a victory, and there will ing in this Act shall be construed to prevent - including after fetal viability - if the it up for the cameras. The theatrics that led always be plenty of Hollywood style par­ a State- "health" of the woman is affected. This to the inauguration were Bill Clinton's My Own Private Idaho (1) from requiring a minor to involve a vague generality displaces much more spe­ attempt at placing himself in the same Continued on next page parent, guardian, or other responsible adult cific language under many current state before terminating a pregnancy; or laws. For instance, Pennsylvania prohibits (2) from protecting unwilling indi­ abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy, ex­ CROSSW RIJ® Crossword viduals from having to participate in the cept where the woman is in a life-threaten­ performance of abortions to which they are ing situation, or where she would experi­ Edited by Stan Chess conscientiously opposed. ence a "substantial and irreversible impair­ Puzzle Created by Rich~rd Silvestri ment of a major bodily function" by carry­ ACROSS 40 Prepared 4 Smeltery 33 Inner, in What does the language of the Act mean? ing the child to term. 1 Hauler on the 41 State of product combinations highway agitation 5 Kind of acid 34 Mg,Si.O,g· Supporters of FOCA assert that it is a mere 5 Capacitance 42 Salmon tail? 6 Another kind (OH). codification of Roe v. Wade - that it shields What does" health" of the woman mean? unit 43 Metallic of acid 35 Akershus Castle site the abortion rights found therein from state FOCA does not define "health", nor does it 10 "I Dream" mixture 7 Called up {1967 hit} 44 Beau tie? 8 TheEgg_ 36 H.S. exam regulation and judicial re-interpretation by Q&A 14 Egg order 45 Martin or 9 "Drip Drop" 38 Actress giving them federal statutory authority. Continued on next page 15 Saudi's Miller singer Greene neighbor 48 Quickly, 10 Painted 39 They're often 16 Football Hall quickly woman paid of Famer 50 Thoroughfar~ 11 Smith, 43 Play the ace? Page 56 Sleuthing perhaps 44 Swiss 17 Jocular Jay pooch 12 Twist or waterway Peaked Too Soon? 18 "Cielito 57 Sadike cavity stomp 45 Overhead 19 Marmalade 58 Winter Palace 13 Vicuna's 46 Sample the By Robert Cinque not too bright but real outgoing, with a ingredient resident habitat sherry Poor Dan Quayle. He's used up al­ name right out of a Marx Brothers movie! 20 12cation 60 Proof 21 Haul in 47 log in 48 Piece of Dim as a house plant? No, silly - bursting 23 City on the annotation 22 Ander point ready, and so young! Brazos 61 Nation 25 It's property To think it was just four years ago he with potential! And friendly enough so 24 Kentucky (1988 film) sometimes 49 Seaetary of was at the Republican Convention throw­ that some people would feel for him. In­ Derby prize 62 The Stooges, stolen commerce: 26 Adolescent 196~72 ing his arm around then-Vice President stant empathy from anyone who talked 25 Skewered e.g. meat 63 Now's partner affliction 51 Stowe sight Bush, an enthusiastic neophyte, thrilled by their way into jobs way over their heads! 28 Fifteenth· 64 Gets all 27 Ringo's 52 Honolulu bowl it all. Not even a clue that he was embark­ He didn't mind Mario Cuomo calling century worked up responsibility game him "Danny the cabin boy." Why should explorer 65 Cellar 28 Ms . 53 Shewas ing on a voyage of doom. 31 Jack Frost's contents? Guisewite or Joanieon He must heard the talk about how he he? Cuomo was just a governor, and HE profession? DOWN her strip Happy Days was impeachment insurance for Bush. But was VICE PRESIDENT. NYAH­ 32 Dick Van 1 Helios, to the 29 Hanker 54 Book before Nehemiah what did he care? He was going to be the NYYAAAH! Never mind that he had the Dyke Show Romans 30 Warrior of actor 2 Green head? 1899 55 Peacock'S Vice President, because no dweeb like job only because Bush couldn't give it to 34 Outquip 3 Dinner 32 Face on the pride Dukakis was going to beat a dweeb like one of his screwup sons. He came off as 37 Sand~ur reading wall 59 Rubbish Bush, who had the afterglow of the wildly about as sharp as Jackie Gleason's son-in­ popular Reagan to bask in. And this good­ law in those "Smokey and the Bandit" ~ lookin' guy from Indiana was going along movies, and just like him, didn't have a for the ride! clue as to what was really going on. Hell, Indeed, even as Ron was getting out of half the time he didn't even know he was Dodge before the Federales caught up with getting slammed. No matter. He had a real him, and leaving George to hold the bag, important job to do. He was there to float George was looking for a patsy, a mark, a the President's trial balloons and be the dupe, a simp, a fall guy, a sap, a-sorry, I hatchet man - as if he didn't say enough got carried away there. Anyway, by the stupid things on his own! summer of 1988, there weren't any left And then George got old on him. Fight­ from the Reagan crowd. Thos.e who ing off the Saddams and the Schultzes and weren't up on charges were shopping for the Weinbergers sapped so much strength $1000 suits in which to persuade foreign from him that he couldn't handle the businessmen that they could set up lunch Clintons and the Gores. You had to feel with the President for a few hundI:ed grand. for Danny, though, for bravely picking up So Bush was in desperate need of a the gauntlet. You pick a fight with George, gimmick, some emergency plan that he and you have to answer to Dan! AIJ right, could use in case the posse caught up with who wants a piece of the action? Murphy him. And he happened upon J. Danforth Brown? Those greedy lawy,ers? ADMI- Quayle. Peaked Too Soon? ·Can I say Kismet here?A young guy, Continued on next page The Advocate • Religion • February,1993 11

Love Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. The world endures It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. by virtue of three things- Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, justice, truth, and peace. always hopes, always perseveres. (Avot 1, 18)

I Corinthians 13:4-7

A Message to All from Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. The Jewish Law Students Association COPYRIGHT 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission.

'j Q & A - Continued from previous page provide any guide to interpretation. In the was booed off the Madison Square Garden occur in the third trimester. FOCA is a becomes law, abortion will be legal until absence of such guidance, courts would stage, essentially,ignored the shouting down major expansion in the legal availability of the appearance of a child's head in the birth presumably look to the definition of"health " of Gov. Casey in the Great Hall. There is a third trimester a:bortion and a giant step canal. We will have traveled 10 minutes in the holding of the U.S. Supreme Court in concerted effort to prevent Gov. Casey from towards permissible infanticide. Twenty short of 9 months in just 25 years. Add to Doe v. Bolton. This companion case to Roe speaking his mind because he is exposing the years ago, Justice Blackmun drew a line at this fact the development of genetic coun­ v. Wade permits legal abortion in the sev­ Freedom of Choice Act for what it is - an 26 weeks. FOCA now extends that line to selors, who counsel woman to abort based enth, eighth and ninth months to preserve accelerated slide down the slippery slope to birth. And since the justification for termi­ on "probabilities" of birth defects; federal the "health of the woman" if her physician legalized abortion on demand "at any time" nating an 8 112 month pregnancy is almost sponsorship of the use of human fetal tissue decides the abortion is necessary to her for any reason. as valid for killing a one week old infant, in medical experiments; the increase in well-being, taking into account such fac­ we may soon learn that the line cannot be euthanasia; and the withholding of feeding tors as her age, and her physical, emotional, What is President Clinton's position on drawn at all. tubes from severely deformed infants. (In­ psychological and familial condition. FOCA and abortion in general? cidentally, "Baby Jane Doe" is a flourish­ FOCA does not require any substantial During the campaign, Clinton pledged that Are we really on such a slippery slope ? ing 8 year old) How long will it take us to impairment; a doctor would be able to . he will sign FOCA into law, and he has not In 1968, abortion was illegal from the mo­ travel those last 10 minutes? Where will articulate a reason an abortion is "neces­ yet reversed this position . . Clinton has ment of conception in every state. IfFOCA we go after that? 0 sary" in almost any situation. There is also vowed to make abortion safe and available, no time bar, so abortion would be legal if but rare. AI Gore (who was pro-life until it My Own Private Idaho - Continued from previous page "necessary" to protect the "health" of the became politically inconvenient) says that ties, during anyone's presidency, but our has done nothing else in his life except be woman until the fetus begins the actual neither he nor President Clinton are pro­ newest President should spend less time a politician (I personally disfavor public birth process. abortion and that they both think too many trying to be hip, accepted by Michael Jack- officials who have never had a profession abortions occur. son and Bill Cosby and pretending to be so outside of that of being a politician. Serv­ What if a woman thinks giving birth will overwhelmed and touched by the fact that ing your country in this manner should be affect her "health", and her doctor dis- How many are too many? When will we "~v~ryone" loves him for all the great a calling, not ajob or career). He has now agrees ? - .", . know we have just the right number? things that he has yet to do, and more time achieved his goal, and he is loving it. Now Some doctors will refuse to a viable fetus Good questions. Try another one - why are planning how he is going to keep all of what? unless the circumstances are truly dire. we trying to greatly expand its availability those promises that he made to every pos- I said in my column endorsing the Others will accede to the wishes of the if we have too many already? Why are we sible interest group in order to get their Clinton-Gore ticket that I was not an woman in any circumstance. The ultimate prepared to permit unrestricted abortions of vote. advocate of Clinton, but rather an ad­ effect will be that any woman who wants to viable beings more appropriately called Before the American people get too vocate of change. I guess that this little abort a fetus "at any time" will be able babies than fetuses? carried away with all of this acclamation piece kinda proves it. I wish the new legally to do so. they must remember the following. Bill President well, we should all support him, Will there really be an increase in the Clinton won the election because he did gi ve him the benefit of the doubt, and even What sort of checks are there on the number of third trimester abortions? something that Gary Hart did not do in allow him to make a couple of mistakes. doctors ? Advocates of the FOCA assert that only 1988,he Change was and is still needed in this None. The language of FOCA is broad 100 third trimester abortions are performed stuck it out. . Questions about his char­ country. No one expects all of our country's enough and vague enough to allow any annually undercurrent laws because every­ acter were overlooked in the end because problems to be effectively dealt with in the situation to be covered by it. one knows that a third trimester abortion 1) it became old news and 2) because of the next four years. But President Clinton has involves dismemberment of a nearly fully state of the country. Bill Clinton has been put himself in a position where he must Who represents the viable fetus? formed human being and thus, such abor­ a politician all of his life. He is a man who perform. Being President of the United No one. tions will continue to be a rare event under at a very young age decided that he wanted States and leading its people is serious FOCA. However, the main reason that so to be president. He has done everything husiness, I "HOPE" that President Clinton Isn't there any sort of balancing test? few occur now because they are illegal in necessary to achieve this goal, and thus knows this. 0 . No. almost all states except to save the life of the woman, which is a rare situation. If the law Peaked Too Soon - Continued from previous page Who's Bob Casey; and why will no one changes, so that third trimester abortions let him speak ? are legal everywhere if "necessary" to pro­ RAL STOCKDALE??? I dread the day when Former ViGe Bob Casey is a life-long liberal democrat tect the "health" of the woman - including And now, he" s out of a job. What will President J. Danforth Quayle 'ls chasinp and the Governor of Pennsylvania. He psychological, economic and familial fac­ hedo? Run for president in '96? (INSERT ambulances in Kokomo. 0 ]' -\ helped engineer Senator Wofford's upset tors - then many more will occur. And SPIT- TAKE HERE) Admitit, you freaked victory over Dick Thornburgh in the 1991 nothing in FOCA will prohibit this. when 01' Dan let it slip during the debate Pennsylvania Senatorial race, which was a that he actually 'had his finger on the but­ ANSWERS tremendous boost for the Democratic party Why would a woman wait to the third ton. "I've been in 'the hot seat," he proudly and the first sign that George Bush was in trimester? proclaimed, and millions of Americans trouble. Unfortunately.fQrGov. Casey, his For it woman whp knows early on that she soiled their ~civvies., So scratch that. TO PUZZLE politics have not changed in lock-step with wants to abort, there is no reason to wait, Well, there's always private practice. his party's, and he is now an outcast. Bill since the procedure becomes more compli­ Back home in Indiana, he's still a star. He S EM I I FAR AD. HAD A Clinton's philosophy of inclusion did not cated and more expensive with the passage should be able idhook up with a friend's OVER OMANI.ALAN LENO L INDO.RIND extend to permitting Gov. Casey to speak at of time. No one expects that there will be firm (Put out his own shingle? ANOTHER .RUNNINGINPLACE the Democratic Convention. hundreds of thousands of third trimester SPIT-TAKE). Of course, there are prob­ _WAC_ROSES Governor Casey was next silenced in early abortions annually, but when Roe v. Wade ably lawyers back home who'll remember K ABO B CAB 0 T_ ICER.'EACON.TOP . October in the Great Hall at Cooper Union. was decided, no one thought that it would the things he's said about the profession, SNAKEINTHEGRASS He was prepared to give a speech entitled result in the 1.5 million abortions now and who'll show him no mercy. So I guess f§tfT.LATHER.ELLA ALL~.ASCOT "Can a Liberal be Pro-Life?" A well orches­ performed annually. There will be a marked litigating's out for Dan. No problem - any STEVE. ASAP_ trated throng drowned out his speech with an increase in the number of third trimester Vice President will bring in the business. MANINTHESTREET. ASTAIBURSA.CZAR avalanche of shrieks and whistles that lasted abortions, into many thousands annually. But what if people start forgetting he was STET ALIEN.TRIO for over 35 minutes. The New York media, Any of life's changes that may make a first Vice President? Or worse, WHAT IF HERE RANTS.SALT which supported Sinead O'Connor after she trimester pregnancy "unwanted" can also THEY REMEMBER?? BARIBRI BULLETIN DATES TO REMEMBER

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