College of William & Mary Law School William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...) Archives and Law School History 1995 Amicus Curiae (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Repository Citation "Amicus Curiae (Vol. 5, Issue 7)" (1995). Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...). 148. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers/148 Copyright c 1995 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers Special Fiction, Section, page 12 MARSHALL-WYTHE SCHOOL OF LAW America's First Law School VOLUME V, ISSUE SEVEN MONDAY, JANUARY 23 , 1995 SIXTEEN PAGE Justice Lacy Death threat 2L ousted The Marshall-Wythe Disciplinary with the disciplined student said he had visits M-W Board announced-that on Thl,lrsday. Jan . made harassing phone calls from on-cam­ By Mike Grable 19, it compelled a· law student to with­ pus phones, which enable one to easily These are interesting times in the dra\ from the school for making harass­ trace calls. Apparently, the male student Americanjudiciary, and M- W played host ing threats to two other students in had been making life-threatening phone last week to a person occupying one ofthe alcohol-related incidents. The student calls to a female classmate upon being better vantage points from which to watch will not be allowed to return unless he spurned by her romanticall . He also the changes: The Hon. Elizabeth Lacy, completes certain conditions, and in an y threatened the life of another student who Associate Justice ofthe Supreme Court of case cannot return until January of 1996. tried to intervene on behalf of the victim Virginia and 1995 Carter O. Lowance Adm inistrators and Board mem bers would of the harassment. It is further alleged Fellow. Justice Lacy took a few minutes not comment on the case. out of her busy schedule to share some of See HARASS on 16 Various sources who had encounters her views on American jurisprudence. The media seem incapable of men­ tioning Lacy's career without reminding - Pe lt!r O'tteJJ Cuts threaten rights institute the public that she is the first woman \¥ho appointed me to the Court, could not By Shelley Evans to $47.4 million for higher education in appointed to the Virginia court, but Lacy afford the possibility of putting someone President Timothy Sulli an called this Virginia in addition to the $14.7 million said she does not mind that label 's perma­ incompetent in that position." "a critical point" for the College as Gov­ cut which would take effect in July. From nence in her public image. Lacy said she does feel there may be ernor George Allen's budget proposal this budget, W&M would lose $1.2 mil­ "I don't feel it's any kind of yoke in more scrutiny of her performance as a marks the fifth year of budget reductions lion. This reduction presents a significant for higher education in the last six ears. that my achievements have been under­ See LACY on 14 See BUDGET on 3 valued. IFormerGovernorGerald Baliles), The reductions for th is ear would amount God, school and Pat Robertson: Rights Symposium '95 By Sarah Newman of four parts. First, a keynote Audience members will then Goldberg of Georgetown Uni­ The S mposium will be held "I can't imagine a more ex- address will be given by Pat have the opportunity to partici­ versity Law Center. Finally in the University Center Audito­ citing thing that's going to hap- Robertson, President of the pate in a "town meeting ' after Strossen will deliver a closing rium. ltwill run from 6 until9:30 pen at the law school this year. ' American Center for Law and listening to a panel discussion by address. p.m. (with breaks). Some ad­ So states Peter Owen (2L), Chair- Justice. A moot court debate by a group ofexperienced individu­ The topics of the event's dis­ vance seating may be available a man of the Institute of Bill of 1Ls Laura Feldman Mike als in the areas of religion and cussions will embrace a variety week prior to the event for law Rights Law Student Division and Grable, Emily Jenkins, and Matt law. This panel will include Elliot of issues involving education and students professors and staff. Director of the 1995 Student Johnson will follow. It will deal Mincberg, the legal director for religion, including school prayer, Syinposium when discussing the with a hypothetical written by People for the American Way; moments of silence, the Lemon -Inside-- upcomingBillofRightsSympo- Michael Homans (3L) in which a ACLU President Nadine test, teaching evolutionism or CW Black History Series 5 sium. This year's symposiuin is Hindu family challenges a 'Re- Strossen; Jay Sekulow of the creationism in schools, tuition Columnist Broder to speak 5 entitled "How Much God in the ligions in America" course in - American Center for Law and issues for private schools, home , Mysterious salt mines of Schools?: A Discussion of Rei i- troduced into a public school Justice; Ruti Teitel, professor at schooling, non-sectarian prayers, Wieliczka await you 5 gion in the Classroom." It is curriculum by a pro-religion N.Y. Law School; Lynn Buz­ graduation ceremony prayers, Strange brew from tugboat scheduled for Thursday, Feb.23. school board. One of two texts in zard, professor at Campbell Uni- and school boards with religious captain, ex-cop & Bitsy 6 The symposium is composed the fictitious class is the Bible. versity Law School; and Steven orientations. Lunch at DeWitt Wallace 11 Open-mike tribute to King By Jason Ald rich peace and justice. She also reminded us Twenty-seven years after his death, of Dr. King's belief that justice could only Dr. Martin Luther King remains one of be attained and retained through non~ America's most revered figures. He is violent means. remembered not just for his eloquent de­ Dean Thomas G. Krattenmaker re­ mands for color-blind justice, but fot his flected on Dr. King's role in bringing unswerving optimism ,thC).t justice would about the dramatic advances in civil rights prevail and America would live up to its he has seen in his lifetime. He told the ideal of guaranteeing equal rights to all of crowd that, while we have a long way to its citizens. Dr. King was honored for go before Americans are judged solely by these beliefs, and more, at an open mike "the content of their character rather than discussion on the anniversary ofhis birth, the color of their skin ' our nation is still January 16 in the Law School Lobby. light years ahead of countries like South Black Law Students Association Africa. (BLSA) President Carla Archie (3L) Assistant Dean Jayne Barnard struck opened the ceremony by reciting Robert an even more personal note in describing ...(' aria Arch;~ Frost' s poem, "Two Roads." She praised Dr. King's impact on her life. Thanks in 2L Daryl Taylor recited the 'Dream' speech during candlelight vigil with Professor Douglas (far left), 2L Dr. King for seeking to travel down two See KING on · 2 rarely used paths in our history those of Lori Sinclair and (on right) Grad Robin Ransome. 2 Monday, January 23, 1995 THE AMICUS CURIAE . From the Editor's Desk • • • America's latest fascination In criminal law, students Some would argue that there film of the past year. one's response to it. One may is with death. The New York routinely study heinous acts of has also been a general numbing Two competing tendencies look upon death as the very . Times BookReviewbestseller list cruelty and murder. Last year, , effect with regard to death. This are at play in the popular psyche. essence oflife. With that in one's contains Embraced by the Light, Professor Paul Marcus explained may be traced back to the Viet­ One is to shunt death into a for­ everyday vision, the individual which describes the author's to the class thathe wasn't assign­ nam war entering American liv­ gotten comer of the brain. The is motivated each day to live near-death experience; On Life ing gory cases of misdeeds for ingroomsduringthe 1960s. Over other is to ingest a daily dose of more fully. A friend suggested After Death, about America fac­ shock value, but simply because the years, movies and television death as a spectator event. The this article come out against ing death; and Where Angels a depraved heart produces re­ shows have become more more one turns to the cable box, death. While this may sound lu­ Walk, a story-filled book of an­ sults that are less than pretty. graphic. Some people were ac­ the more one confronts death. dicrous, it actually is the most gelic intervention in human af­ The 1990s is certainly not tually bored by the violence in But it is still a death that is distant popular alternative. In a sani­ fairs. Television, never far behind the firstti-;ne aculture has shown Oliver Stone's Natural Born Kill­ and removed. tized, spectator world we deny the latest trends, recently aired a fixation with death. At various ers, arguably the most violent Death is partly defined by any knowledge of mortality. at least two prime-time specials times in the past, cultures have on the power of angels and has focused on the mysteries (or even found enough fodder to fill meaninglessness) behind death (two MjW A ffJEf N./.£(£)~ AfjJJ( &/1:£5. J a daily talk show ominously en­ and dying. In the Middle Ages, 1) titled The Other Side. for instance, rife with plagues, , The study of law contains an popular culture embraced the wf/rXJf1t! / MtJ[ undercurrent of death.