College of William & Mary Law School William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...) Archives and Law School History 1997 Amicus Curiae (Vol. 7, Issue 10) Repository Citation "Amicus Curiae (Vol. 7, Issue 10)" (1997). Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...). 387. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers/387 Copyright c 1997 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/newspapers SBA President Frank SabiaJ page 3 ~mtcus C!Curtae MARSHA LL-WY THE ScuooL OF LAw Ame1•iea's First Law Sehool VOLUME VII, ISSUE TEN MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1997 SIXTEEN PAGES W&M Journals Fall Behind Schedule By Sutton Snook publish twice this year, with the first pub­ sian, and another whose article was very article in our next [Summer] issue." "After several many [sic] long months lication to be soon, according to Editor­ long. "We haven t gone to press yet, but Editor of the Law Review Gottovi we sent issue 2 to the printer today! ", in-Chief Rod Ingram. "Unfortunately, we' re almost there," stated Ingram. commented that the Law Review is only exclaimed a memo dated February2, from we fell behind in our Winter issue," said Ingram added that it was unfortunate that "somewhat" behind schedule, even though Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review Sara Ingram. "But we are on track for our the Board had to shift a lot of the work the Law Review has published only one Gottovi, and Managing Editor Cristin Summer issue." Ingram added that the usually done in the Fall semester to the issue this academic year. Gottovi stated Zeisler. With only two and a half months board is being especially careful to keep Spring semester. that the second issue has gone to press and left in the academic year, only one of the the Summer issue on schedule. He stated The Summer issue, however, recently will arrive in two weeks, after Spring four journals has published an issue. The that next year the journal will publish added an article and the board sent a Break. The first issue was published in Law Review published one issue in De­ three issues, but was not able to do so this memo to staff members asking for eight the middle of December. Last year, the cember and Environmental Law and year because the Board re-worked the Bill volunteers to do an extra sub-check. The first issue was published on November Policy Review publishes this week. Al­ ofRights Symposium. memo, signed by Benko, promised vol­ 29. The second issue last year was pub­ though it is common practice for law Ingram commended his Managing unteers that they would be excused from lished on March 11. Gottovi added that journals across the country to publish Editors Pete Ismay and Beth Benko for the team-read process at the end of the while the Law Review is behind schedule mainly in the Spring semester, most of the their work in making sure the work was semester and that their work would be now, the new timetable will place the journals at M-W have fallen behind. Only evenly distributed to the Journal staff. considered should they consider running review back on schedule by the last issue, the Journal of Women and the Law re­ Unfortunately, because of computer prob­ for a board position. The memo added which will be published in June. "We mains on schedule, publishing its only lems, the Winter issue fell behind sched­ that "the author's acceptance of our offer have a great incentive to finish on time issue of the year this Spring. ule. The issue is now waiting on t\'{0 cannot be described as timely but for because this year's board can t leave until The Bill of Rights Journal expects to authors, one who wrote partially in Rus- various reasons we will be including the See JOURNALS on 4 National Trial Teatn Holds Finals· Goes N·ational By Danielle Berry Binkowski, Cynthia Cutler, and Dave King Competitions have dominated the travelled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on month ofFebruary for the members of the February 12 to compete in the Allegheny National Trial Team, both new and old. County Moot Court Competition. The two week selection process for the Binkowski and Cutler argued the case which 1997-1998 Trial Team ended on Tue - involved a personal injury action. As a day Februar_ 18, \\·hen Windley Hofler result oftheir advocacy, their client (played and Kevin Muhlendorf squared off in by King) was found zero percent negligent. Comtroom 2 1 fo r the tourn ament finals . M-w· s team defeated the team from the Judge Th omas Hoover presided over the University of l\1 ichigan. championship round. ultimately naming On the national lew!. Mike Friedman. Hofler as the victor. This year·s to urna­ Steve Groch Tim Hughes, and Dave ment problem placed the pri \·ileged son Smith represented the Trial Team at the of a local Congressman on trial for the ational Trial Competition in Alexan­ armed robbery of his father·s presump­ dria. irginia. Attracting teams from I tive ri\·al in the next election. law schools, this competition re\·o iYed As _Ls prepared to compete for a around a criminal prosecution for on­ place on th e bar, many of the Trial Te:11n · s spiracy to obtain a controlled substance. 3L members prepared their own cases for W&M's four representatives divided regional and national competitions. Mary See TRIAL TEAM on 6 Windley Hofler and KeYin Muhlendorfwith Juvenile Court Judge Thomas HooYer, who judged the National Trial Team Finals. Former Solicitor General Presents Inside Look at Supreme Court Advocacy By Paul Walker College ofWilliam & 1ary. The and numerous legislative red is- history and background of the of the Supreme Court bar. the On February 20, fonner So­ lecture was held the day before tricting cases. position of Solicitor General, in- Solicitor General is also re pon­ licitor General Drew S. Days, the 199 edition of the William As a speaker. Days was softer- eluding some of the little known sible for such tasks as organizing III, Rankin Professor of Law at B. Spong Invitational Tourna- spoken than one would expect of facts about the position. For memorials when current or fom1er Yale Law School, delivered the ment began. someone who made a living fac- instance, the Solicitor General is members of the Court die. Spring semester's Masters ofAd­ Days personally argued 17 ing down · the likes of Scalia, the on!)· high level Department See LECTURE on 4 cases before the Supreme Court Rehnqu ist, Breyer, and. of ofJusticeofficialwhoisrequired vocacy Lecture at the law school. ~-Inside Days spoke on "'IJ!e Pleasures during his time as Solicitor Gen- course, the ever-feared Justice to be "learned in the law·' (fi­ Moot Court Budget Cut 3 and Perils of a Repeat Player: era-1 (1993-96) and supervised Thomas. Yet. from the begin- nally answers aboutthe Reagan Beach Week in Jeopardy 3 The Solicitor General as Supreme the government's role in hun- ning of his speech, Days capti- Justice Department'). Ambrosio Speaks Again 7 Court Advocate." dreds of others. Some of the vated his audience with The Solicitor General makes Free Jelly Beans 8 The Masters of Advocacy more significant cases argued by numerous anecdotes about his 99 percent of the decisions re­ The King and His Court 9 Lecture Series was established Days were Adarand v. Pena (in- family and work. garding which cases the govern­ last year to honor the long tradi- volving federal set-asides), the In the style of a consummate ment will appeal to the Court. In The Naug's Facelift 11 tion of moot courts held at the congressional term limits case, story-teller, Da ·s presented the addition, as the unofficial d~an 2 Monday, March 3, 1997 THE AMicus CURIAE From the Editor's · Desk • • • The Student Bar Association sider is that most ofthe law school come from the student activity and a National Trial Team, and recently received its funding for activities have some relation to fees , but is taken into account be represented at the respective the next academic year. This the Jaw, making most academic when the College allocates a gen­ tournaments around the country. allocation has fallen under in­ in nature. For example, the Mili­ eral budget to the law school. If It is also important to note tense scrutiny, from both the tary Law Society studies the re­ the Finance Committee wishes that the Finance Committee of Student Assembly and the ·law lationship between the law and to remove fun'ding from any aca­ the Student Assembly has un­ cific needs. The SBA is the only school community. The Stu­ the military, and specializes in demic student activity, then the dertaken to micromanage the Jaw organization capable of allocat­ dent Assembly expressed its in­ the Military Code of Justice. The College must make up the differ­ school. This unacceptable at­ ing the funds in the most judi­ tention to cut off two En vironmental Law Society ence through the general budget. tempt must not be allowed to cious manner possible. academically oriented law studies environmental issues in It has not been suggested to re­ continue. At first, the Commit­ After discussing the issue school organizations at some the law. Finally, the Virginia move funding from the journals, tee allocated funds to specific with SBA President Shaun Rose point in the future. In addition, Trial Lawyers Association stud­ but it is possible if the Finance groups, effectively ending the and Treasurer Tim Morrison, the several members of the current ies Virginia trial practice and Committee logic is taken to its SBA's role in the budget pro­ Finance Committee recanted and SBA Executive Board have holds a tournament every year.