Monu Bedi
Professor Bedi's article, "Excusing Behavior: Reclassifying the Federal Common Law Defenses of Duress and Necessity Relying on the Victim’s Role" was accepted for publication in The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (Northwestern).
Bobbi Flowers, Ellen Podgor, Luz Nagle, Judy Scully, and Monu Bedi
Professor Flowers organized a very successful roundtable program for the ABA Criminal Justice Section this weekend on the proposed 4th edition of the Prosecution & Defense Ethics Standards. Professor Flowers and Professor Podgor presented papers, Professor Nagle moderated a panel and filled in for a speaker, Professor Scully moderated a panel, and Monu Bedi served as reporter. The work from this roundtable will provide important feedback to the ABA on the proposed standards.
Kirsten Davis
Professor Davis has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Association of Legal Writing Directors's Board of Directors.
Luz Nagle
On September 7, 2001, Professor Nagle will be presenting at the 15th International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) Annual Conference at the Hague. Her panel is titled: "The rise and expansion of gangs." Her topic focuses on gangs emerging as a national and transnational security threat.
Blake Hudson
Professor Hudson's article on "Commerce in the Commons" will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Harvard Environmental Law Review.
Cynthia Hawkins-Leon
Professor Hawkins-Leon spoke at SEALS on a panel titled "Children in Crisis: Reforming the Foster Care and Adoption System."
Blake Hudson
Professor Hudson presented his paper, "Commerce in the Commons: The U.S. Supreme Court's Consistent Treatment of Privatized Commons Resources Under the Commerce Clause," as part of a New Scholars Workshop at SEALS.
Janice McClendon
Professor McClendon spoke at SEALS on a panel titled "Corporate Law: The Future of Executive Compensation." She also moderated a workshop panel titled "The Role of ERISA in Health Care Reform."
Rebecca Morgan
Professor Morgan spoke at SEALS on a panel titled "Interacting with Medical Professionals in Representing Clients with Questionable Capacity: Advice for Law School Clinical Program Personnel and Law Professors Who Do Pro Bono Work."
Ellen Podgor
Professor Podgor moderated a SEALS corporate law workshop discussion group titled "Re-Evaluating Corporate Criminal Liabliity." She also served as a mentor for a new scholar as part of the new scholars workshop program.
Charles Rose
Professor Rose spoke at SEALS as part of a workshop on evidence titled "The Admissibility of Electronically Stored Evidence."
Susan Rozelle
Professor Rozelle moderated a panel at SEALS titled "Interacting with Medical Professionals in Representing Clients with Questionable Capacity: Advice for Law School Clinical Program Personnel and Law Professors Who Do Pro Bono Work."