March 2002 - #1

The Northwestern Law Alumni Association is pleased to present the March 2002 edition of Northwestern Law E-Briefs, an electronic newsletter for alumni and friends of Northwestern Law School. We hope you enjoy this connection to Northwestern Law, its alumni, and its students.

Northwestern Law E-Briefs Features:

* Bi-Monthly E-Briefs: You’ve Asked, We’ve Listened
* Professor David Ruder’s Senate Testimony on Enron
* Call for Arlyn Miner Moot Court Judges
* Wear Your Northwestern Law Pride on Your Sleeve
* Upcoming Events

BI-MONTHLY E-BRIEFS: YOU’VE ASKED, WE’VE LISTENED
You’ve asked for shorter, more frequent E-Briefs, and we’ve listened. Now look for shorter E-Briefs twice per month. It’s a great, easy way to stay connected to Northwestern Law!

PROFESSOR DAVID RUDER’S SENATE TESTIMONY ON ENRON
David S. Ruder, a former chairman of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, from 1987 to 1989, and former dean of Northwestern Law, testified February 12, 2002, before the committee on banking, housing and urban affairs of the U.S. Senate. To read his testimony online click here.

CALL FOR ARLYN MINER MOOT COURT JUDGES
In April the first year students will be participating in the non-competitive Arlyn Miner Moot Court as part of their Communication and Legal Reasoning course. We are eager to have alumni participate as judges for all rounds.The rounds will be at 7:00 p.m. on April 4, 8 & 11 and at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday April 6. A meal will be served in Lowden one hour before the rounds. Arlyn Miner Moot Court has been a tradition at the Law School for approximately 30 years and it relies for its success on the assistance we get from alumni serving as judges. Anyone interested in participating should contact Jason Kaiser at j-kasier@law.northwestern.edu.

WEAR YOUR NORTHWESTERN LAW PRIDE ON YOUR SLEEVE
Display your Law School pride and benefit the Graduation Committee at the same time. Gray, long-sleeve t-shirts with the Northwestern Law logo are available to alumni for $15. For more information, contact Todd Church at t-church@law.northwestern.edu.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Diversity Week 2002 -- Freedom: Testing the Limits, March 4-8
U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) delivered the keynote address to kick off Diversity Week at the Law School on Monday, March 4. To see a schedule of events click here.

A Symposium on False Confessions, March 7, 1-5 p.m., Lincoln Hall
Sponsored by the Center on Wrongful Convictions and the Children and Family Justice Center, the Symposium on False Confessions will reexamine the case of William Heirens, who in 1946 at the age of 17 confessed to three murders. For more information click here.

"Guilt By Association" Movie Screening, March 8, 3:30 p.m, The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street, Chicago
Court TV invites Law School alumni to attend the premier of its first original movie. Guilt by Association stars Academy Award winner Mercedes Ruehl as Susan Walker, a widowed mother of two. Walker is wrongfully convicted of a crime and sentenced to a twenty-year prison term under the nation's Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws. Seating is limited. RSVP by Tuesday, March 5 to Sayetta Reid at Court TV, 312-587-3903 or reids@courttv.com.

"The Way Forward for Afghanistan's Children: Insights from Save the Children's Experience", March 11, 6 p.m., Lincoln Hall
Christine Knudsen, a children and war specialist with the Save the Children Federation, kicks off a speakers series commemorating the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Children and Family Justice Center (CFJC). For more information about the talk and the CFJC click here.