| American Bar Association Announces 2011 Gavel Award Winners Posted: 18 May 2011 09:37 AM PDT From an ABA press release: The American Bar Association announced today its selections for the 54th presentation of the Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts, which recognize outstanding work that fosters the American public's understanding of law and the legal system. This is the ABA's highest honor in recognition of this purpose.
The ABA will present six Silver Gavels and two honorable mentions from the nearly 200 entries received in all eligible categories, which include: books, magazines, newspapers, commentary, drama and literature, documentaries, television, radio and websites.
Selection criteria includes: how the entry addresses the Gavel Awards' purpose and objectives; educational value of legal information or issues treated; impact on, or outreach to, the public; thoroughness and accuracy in presentation of issues; creativity and originality in approach to subject matter and effectiveness of presentation; and demonstrated technical skill in production of entry.
The awards presentation will be July 19 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Dan Abrams, legal analyst for ABC News, will be the featured speaker.
The following is a complete list of winners with a short description of their work:
MAGAZINES
Silver Gavel
Profiting from Fallen Soldiers
Bloomberg Markets
New York
David Evans, Senior Writer
"Fallen Soldiers' Families Denied Cash as Insurers Profit" http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-28/fallen-soldiers-families-denied-cash-payout-as-life-insurers-boost-profit.html
"Veterans Agency Made Secret Deal Over Benefits" http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-14/veterans-agency-arranged-secret-deal-with-prudential-over-soldier-benefits.html
"Taxpayer-Funded Profits" http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-30/taxpayer-funded-profits.html
Exposes how life insurance companies have profited from death benefits owed to families of service members and other government employees, examining causes and consequences.
NEWSPAPERS
Silver Gavel
Hounded: Debtors and the New Breed of Collectors
Star Tribune
Minneapolis
Chris Serres, Business Reporter
Glenn Howatt, CAR Reporter
www.startribune.com/hounded
A six-part series that explores recent changes in the debt collection industry, reveals how people with unpaid bills are being jailed, and examines consumer protection and regulation.
Honorable Mention
Detention Dilemma
ProPublica
New York, New York
Dafna Linzer, Senior Reporter
Chisun Lee, Reporter
Krista Kjellman Schmidt, Deputy Editor of News Applications
www.propublica.org/detention
A series of 14 articles about detention policies at Guantanamo under the Obama administration, which also considers the role of the federal courts and Congress.
RADIO
Silver Gavel
Bonding for Profit
National Public Radio
Washington, D.C.
Laura Sullivan, Correspondent
Steven Drummond, Editor
http://www.npr.org/series/122954677/behind-the-bail-bond-system
A three-part investigation into the bail bond process in the U.S. criminal justice system.
TELEVISION
Silver Gavel
The Lord is Not on Trial Here Today
Jay Rosenstein Productions
Champaign, Illinois
Jay Rosenstein, Producer, Writer, Director, Photographer
Jude Leak, Editor
Wendy Blackstone, Composer
David Ogden Stiers, Narrator
http://www.jayrosenstein.com/pages/lord.html
A one-hour PBS film that tells the compelling personal story that led to a landmark 1948 U.S. Supreme Court decision on the separation of church and state in public schools, McCollum v. Board of Education.
DOCUMENTARIES
Silver Gavel
A Call to Act: Ledbetter v. Goodyear
The Documentary Group
New York
Robe Imbriano, Producer, Writer, Director
http://www.thedocumentarygroup.com/featuredProject.php?pid=73
A 22-minute documentary that tells the contemporary story of Lilly Ledbetter, who took her fight for fair pay through the U.S. court system and the halls of Congress.
BOOKS
Silver Gavel
Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices
Twelve/Hachette Book Group
New York
Noah Feldman, Author
http://www.twelvebooks.com/books/scorpions.asp
Author Noah Feldman offers a group biography of Franklin Roosevelt's four greatest Supreme Court Justices: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, Felix Frankfurter and Robert Jackson.
Honorable Mention
The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr
Pittsburgh
Crown Publishers
Ken Gormley, Author
http://www.amazon.com/Death-American-Virtue-Clinton-Starr/dp/0307409449
Presents a historical narrative and analysis of the events leading up to the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton.
With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.  |
| Dirty Sexy Politics Posted: 18 May 2011 09:12 AM PDT Sometimes what turns up in the headlines can seem too good to be true if you're a tv scriptwriter. The New York Times' Ginia Bellafonte compares plots on the legal drama "The Good Wife" to real life here, and suggests what its writers might glean for future storylines from the unhappy circumstances unfolding around Arnold Schwartzenegger and Dominique Strauss-Kahn.  |
| Call For Papers: Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues Posted: 18 May 2011 08:52 AM PDT From the Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues Call For Papers
The Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues
The Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues is now accepting submissions for Volumes 31 and 32.
The Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues invites you to submit original, scholarly work to be considered for its forthcoming issues. Currently, we are accepting papers submitted by academics, practitioners, articling students and current law students on any legal topic of your choice. Papers should not exceed 20,000 words including footnotes. Footnotes should conform to the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (McGill Guide, 7th edition).
As an inter-disciplinary law journal, the WRLSI strives to use the study of law as a vehicle for social change. Our journal endeavours to be a resource for professionals, students and academics. Legal libraries both nationally and globally subscribe to the WRLSI. Our legal journal has also been made available through electronic databases such as Quicklaw/LexisNexis, Westlaw, and Hein Online.
VOLUME 31
Deadline for abstracts (optional) - June 15, 2011
Deadline for manuscripts - July 31, 2011
Expected date of publication - December 2011
VOLUME 32
Deadline for abstracts (optional) - October 15, 2011
Deadline for manuscripts - December 1, 2011
Expected date of publication - April 2012
FURTHER INFORMATION: Submissions received after these deadlines will be reviewed at the discretion of the Editorial Board. Questions can be directed to: wrlsi@uwindsor.ca
Sincerely,
Desiree D'Souza
Editor-in-Chief
Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues
Faculty of Law, University of Windsor
wrlsieditor@uwindsor.ca
http://www.uwindsor.ca/wrlsi
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| Conference Announcement and Call For Papers: Loyola (Chicago) Law School Second Annual Constitutional Law Colloquium Posted: 18 May 2011 08:53 AM PDT From Loyola (Chicago) Law School Conference Announcement and Call for Papers
The Loyola Second Annual Constitutional Law Colloquium at Loyola Chicago
October 21 & 22, 2011
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is organizing the SECOND ANNUAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW COLLOQUIUM at the Philip H. Corboy Law Center, 25 East Pearson Street, Chicago, IL 60611. The event will begin on Friday morning, October 21 and end midday on Saturday, October 22, 2011.
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS: Professor John E. Nowak, Raymond & Mary Simon Chair in Constitutional Law, Professor Juan Perea, Professor Alexander Tsesis, Professor Michael J. Zimmer.
The Law Center is located on Loyola's Water Tower campus, near Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile, Lake Michigan, Millenium Park, the Chicago Art Institute, and Chicago Symphony Center.
This is the second annual Loyola conference bringing together constitutional law scholars at all stages of their professional development to discuss current projects, doctrinal developments in constitutional law, and future goals. We hope to schedule presentations for all who submit. In this way, we will provide a forum for the vetting of ideas, invaluable opportunities for informed critiques, and networking opportunities. Presentations will be grouped by subject matter.
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: This announcement invites abstract submissions of 150 to 200 words from Constitutional Law professors interested in contributing to the current debates concerning constitutional theory and Supreme Court rulings. The goal of the conference is to allow professors to develop new ideas with the help of supportive colleagues on a wide range of constitutional law topics.
The submission deadline for abstracts is June 15, 2011.
Topics, abstracts, papers, questions, and comments should be submitted to the Program Administrator Carrie Bird, at: cbird@luc.edu
Participants are expected to pay their own travel expenses. Loyola will provide facilities, support, and continental breakfasts on Friday and Saturday, lunch on Friday and Saturday, and a dinner on Friday night.
There are numerous reasonably priced hotels within walking distance of the Loyola School of Law and Chicago's Magnificent Mile.
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