Volume 49 of the Santa Clara Law Review is proud to announce the completion of its first publication of the year.  A limited number of copies of "Issue 1" have been placed in Bannan Lounge for students to flip through.  Please stop by and take a look at the work performed by your fellow classmates. 

In addition, Comments from three of Volume 49's Board of Editors have been published in Issue 1:
 
Tobias Mock, The TSA's New X-Ray Vision:  The Fourth Amendment Implications of "Body-Scan" Searches at Domestic Airport Security Checkpoints 
Citation: 49 Santa Clara L. Rev. 213

Katelyn Knight, Equitable Mootness in Bankruptcy Appeals 
Citation: 49 Santa Clara L. Rev. 253

David Major, Revocable Transfer on Death Deeds: Cheap, Simple, and has California's Trusts & Estates Attorney's Heading for the Hills  
Citation: 49 Santa Clara L. Rev. 285
     
Please be sure to congratulate our new published authors if you see them in class or around campus. 

You are invited to attend two special lectures by His Imperial & Royal Highness Archduke Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen, President of the Pan-European Union, Member of the European Parliament (1995-1999).

Intangible Cultural Property
Monday November 17, 2008
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Moot Court Room

European Integration
Tuesday November 18, 2008
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Bannan 142
 

The creation of the European Community more than 50 years ago had not only economic reasons and the wish to overcome the causes of the Second World War. It was also the logical response to the first effects of globalization. The European institutions are taking on the tasks of the constitutional body of a mature democracy - without having a constitution or being a traditional state. This has, of course, also effect on the traditional perception of sovereignty. Sovereign rights get shifted from the state to the Union, but, according to the principle of subsidiarity, also to smaller units like region or community. The role of the traditional state changes, not only in Europe but all over the world, and the EU is effectively a test bed for that new structure.

Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen, born 1961 in Bavaria, Germany has since 1981 lived in Salzburg, Austria. Since 1987 Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen has been President of the Pan-European Union; from 1996 to 1999 member of the European Parliament; Captain (Hauptmann) in the Austrian Air Force. Archduke Karl of Austria is the grandson of the last Austrian emperor Charles I (Blessed Charles) after on 3 October 2004 being beatified by Pope John Paul II (Beatification is the 3 of 4 steps to declare a deceased person to be a Saint). His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Karl is head of the Austrian branch of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Ordre de la Toison d'Or).

Dear Students,

Just a reminder:

If you were unable to obtain the flu vaccine during the October clinic held in Benson, we do have the vaccine available here at the Health Center.  Walk-in requests for immunizations are Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, except Thursdays we open at 9:15 am.  The cost of the vaccine is $27.00 and the charge can be posted to your student account, or paid with your flex account, cash or check.

The influenza vaccine is the primary method of preventing influenza and its severe complications.

If you are in any of the following groups or live in a household with someone who is, the CDC recommends that you get the flu vaccine:

• You are 50 years of age or older
• You have chronic diseases of your heart, lungs or kidneys
• You have diabetes
• Your immune system does not function properly
• You have a severe form of anemia
• You have a muscle or nerve disorder that can lead to breathing or swallowing problems
• You will be pregnant during influenza season
• You want to reduce your chance of catching influenza

If you want more information about the flu vaccine go to www.immunize.org/vis/2flu.pdf

Cowell Student Health Center encourages disease prevention whenever possible.
Therefore, we encourage you to consider obtaining the flu vaccine.

The Student Bar Association (SBA) and Honors Moot Court External (HMCE) are co-sponsoring 1-2 teams of two law students to represent Santa Clara Law in the ABA Client Counseling Competition. Regionals for the competition will be held in Seattle on February 7 & 8, 2009. Students interested in this competition should read the information about the tryout process below.

The tryout will consist of a 20-30 minute mock interview of a client, followed by some questions to the student about what next steps s/he would take if the client decided to retain her/him. The student will have minimal if any information about the client's problem before the interview, which is consistent with the way the competition works.

Although students will ultimately work in a team, tryouts will be held on an individual basis on one of the following Friday afternoons: Nov. 14 & Nov. 21. To see judging criteria, please refer to page 14 of the rules, which are posted here: http://indylaw.indiana.edu/clinics/counseling/ABA%20Rules.pdf

Students are strongly urged to review the rules before trying out.

Students wishing to read up on interviewing and counseling techniques may wish to refer to Legal Interviewing and Counseling: a Client-centered Approach by Binder and Price.

Students wishing to make an appointment to try out should contact Reuben Castillo at rcastillo@scu.edu or 408.288.7030 x 223.

Students with questions about the competition or the tryout process should contact the coach, Scott Maurer at smaurer@scu.edu or 408.288.3575.

The SCU theater is putting on a production of Execution of Justice Nov 7-9 and 12- 15. I have been able to secure FREE tickets for law students for the Wednesday, November 12 show at 8:00. To get a free ticket, please reply to Sandra Vega at svega@scu.edu and leave your name. A list will be given to the theater and you must pick up your ticket in advance.

If Wednesday doesn't work, try to go Sunday, November 9 at 2:00. The production will have a legal panel and reception following the show. Tickets are from $5.00 - 15.00.

A description of the show follows:

Execution of Justice
By Emily Mann
Directed by Barbara M. Fraser
Louis B. Mayer Theatre/Nov. 7-9 and 12-15, 2008; 8pm (Sun 2pm)

Drawn from trial transcripts and documentary evidence, Execution of
Justice deftly recounts the 1978 assassination of San Francisco Mayor
George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, America's first openly
gay elected official. This compelling "theater of testimony"
examines the motives of Dan White, the conflicting social and political
ideals of the era, and the controversial courtroom ethics (such as the
infamous "Twinkie defense") that lead to one of history’s most
shocking verdicts.

Professor Ellen Kreitzberg
Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara, CA 95053
408-554-4724
408-554-4426 (fax)
ekreitzberg@scu.edu
Director, Death Penalty College
law.scu.edu/dpc

Are you interested in public policy?
Do you want to work in politics?

Consider a Panetta Fellowship in the Spring!

Santa Clara Law offers students a unique chance to improve their research, analysis and writing skills while learning about current issues facing the country today.

SCU’s Panetta Fellowship Program provides an educational opportunity for law students interested in the law and government, or public policy to work with Leon and Sylvia Panetta, and other professional staff at The Panetta Institute, while still taking classes at SCU. Students will be working at the Panetta institute assisting Mr. Panetta, former Chief of Staff to President Clinton and member of Congress, with issues facing the local, national, and global community.

For information on the Panetta Institute please visit http://www.panettainstitute.org/

To apply for the Fellowship, please submit the following application materials:
1. Resume, including your summer contact information.
2. Transcript, official or unofficial transcript with your courses and grades will be accepted.
3. Statement of interest, no longer than two pages.



Deadline extended to Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.


Please submit application materials to Professor Magliozzi by fax (408.554.5274), email or hand deliver to Loyola Hall 134 or 163A. Please do not mail in your materials.

Thank you,
Sandee Magliozzi

Sign up for the Worker's Rights Class and Clinic and make a difference while gaining practical legal skills.


WORKERS’ RIGHTS CLASS AND CLINIC: MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND GAIN PRACTICAL LEGAL SKILLS

The Katharine & George Alexander Law Center offers a unique 2-unit Workers’ Rights Class and Clinic that combines substantive instruction in employment/labor law and application of the law in a clinical setting.

The class meets on six Thursday evenings and covers such topics as wage and hour rules, discrimination and leave act law, legal issues surrounding termination including wrongful termination, statutory, and contract claims, unemployment insurance regulations, ERISA, state disability and Workers’ Compensation law, workplace torts, immigration and national origin issues in the workplace, and union and labor issues.

The Clinic meets on Tuesdays evenings. Students interview and advise low-income clients under the supervision of an attorney.

Students gain practical experience and work with local employment law practitioners. Students develop skills in interviewing clients, issue spotting, and legal analysis.

Students make a difference in the lives of low-income clients who might otherwise have no access to lawyers or legal advice.

YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE WORKERS’ RIGHTS CLASS & CLINIC AS KGACLC #463.

More Information on the Alexander Community Law Center is Available at law.scu.edu/kgaclc/

Here is what former students are saying about the Workers’ Rights Class and Clinic.

Are you interested in public policy?
Do you want to work in politics?
Consider a Panetta Fellowship in the Spring!

Santa Clara Law offers students a unique chance to improve their research, analysis and writing skills while learning about current issues facing the country today.

SCU’s Panetta Fellowship Program provides an educational opportunity for law students interested in the law and government, or public policy to work with Leon and Sylvia Panetta, and other professional staff at The Panetta Institute, while still taking classes at SCU. Students will be working at the Panetta institute assisting Mr. Panetta, former Chief of Staff to President Clinton and member of Congress, with issues facing the local, national, and global community.

For more information about the fellowship please find a detailed overview on TWEN under APD Externships. For information on the Panetta Institute please visit http://www.panettainstitute.org/

To apply for the Fellowship, please submit the following application materials by November 3, 2008:
1. Resume, including your summer contact information.
2. Transcript, official or unofficial transcript with your courses and grades will be accepted.
3. Statement of interest, no longer than two pages.

Please submit application materials to Professor Magliozzi by fax (408.554.5274), email or hand deliver to Loyola Hall 134 or 163A. Please do not mail in your materials.

Thank you,
Sandee Magliozzi

Protect yourself from Gastroenteritis - stay health by following these guidelines:

Health Information Sheet  - 
Cowell Student Health Center

GASTROENTERITIS

DIET INSTRUCTIONS

Gastroenteritis is a limited illness of your intestines caused by viruses or food. It is associated with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea (some or all of these symptoms may be present). It does not respond to antibiotics, but some medications may help. Your intestines will not be able to process foods normally, so you will need to limit your diet temporarily.

Generally, we recommend not eating or drinking anything for 1 to 2 hours after the last time you vomited. Then you can start with sips of clear liquids.

Start on the following diet and progress gradually through the steps as you can tolerate. Allow at least six to eight hours between each step.

Step 1.             Clear liquids. These include water, Gatorade, clear bouillon or broth, ginger ale or 7-up, tea, apple juice, popsicles, jello. It is important to have more than just water; be sure to eat something with salt (bouillon or Gatorade).

Step 2.             Bland diet: this includes bananas, plain rice, rice cereal without milk, applesauce, unbuttered toast, and plain noodles. Avoid milk products, as well as foods that are greasy or spicy.

Step 3.             Add broiled or steamed chicken and vegetables. No milk products or spicy/greasy foods.

Step 4.             Regular foods. Slowly add fats/milk/spices to your diet. Too rapid of an increase may make you feel worse.

If vomiting and/or diarrhea return at any time go back to the previous step. 

You will need to consider returning to the Health Center (or going to an urgent care

center or emergency room if the Health Center is closed) if you see no improvement

in 48 hours or your condition worsens.

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Reviewed 6/2008

As you prepare to register next week, we want to provide some information that may be helpful to you in making your course selections. First, we have attached this link to the many high tech courses offered next semester: blog/general/File/Spring_2009_Courses.doc

Second, we want to remind you of the Civil and High Tech Internship program. There are many advantages to doing an internship while in law school. First, an internship allows you to get out of the classroom and get real world legal experience. Work experience is incredibly important to employers, and an internship is something you can add to your resume and talk about in interviews. Second, an internship gives you the opportunity to sample a particular type of legal setting before you graduate. For example, there are placements available at law firms, in-house legal departments of major tech companies, government offices, and public interest firms. Third, you will be able to network and form relationships with practicing attorneys. Many supervising attorneys become mentors to their internship students, and these relationships can last long into your legal career. To see a full description of the program and information on how to apply, visit this link: law.scu.edu/hightech/civil-and-high-tech-law-internship.cfm

A message to the Santa Clara Law Community from Prof. Margaret Russell:

Hello Friends,
A number of us wanted to find a good non-partisan way to support increased involvement
in the upcoming election, especially in terms of election protection on November 4 itself.  
Given our privileges as members of the law school community, we have access to so much
information and help that we can use to assist voters in reaching the polls and getting
their votes counted.  
Please consider volunteering through ELECTION PROTECTION, a coalition devoted to access
to the voting process for all voters.  You can go to their website at
www.866ourvote.org for more information. 
For those with time to be trained for Election Day poll-watching, there is
information on the site about Bay Area meetings.
 
Thanks!  Best, Professor Russell

Students interested in forming a Biotechnology Law Group are invited to attend this meeting from 12-1 pm on Friday, October 31.  Bannan classroom location TBA.

This is an invitation to all students!

Course: Sports Law

Title: Performance Enhancers and the NFL

Featured guests: Jack Tatum, Guy Mcintyre, Head Coach Darren Arbett, and Orthopedist Terence Delaney

Location: Bannan 135

Date: October 21, 2008

Time: 7:30 - 9:10 p.m.

Oral Arguments

November 4, 2008

Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals will sit at Santa Clara Law on November 4, 2008.  A panel of three judges will hear cases from 10 a.m. to noon in the Law School's moot court room.  Seating in the moot court room is by invitation only. The oral arguments will also be simulcast to the de Saisset Museum on campus. Seating at the Museum is free and open to the public. If you do not have a seat reserved in the Moot Court Room, please go directly to the de Saisset Museum. For directions to the Museum, click here: http://www.scu.edu/desaisset/information/directions.cfm.

To read the briefs of the cases to be heard, click here:

http://law.scu.edu/hightech/federal-circuit-court-contents.cfm

Case Preview

November 3, 2008

Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Bannan 127

We are pleased to announce that the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals will be traveling to Silicon Valley in November. A three-judge panel will hear oral arguments here at Santa Clara Law on November 4th. A preview of the cases to be heard on the 4^th will be given by Santa Clara Law faculty as well as attorneys from Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman; McDermott Will & Emery; and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Lunch will be served. Everyone is welcome. To read the briefs of the cases to be heard, click here: http://law.scu.edu/hightech/federal-circuit-court-contents.cfm

Summer Intern

Meet & Greet Event

We are looking for several new interns for this summer!

Learn about our Legal & Compliance Organization's Summer Intern Program

at Sun Microsystems, Inc. Hear from Sun's General Counsel, Mike Dillon, and other Legal VPs.

Meet attorneys and interns from the various legal practice groups.

When: Monday, November 10, 2009

Time: 6:00 - 8:30pm PST

Where: Sun's Menlo Park Campus

11 NETWORK CIRCLE (Willow Road Exit heading east off HWY

101) Menlo Park, California, Building MPK10 – sign in at the

front desk. You will be escorted to the Crossroads Conference

Room.

RSVP by Nov. 3rd:

LCOmeetandgreet@sun.com

to reserve your spot

(Check out job postings periodically at: http://www.sun.com/studentzone Click on "Administrative")

You're Invited!!

WHAT IF YOUR CLIENT IS LYING? 

Can anyone "beat" a polygraph? Come learn about…
THE SCIENCE OF DETECTING A LIAR

What you need to know as a practicing attorney about the science of polygraph testing

Dr. Louis Rovner
Dr. Rovner is the country’s leading expert in the field of polygraph testing; he is one of only three experts who have had polygraph evidence admitted in a criminal trial.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Noon - Bannan 127
Lunch provided

Presented by NCIP (Northern California Innocence Project)

Federal Circuit Cases Affecting IP
October 22, 2008
Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara
Time: 6:00 p.m., cocktails and registration; 7:00 p.m., dinner and program

In anticipation of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals' visit to campus, the High Tech Law Institute is cosponsoring a program with the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Association at the Santa Clara Hyatt this Wednesday evening. A panel of former Federal Circuit law clerks will discuss recent and important Federal Circuit decisions.  Panelists will include Heather Mewes of Fenwick & West and Madison Jellins of Alston & Bird.  Students are welcome to attend this event for free. If you are interested, contact Cindy Tippett at ctippett@scu.edu by the end of today (Monday). You will need to bring Cindy a check for $25 made payable to SVIPLA. When you show up at the event, you will get your check back. If you do not show, your check will be cashed. This is basically a security deposit against flakers. Attending events such as this one gives you the opportunity to learn more about patent law as well as to network with practicing attorneys in the field. We hope you will be able to join Cindy on Wednesday. 

Message being forwarded on behalf of the Health Center:

Dear Students,

Due to a staffing shortage, we will not be providing walk-in requests for immunizations, flu shots, laboratory work, etc., after 3:00 pm today.

Thank you for your understanding.

Cowell Student Health Center

$5,000 Writing Contest

The GRAMMY Foundation has recently announced its Entertainment Law Initiative Legal Writing Contest with a paper submission deadline of January 2, 2009.  The first place winner receives $5,000 and the four second place winners receive $1,500.  All winners receive one GRAMMY Awards Show ticket, a round-trip ticket to the GRAMMY Awards, hotel accommodations, and a ticket to MusiCares Person of the Year Dinner.

The purpose of the Entertainment Law Initiative is to promote discussion and debate about the most compelling legal issues facing the music industry today.  For more information please visit www.grammy.com/pdfs/grammy_foundation/elirules08.pdf