Legal Developments of Note

Posted February 2009

Behind the Cycle: A National Summit to Advance an Integrative Approach to Justice Reform
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/washington/events/cycle_20081204

Posted October 2008

Pilot Program Speeds Criminal Appeals and Gives Attorneys Courtroom Experience
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/pressrel/pr080910a.htm

Oral Argument Sentencing Guidelines
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/sentguide.pdf

Diversity's Bottom Line: Why African-American mid-levels worry more than other associates about a softening economy.
http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/mlj/MLJ_Diversitys_Bottom_Line.pdf

Where Have All the Agitators Gone?
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=900005560854

Minority Enrollment At Law Schools Faltering
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202211781492

Fortune 500 Companies See More Minority General Counsels
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=900005557897

The Combustible Mixture of Race, Gender, Religion, and Politics: Lessons Learned from the 2008 Political Campaign
http://cornellmediasite.cit.cornell.edu/mediasite/Viewer/Viewers/Viewer320TL.aspx?mode=Default&peid=4342ea3d-ba22-4f3b-87b0-da83f87b047c&pid=583dd467-160e-42ec-a727-c55553869929&playerType=WM64Lite

Charting New Pathways to Participation & Membership
http://www.charleshamiltonhouston.org/Events/Event.aspx?linkback=homepage&id=100070

Links/Developments of Interest

NATIONAL BLACK AMERICAN LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
http://www.nblsa.org/site/index.php

U.S. Attorney General Grants Seton Hall Law Petition to Stop the Deportation of Victims of Genital Mutilation
http://law.shu.edu/administration/public_relations/press_releases/

Rutgers School of Law - Newark -CLINICAL NEWS
http://law.newark.rutgers.edu/Fall08ClinicNewsletter.pdf

Posted September 2008

The 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers In America
http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202421621086

Companies Tout Minority Firm List
http://www.law.com/jsp/ihc/PubArticleIHC.jsp?id=1202424214586

Minority Corporate Counsel Association 2008 Survey of Fortune 500 Women General Counsel
http://www.mcca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=1766

Speech by SEC Staff
http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch032708lct.htm

Minority In-House Counsel Group
http://www.abanet.org/minorities/mic/

School Diversity
http://www.charleshamiltonhouston.org/News/Item.aspx?id=100039

Resources
http://www.charleshamiltonhouston.org/Links.aspx

The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed (sister-in-law of GSBA President Geraldine Reed Brown)
http://www.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall08/006477.htm
“This epic work tells the story of the Hemingses, whose close blood ties to our third president had been systematically expunged from American history until very recently. Now, historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed traces the Hemings family from its origins in Virginia in the 1700s to the family's dispersal after Jefferson 's death in 1826. It brings to life not only Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson but also their children and Hemings's siblings, who shared a father with Jefferson 's wife, Martha. The Hemingses of Monticello sets the family's compelling saga against the backdrop of Revolutionary America, Paris on the eve of its own revolution, 1790s Philadelphia , and plantation life at Monticello . Much anticipated, this book

Articles of Interest

Creating Pathways to Diversity, New York City , New York , November 19, 2008
http://www.mcca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=1726&parentID=472&nodeID=1

Carrot Money to Diversify: Microsoft modifies its revenue structure for its top law firms in an effort to accelerate the pace of diversity efforts
http://www.mcca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=1794

 

Links/Developments of Interest

American Bar Association, Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, Multicultural Women Attorney Network, Dear Sisters, Dear Daughters: Words of Wisdom from Multicultural Women Attorneys Who've Been There and Done That
http://www.abanet.org/minorities/mwan/dsdd.html

No More Children Left Behind Bars http://chhi.podconsulting.com/assets/documents/publications/NO MORE CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND.pdf

 

Inns of Court

"American Inns of Court (AIC) are designed to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar. An American Inn of Court is an amalgam of judges, lawyers, and in some cases, law professors and law students. Each Inn meets approximately once a month both to 'break bread' and to hold programs and discussions on matters of ethics, skills and professionalism."http://www.innsofcourt.org/Content/Default.aspx?Id=2

"New Inns are created by local initiatives. If there is not an Inn of Court in your community, or if your community can support an additional Inn, you might consider starting a new Inn. The national office provides materials that outline the process and show the way, including the booklet, "Creating an American Inn of Court". The first step is to form an organizing committee of judges and lawyers. Once this committee has met and decided to proceed, they submit an application for charter to the national office. This application triggers additional materials that point the way in forming a new Inn. The national office also provides ongoing support with brochures, consultation and discussion via telephone and email, and on-site visits." http://www.innsofcourt.org/Content/Default.aspx?Id=5