The following are excerpts of faculty news articles posted on the Law School's Website from October to December, 2007. Complete articles can be viewed by clicking on"Full Story" at the end of each excerpt. The prior edition of E-Faculty News & Notes is available by clicking here.
All archived articles are available on the web at www.law.miami.edu/news.

Professor David Abraham Quoted in Chicago Tribune Article. Professor Abraham was quoted in a December 12, 2007 Chicago Tribune article concerning sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants. Full Story.

Professor David Abraham Presents Papers in Israel. Professor Abraham presented a paper entitled "Doing Justice on Two Fronts: The Liberal Dilemma in Immigration" to the Hebrew University Research Group on Immigration and Human Rights on December 26th, 2007. Professor Abraham also participated in an international conference at Tel Aviv University, where he presented a paper entitled "Hard on the Outside, Hard on the Inside, Too? The Friend/Enemy Distinction and Neo-Liberal Citizenship" on December 30th, 2007. Full Story.

Professor David Abraham Participates in Amnesty International Regional Conference. Professor Abraham participated in a panel titled "Rights Under Fire: a Look at the US and Immigration." The panel was part of the Amnesty International Southern Regional Conference, which was hosted by UM Law School on October 19-21, 2007. Full Story.

Professor Anthony V. Alfieri Quoted in Miami Herald Article. Professor Alfieri, Director of the Law School's Center for Ethics and Public Service, was quoted in a December 2, 2007 Miami Herald article about the ethics of gifts given to Miami Dade County's Mayor and members of his staff. Full Story.

Professor Ricardo J. Bascuas Moderates Panel on "The Exercise of Judicial Discretion Under the Federal Rules of Evidence." The panel discussion took place during Professor Bascuas' Evidence class on November 5, 2007 and featured Chief Judge Federico Moreno (JD '78), Judge Adalberto Jordan (JD ’87) and Judge Jose Martinez (JD '65), all from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Full Story.

Professor Ricardo J. Bascuas Appointed to Committees of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Professor Bascuas has been appointed by Chief Judge Federico Moreno (JD '78) to two committees of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Full Story.

Professor Kenneth M. Casebeer Presents Paper at Labor and Employment Symposium. Professor Casebeer participated in the Second Annual Colloquium on Current Scholarship in Labor and Employment Law, which took place on September 28-29, 2007. He presented a paper titled "Of Service Workers, Contracting Out, Joint Employment, Legal Consciousness, and the University of Miami." Full Story.

Professor Mary Coombs Appointed to City of Miami Community Relations Board (CRB). The CRB was established in 1999 and is committed to finding ways to foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect among all economic, social, religious and ethnic groups within the City of Miami. Full Story.

Professor Mary Coombs Speaks on Valid Consent for Medical Research. Professor Coombs participated in "Dialogues in Research Ethics" on October 5, 2007. Her talk was titled "How to Give Valid Consent for Research That's Not Good for You." Full Story.

Professor Mary Doyle Speaks at Conference on Ecosystem Restoration Hosted by the University of Miami's Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy. Professor Doyle, Co-Director of the Abess Center and a conference organizer, gave the Welcome Remarks on December 6th, 2007 and participated in a panel on December 8th, 2007. Full Story.

Professor Zanita Fenton Speaks at UM Alumni Weekend Lecture Series. Professor Fenton was a speaker in The Audrey R. Finkelstein UM Experience, an educational lecture series that promotes lifelong learning for returning alumni and guests. Professor Fenton's talk was titled "Humpty Dumpty and the Chicken Salad Sandwich-A Discussion of Modern Issues in Constitutional Law." Full Story.

Professor Lili Levi Speaks at UM Alumni Weekend Lecture Series. Professor Levi was a speaker in The Audrey R. Finkelstein UM Experience, an educational lecture series that promotes lifelong learning for returning alumni and guests. Professor Levi's talk was titled "Copyright and Culture: Contending Perspectives." Full Story.

Professor Lili Levi Speaks at Copyright Law Conference. Professor Levi spoke at the Future of Copyright Law Conference at the University of South Carolina School of Law on October 12, 2007. Her talk was titled "Communications, Copyright, Culture." Full Story.

Professor Martha R. Mahoney Participates in Panel on Voting Rights. The panel discussion was held at UM Law School on October 29th, 2007. Topics discussed included civil rights issues related to voting rights, election reform, restoring the voting rights of ex-felons, ways college students can get involved in the voting process, and the replacement of controversial touchscreen voting machines in several Florida counties with voting equipment that leaves a paper trail. Full Story.

Professor M. Minnette Massey Participates in ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Program. Professor Massey participated in an ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Program on The Future of Class Action Litigation in America, on October 24 - 26, 2007 in Washington, DC. Full Story.

Professor JoNel Newman Participates in Amnesty International Regional Conference. Professor Newman participated in a panel titled "Rights Under Fire: a Look at the US and Immigration." The panel was part of the Amnesty International Southern Regional Conference, which was hosted by UM Law School on October 19-21, 2007. Full Story.

Professor Bernard H. Oxman Re-elected as Co-Editor in Chief of the American Journal of International Law. Professor Oxman, the Richard A. Hausler Professor of Law at the University of Miami Law School, and his co-editor, Professor Lori Fisler Damrosch, the Henry L. Moses Professor of International Law and Organization at Columbia University, were re-elected on November 3rd, 2007 as editors in chief of the American Journal of International Law (AJIL) for a second term commencing in April 2008. Full Story.

Professor Bernard H. Oxman Speaks at International Law Weekend Conference. The conference, titled "International Law Weekend 2007: Toward a New Vision of International Law," was held in New York on October 25-27, 2007. Professor Oxman participated in a panel titled "The Northwest Passage and Global Warming: Canadian Internal Waters or Sovereign Melt-Down of an International Strait?" Full Story.

Professor Bernard H. Oxman's Letter to the Editor in the Wall Street Journal. Professor Oxman's Letter to the Editor, titled "Reagan Supported Most of Law of the Sea Treaty," was published in the October 22, 2007 edition of the Wall Street Journal. Full Story.

Professor Bernard H. Oxman Speaks at International Conference on the Law of the Sea. Professor Oxman participated in the "International Conference: Law of the Sea - A Half Century after the Geneva Conventions," which took place in Seoul, Korea on October 16-18, 2007. He presented a paper titled "The Tomimaru Case: Confiscation and Prompt Release" and chaired the conference's final wrap-up panel. Full Story.

Professor Bernard H. Oxman Testifies Before United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Professor Oxman testified before the United States Committee on Foreign Relations on October 4, 2007, regarding the Law of the Sea Convention. Professor Oxman argued in favor of the United States becoming a party to the Convention. Full Story.

Professor Bernard P. Perlmutter Comments on Cuban Custody Case. Professor Perlmutter was quoted in an Associated Press article about Florida's spending in a custody case involving a young Cuban girl. Full Story.

Professor Irwin P. Stotzky Participates in Radio Program about Haitian Immigration Issues. Professor Stotzky, Director of the Law School's Center for the Study of Human Rights, spoke on WLRN's "Topical Currents" about the basic human rights issues encountered by Haitian migrants to the U.S. Full Story.

Professor Irwin P. Stotzky Participates in Amnesty International Regional Conference. Professor Stotzky participated in a panel titled "Rights Under Fire: a Look at the US and Immigration." The panel was part of the Amnesty International Southern Regional Conference, which was hosted by UM Law School on October 19-21, 2007. Full Story.

Professor William H. Widen Teaches Class at Harvard Law School. Professor Widen taught a class on reorganization techniques to second and third-year Harvard law students taking Bankruptcy Law from Professor George Triantis. Full Story.

Professor William H. Widen Speaks at AALS/NCBJ Joint Meeting. Professor Widen gave a talk at the meeting of the American Association of Law Schools Section on Creditors' and Debtors' Rights held in conjunction with the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida on October 10-13, 2007. Professor Widen spoke about Structural Challenges for Bankruptcy Reorganizations on a plenary panel dedicated to considering developments since passage of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. Full Story.

Professor Bruce J. Winick Quoted in Sun-Sentinel Article. Professor Winick was quoted in a December 13, 2007 Sun-Sentinel article about the trial of the Liberty City Seven. Full Story.

Professor Bruce J. Winick Named Honorary Distinguished Member of the American Psychology-Law Society. In October 2007, Professor Winick, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of psychology and law, was named an honorary distinguished member of the American Psychology-Law Society, Division 41 of the American Psychological Association. Full Story.

Professor Bruce J. Winick Appears on CBS Evening News. Professor Winick appeared in a segment on the 'Miami Seven' terrorism trial, which has received widespread attention in the local and national media. Full Story.

Professor Bruce J. Winick Quoted in Miami Herald Article. Professor Winick was quoted in a November 2, 2007 Miami Herald article about the trial of the Liberty City Seven. Full Story.

Professor Bruce J. Winick Testifies at NACDL Public Hearing. Professor Winick provided testimony at a public hearing of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Problem-Solving Court Task Force, which was conducted in Miami on October 17, 2007. The Task Force was established to examine the operations of drug courts, mental health courts, domestic violence courts, and other problem-solving courts around the country. Full Story.

Professor Bruce J. Winick Presents Paper at UM Law School Faculty Seminar. Professor Winick presented a paper titled "Determining When Serious Mental Illness Should Disqualify a Defendant from Capital Punishment under the Eighth Amendment" at the UM Law School Faculty Seminar held October 3, 2007. Full Story.