Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Symposium: "Supreme Court Narratives: Law, History, and Journalism"

The latest issue of the New York Law School Law Review features articles based on the journal's April 2012 symposium on Supreme Court Narratives: Law, History, and Journalism. Here's a glimpse of the contents: 
Foreword by James F. Simon, Dean Emeritus and Martin Professor of Law Emeritus, New York Law School. 

Chief Justices and Chief Executives: Some Thoughts on Jim Simon’s Books by Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University.  

President John Adams and Four Chief Justices: An Essay for James F. Simon by R. B. Bernstein, Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School, and Adjunct Professor of Political Science and History, Skadden, Arps Honors Program in Legal Studies, City College of New York. 

Two Great Leaders by L.A. Powe, Jr., Anne Green Regents Chair, The University of Texas.

Graceful, Scholarly, and Illuminating: The Books of James F. Simon by Edward A. Purcell, Jr., Joseph Solomon Distinguished Professor of Law, New York Law School. 

Using the Papers of U.S. Supreme Court Justices: A Reflection by Stephen Wermiel, Fellow in Law and Government, American University Washington College of Law. 

“Dealing with the Appellate Caseload Crisis”: The Report of the Federal Courts Study Committee Revisited by Roger J. Miner, Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.