Friday, May 01, 2009

Chrysler judge well-versed in corporate failures

Chrysler judge well-versed in corporate failures

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bankruptcy judge who oversaw the massive cleanup after the Enron and WorldCom meltdowns has a new challenge that may be his toughest yet -- overhauling Chrysler LLC.

Judge Arthur Gonzalez [Fordham Law '82] of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan was assigned the case on Thursday after the iconic carmaker sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following the breakdown of intense negotiations with lenders.

纽约法院举行克莱斯勒申请破产保护首次听证会

Souter's leaving, Fromer's coming

Souter Said to Be Leaving Court in June

During a lunch together this semester, our Contracts professor happily recounted her experience as a law clerk to Justice Souter.

NYT: "Souter's retirement would give President Barack Obama his first pick for the high court. Court watchers expect him to choose a woman to join Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, currently the only woman on the Supreme Court."

As a Professor, Obama Held Pragmatic Views on Court

David H. Souter: Justice Unbound

If You Were President...

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Manhattan Project, II

Mon 3.30, 3
Tue 3.31, 3.5
Wed 4.1, 4
Thu 4.2, 2
Fri, 4.3, 4
Sat, 4.4, 4
Sun, 4.5, 4.5

#Weekly tally: 25

Mon 4.6, 3
Tue 4.7, 3.5
Wed 4.8, 0
Thu 4.9, 3
Fri 4.10, 2
Sat 4.11, 6
Sun 4.12, 6.5

#Weekly tally: 24

Mon 4.13, 6
Tue 4.14, 4
Wed 4.15, 5
Thu 4.16, 5
Fri 4.17, 4
Sat 4.18, 6

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Decider

Reclaiming America’s Soul (NYT 4-23)

I'm the Decider (Huffington Post)

I'm the Decider (YouTube)

Foreign Affairs

The G-2 Mirage--Why the United States and China are not ready to upgrade ties

Deng Undone--The costs of halting market reform in China

Friday, April 24, 2009

"The Smoking Gun" tape (1972-6-23)

The Smoking Gun

Date:
1972-06-23
Participants:
Richard Nixon, Bob Haldeman
Location:
Oval Office

Fordham Law and President Nixon

Nixon Choosing Rehnquist (American RadioWorks)

当朝帝师生于上海

Laurence Henry Tribe (born in Shanghai, October 10, 1941) is a professor of constitutional law at Harvard Law School and the Carl M. Loeb University Professor. He also serves as a consultant for the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

Tribe is generally recognized as one of the foremost constitutional law scholars and Supreme Court practitioners in the United States. He is the author of American Constitutional Law (1978), the most frequently cited treatise in that field, and has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court 34 times.

Tribe Recalls Obama At HLS (The Harvard Crimson, 08-11-4)