Stanford Lawyer Magazine Issue 74

Seeking More Goodly Creatures

Genetic and reproductive technologies may allow us to create “enhanced” children—with mental aptitudes and personal qualities improved beyond what would otherwise be expected. Concerns about such a “brave new world” have already begun, but is that world imminent? And if parents could choose traits for their children, would this be a bad thing? Many people think it would be, but before society decides to regulate genetic enhancement, we need to understand how it differs from other forms of enhancement, both traditional and new, and decide if those differences are important enough to justify regulation.
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Table of Contents

Winter ’06
Issue 74/Vol. 40/No. 2

From the Dean

Cover Story

From Silicon Valley to CNN
Carlos Watson ’95 cofounded, led, and eventually sold a successful Silicon Valley startup. Now a regular contributor on CNN, he provides political commentary, writes a column, and occasionally hosts his own interview show.

Forging a New Path for the Environment
In this feature, Stanford Law Professor Buzz Thompson, JD/MBA ’76 (BA ’72) brings together lawyers, biologists, geophysicists, economists, and other experts from around the university to solve some of the world’s most pressing environmental problems.

Legal Matters

Voting in America
Benjamin Ginsberg and Robert Bauer co-chaired the bipartisan Presidential Commission on Election Administration, an investigation into voting in the United States. In this Q&A, the commission’s senior research director, Professor Nathaniel Persily, JD ’98, discusses with them this year’s election and the key findings of the commission’s report.

In Brief

Alumni and School News

 

Barbara Olshansky ’85: Public Interest Lawyer of the Year

 

Sheila Spaeth Turns 100

 

Professor Friedman Feted

 

Professor Williams’ 90th

 

Former Acting Dean John R. McDonough Dies

 

New Clinical Center Opens

 

Students Protest Navy Jag Recruiters

 

Reforming Federal Sentencing Guidelines

 

Anthony Romero ’90 Keynotes Conference

 

Tulane Law Students Attend Stanford

 

Law School Names New Associate Dean for Communications

 

Law School Names New Alumni Relations Director

 

Alumni Publish Acclaimed Books on Sports

 

Making the Grade

 

In Focus

Alumni Weekend 2005

Stanford University’s annual alumni celebration, held October 20 to 23, brought more than 650 law school alumni, family, and friends back to the campus for a weekend of fun, learning, and friendship. The festivities opened with the traditional Dean’s Circle dinner, held Thursday evening at the Bechtel Conference Center in Encina Hall. An event to recognize and honor the school’s top donors, it boasted a crowd of nearly 200. David C. Drummond ’89, vice president of corporate development and general counsel of Google, Inc., and one of the newest members of the Dean’s Circle, keynoted the evening.

Point of View

Seeking More Goodly Creatures

Perspectives

International Criminal Law: A Conversation with Professor Jenny S. Martinez
The Same Old Song

 

 

In Memoriam

Ralph W. Allen ’34 (BA ’31)

Robert Noall “Bob” Blewett ’39 (BA ’36)

Charles “Chick” S. Franich ’40 (BA ’37)

John B. O’Donnell ’41 (BA ’38)

Daniel M. Cameron ’42 (BA ’39)

Leo Milich ’48 (BA ’47)

James T. Morton ’48 (BA ’41)

Winslow L. Christian ’49 (BA ’47)

Carmel “Cappy” Martin, Jr. ’49

Clark M. Palmer ’50 (BA ’48)