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Zmags
boston college law school magazine
Spring | Summer 2012
also: What’s Your CQ?
• Leadership, BC-Style
• Rehnquist’s Folly
www.bc.edu/bclawmagazine
Carney
for the Defense
why the accused have jay carney on speed dial
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Contents
spring / summer 2012 Volume 20 | number 2
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FEATURES
special report on criminal defense
14 Mounting a Kil
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[IN LIMINE] An Act of Clairvoyance Discer
[BEhIND ThE CoLUMNS] lawyering to the m
[IN BRIEF] CAmPus nEWs & Hoodie
KerrY burKe/bC mTs ten, in a world where people
[IN B Directors learn to be better
[IN BRIEF] A boost for oral Advocacy simon
Ahmad rasikh LLm ’13
rAsikH (llb, university of Kabul) is the first Af
[LEgAL CURRENTS] trEnDs, oPinion, AnD timELy
expressly rejecting the position articulated in t
[hoT ToPICS] ConvErsAtions WitH tHE DEAn +
community, but that didn’t really explain anythin
PoisED to rEPrEsEnt reputed mob boss James “White
special report on criminal defense mounting a Ki
And in a way, that’s true. Carney has,
CArnEy felt an early calling to the law and knew
tionship with opposing counsel.”
for tHE back-to-back cases of reput- ed mob boss
6 funny happens, and cry when we’re devastat
sensational siX Jay Carney has served as lead
special report on criminal defense Defending i t
tHEoDorE BunDy sits in a Miami court next to one
Just ask Craig sonner, one of multiple attorne
made more crucial by the modern media dynamic.
What’s Your CQ? Culturally competent lawyers incr
www.bc.edu/lawalumni 27
education level, and age.
director of llm and international programs, recei
Hot Seats, Cool Heads by james F. smith
here are many ways to lead,
Senator JoHn kErry ’76 On the BC Law ethos: i t
U S Representative stEPHEn LynCH ’91 On the imp
Fmr.U S Representative PAuL HoDEs ’78 On the BC
Fmr.U S Representative WiLLiAm DELAHunt ’67 On t
[gLoBAL ENgAgEMENT] WHErE BC LAW’s CommitmEnt
KerrY burKe/bC mTs between countries before the
[ESqUIRE] ALumni nEWs & CLAss notEs
Chapter bestows Drinan Award Alumni Honor FeDerA
LAW DAy 2012 1 2
BooksHELf s everal legal thrillers by
CHArles gAuTHier bC law generations
We gladly publish alumni news and photos. Send su
[ESqUIRE] in the news “When I think of the gi
short Hills, nJ, was among the honorees to receiv
Beth A. FitzPatrick ’03 is an associate and a mem
Hooray! [ BC lAW CoMMenCeMent 2012 ]
[Faculty] news & research
[Faculty] Hugh taught tax as an intellectual in
[Faculty] ProfiLE out of ruins, A mind Turn
[Faculty] legal ideas move from country to cou
[FACULTy] cates personal rights.” The Irish J
[Faculty] Washington, DC, in April. With Hon.
[Faculty] Kari Hong Joins Faculty ington Po
tice Manual 2nd ed., edited by michael D. greenbe
in tHE ACADEmy Works i
Recent Publications: “The islamic rule of lenity:
[FACULTy] revisited.” in The Proper Tax Base:
reunion Giving report 2011 Illus
enthusiasm, Generosity energize Reunion 2011 t
Dale r. Harger Frank Joseph Harris Kathryn D. Has
edward shieh Cheng Timothy g. Cross Albert Andrew
Hot Topics (continued from page 13) law goes dir
] [ I N C L o S I N g ] Heart and
“T he education that I’m re
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