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STCL To Participate In Legal Aid Foundation
Legal Aid Clinic, this year's Student Bar Association
project, is now seeking student participants, reports E.D.
Roper, LSD representative. Student participation will be
the key to success, he adds.
In his report to ANNOTATIONS, Roper explained
that the purpose of the project is twofold. It will provide
a valuable service to the community and provide
students with an opportunity for valuable practical
training as an addition to their legal education.
Roper says the project will be coordinated with the
existing Legal Aid Foundation now in operation in
Harris county. These centers provide legal services to
indigent people in the community.
The six centers in Harris county are in great need of
qualified Legal manpower.
"We need students who can spend a minimum of one
half day with a maximum of two days per week working
in one of the Legal Aid Centers," Roper said.
Hopefully, we can have the project in operation by
October 15, 1974. This will be a year long project that
could be continued year after year.
The SBA has committed up to $ 1,000 for the project
and an application has been submitted to the American
Bar Association/Law Student Division for an equal
amount, Roper said. "We intend to pursue the project
regardless of the results of the grant application, but we
must have students willing to invest some of their time."
Roper explained that in addition to the valuable
trailing students will receive, it may be possible to
receive internship hourly credit. "We have contacted the
administration and the possibility of credits is now
under consideration," he said. This could start in the
spring semester, but "those students who get into the
program now will have priority as to those positions," he
explained.
Students interested in learning more about the
project or who want to be a part of the program should
complete the information form on the bottom of page 6
and turn it in to the SBA office.
South
& ANNOTATIONS
1220 Polk
Houston. Texas 77002
Vol. Ill No. 1
October, 1974
National Team Selected
For Moot Court Contest
By BRIAN DAVIS
ANNOTATIONS Staff Writer
Kirk Brush, Mike O'Brian,
and Brian Davis have been
selected as the National Moot
Court Team to represent STCL
at the regional eliminations in
San Antonio on November 1.
The top two teams from the
Texas-Oklahoma region chosen
at this meet will then compete
with teams from all other U.S.
regions in New York later in
November for the prestigeous
National Moot Court
Championships.
Upcoming on the Moot Court
Calendar are the International
and State problems, and the
popular annual Judge Surgeon E.
Bell Moot Court Competition
which will be held in the spring.
The Moot Court program is
three-pronged. It consists of the
Moot Court team for
interscholastic competition, the
Kirk Brush (seated), Brian Davis and Mike O'Brien (R) will represent
South Texas in San Antonio November 1.
New Building Hits Snags
The planned new building for STCL won't get off the ground for
several months, but Harry Hutchins, chairman of the building
committee, says progress is still being made, although at a slower
pace.
A worsening situation on steel deliveries makes February or
March the earliest date the all-important materials could arrive,
Hutchins said. This would delay the move-in until the spring of
1976, he said.
Final agreements with the general, contractor haven't been
completed, but Hutchins said the tentative work agreements exist,
and talks toward a final contract are underway. Work on the site will
not begin until late this year or early 1975.
ABA Adopts Presidential Pardon Policy
CHICAGO--The Board of
Governors of the American Bar
Association has adopted the
following policy position on the
use of executive pardon for
persons connected with the
Watergate affair:
"The Board of Governors of
the American Bar Association is
concerned with the public
reaction resulting from the
pardon granted to former
President Nixon and from
reports indicating that
consideration may be given to
additional pardons.
"The Board of Governors
h , ,
recognizes that the
constitutional power* of the
President to grant pardons is a
part of the procedures for the
administration of justice and
further recognizes that the
pardon of former President
Nixon could involve
considerations not present in
other cases. However, the Board
believes that one of the lessons
of Watergate is the need, in
general, for adherence to regular
judicial processes.
"The American Bar
Association is committed to the
fair, just and impartial
application and enforcement of
the law. In order to avoid the
possible erosion of public
respect for law, the Board of
Governors of the American Bar
Association recommends that, in
the absence of extraordinary
circumstances involving public
interests of great magnitude, the
pardon power should not be
exercised with respect to any
individual until appropriate
judicial processes have been
followed."
ABA BACKS
CONDITIONAL AMNESTY
HONOLULU-Urged on by
outgoing President Chesterfield
H. Smith, the American Bar
Association has come out in
support of conditional amnesty
for Vietnam war draft evaders.
The ABA's policy-making
House of Delegates also acted on
a host of other controversial
subjects during the
organization's annual meeting in
Honolulu August 12-16.
After heavy debate, the 340
member House rejected a
resolution seeking to
descriminate prostitution.
Proponents argued that such
laws discriminate against
women.
Approved was a resolution
supporting the Equal Rights
Continued on Rage 5
Appellate Advocacy class, and
the school-wide Spurgeon Bell
contest.
The Moot Court team is
chosen through competition
open to all students who will
have completed 25 hours and
Legal Research at the time of
the competition.
Tryouts for the International
team are currently scheduled for
December, and tryouts for the
state team will be held upon
completion of the Spurgeon Bell
competition. The Spurgeon Bell
Competition has been a great
success since its inception last
year.
It allows students to compete
against others of their own
proficiency level, without the
need for excessive formalities
required in inter-collegiate
competition.
All students who have
completed Legal Reserach and
Writing are encouraged to
compete, since the experience of
arguing a case before an
appellate tribunal is invaluable.
Cash awards will also be given.
The National problem for ths
year involves so-called "reverse
discrimination" and springs from
the DeFuinis case. The question
is: "Is racial discrmination
lawful, in order to do away with
the effects of past segregation?"
The international problem is
now available in the library for
any students who wish to begin
work now. The team for the
International Competition will
consist of five members, three
speakers, and two reserachers.
The State problem for the
Spurgeon Bell contest should be
available around the first of the
year. Notice will be posted on
the bulletin board as soon as the
problem comes in.
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