Monday, September 24

9:00 a.m. to Noon - Tom Bunnell, Director of Pierce Law's Institute for Health, Law & Ethics, will be presenting to the New Hampshire Medical Interpretation Advisory Board on "Health Law, Medical Interpretation & Public Policy," in Conference Room 1 at the New Hampshire Hospital Association building, 25 Airport Road in Concord.

On this day in 1789, The United States Supreme Court, the position of Attorney General, and the United States Post Office Department were established. Two days later, George Washington appointed fellow Virginian Edmund Jenings Randolph the first Attorney General. Randolph was distinguished for his anti-slavery views and his belief that the Constitution did not contain enough checks and balances. 

Tuesday, September 25

Keeping the Faith? Prayer, Policy and Presidential Politics: Scheduled to coincide with the next debate of Democratic presidential candidates, this forum brings together nationally-recognized legal, political and religious experts, including Professor Richard A. Hesse to examine issues of Church-State separation and why using faith to appeal to voters in the Presidential campaign is a slippery slope.

Wednesday, September 26

Tom Bunnell, Director of the Pierce Law Institute for Health, Law & Ethics, has been appointed by the Governor to New Hampshire's State Coverage Initiative (SCI) team.  The SCI team is charged with developing sensible and affordable health insurance coverage reform and expansion options for New Hampshire residents.  Beginning on September 26, Director Bunnell and the New Hampshire team will be attending a three day SCI institute in Chicago, with national experts and representatives from the SCI teams in 13 other states, that is being sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

Thursday, September 27

Got Pennant Race Fever? Pennant Race Dread? Nearly 50 Pierce Law students will travel to Fenway to see the Old Towne Team take on the Minnesota Twins.

Friday, September 28

On this date in 1941, Ted Williams batted 6 for 8 --  four singles, a double, and a home run -- in a double header against the Philadelphia Athletics,raising his batting average from .3995 to .406. Williams is the last person to bat over .400 for the season in the major leagues.

Also...

Professor Mitchell Simon's most recent law review article, "Discreet Disclosures: Should Lawyers Who Disclose Confidential Information to Protect Third Parties Be Compelled to Testify Against their Clients?" has been accepted for publication in the South Texas Law Review, which is well known in the ethics field for its highly regarded annual ethics symposium and is in the top 100 journal cited by courts and other law review authors.

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