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38 Fed. B. News & J. 1 (1991)

handle is hein.barjournals/fedlwr0038 and id is 1 raw text is: FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1991 VOLUME 38, No. 1 FBA NEWS 2 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 10 SUPREME COURT UPDATE 3 NOTICE OF 1991 ELECTIONS 13 NEWS FROM THE CAREER SERVICE SECTION 6 YOUNGER LAWYERS DIVISION NEWS 14 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 8 CHAPTER EXCHANGE 17 SECTION & COMMITTEE UPDATE 9 HEARSAY 19 COUNTDOWN TO CONVENTION 1991 FEATURES 26 THE ANTITRUST DIVISION, BY JAMES F. RILL-Assistant Attorney General Rill describes the mission and varied activi- ties of the Antitrust Division. He looks at criminal and merger enforcement, competition advocacy and international activities. 30 THE CIVIL DIVISION, BY STUART M. GERSON-Assistant Attorney General Gerson looks at the practice of what he terms the government's law firm, covering the functions of the Division's commercial litigation, federal programs and torts branches, as well as the offices of immigration and consumer litigation. 34 THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION, BY JOHN R. DUNNE-In his examination of the Civil Rights Division, Assistant Attorney General Dunne summarizes the history and current roles of the Division, including criminal violations, educational opportuni- ties, and voting rights. 38 ENFORCING THE LAWS OF JUSTICE, DEFENDING THE LAWS OF NATURE, BY RICHARD B. STEWART-Assistant Attorney General Stewart provides an overview of the increasing complexity of this Division's mission, discussing a the global approach, criminal sanctions, and environmental compliance. 41 THE TAX DIVISION, BY SHIRLEY D. PETERSON-In her concluding article, Assistant Attorney General Peterson dis- cusses the major challenges that loom on the horizon for the Tax Division in the areas of civil trial and appellate litiga- tion, as well as the criminal enforcement sections. BOOK REVIEWS 44 SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND THE LAW, BY THE EDITORS OF THE HARVARD LAW REVIEW, REVIEWED BY ANDREW KOPPELMAN. 45 THE LAWYER'S GUIDE TO WRITING WELL, BY TOM GOLDSTEIN AND JETHRO K. LIEBERMAN, REVIEWED BY CHARLES N. GEILICH. 46 LAW, ETHICS, AND THE VISUAL ARTS, BY JOHN MERRYMAN AND ALBERT E. ELSEN, REVIEWED BY JEROLD L. JACOBS. 47 LETTERMAN'S LAW OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PRACTICE, BY G. GREGORY LETTERMAN, REVIEWED BY SHEILA SLOCUM HOLLIS. ISSUE EDITOR: Michael Teague CONSULTING EDITOR: Harry D.Shargel COVER AND INTERIOR ART WORK PROVIDED BY: West Publishing Co. Volume 38, No. 1, January/February 1991 © Copyright 1991 Federal Bar Association Washington, D.C. 1990/Volume 37, No.