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18ContinuedfromPage17aboutthatanalyticalandlegaldoctrinalbackdropforproblem-solvinggoingforward.AndsooneofthethingsthatIhavetriedtobringtoPepperdineisasortofpracticalscholarlyapproachtowhatlegaleducationoughttolooklikeforthefuture.Wecannotremainthesame.Theinformationisgoingtochangedramaticallyliterallydaily.WhatisnewthisyearatPepperdineWevehiredsomefabulousnewfacultywhowilljoinusintheFallandwehavesomethathavejoinedusthispastyear.Wealsoinitiatedthispre-ceptorprogramwhichpairseveryoneelsewithapracticinglawyerorjudgeforthefullyear.Weareteachingrequiredprofessionalismcoursestoeveryoneelse.Wearerunningourownbarprepa-rationcoursethatisdoingverywell.Wehavejuststartedatwo-calendaryearJDCertificateforDis-puteResolutionsothatastudentcancompleteboththeJDandtheCertificateforDisputeResolu-tionintwocalendaryears.Sotheybeganthedayaftergraduationandtheywillfinishintwoyears.TheFBAOCChapterisveryexcitedtohaveyouandDeanErwinChemerinskyofUCILawatitsSupremeCourtUpdatePrograminSeptember.WhatareafewofmostsignificantissuesfacingtheCourtnexttermthatyouan-ticipatediscussingattheeventTheydonlyasofyesterdaygrantedcerton28cases.Itsalittlehardtosortoutwhatisgoingtobethemostimportant.Itlooksliketomethereisaveryimportantprayercaseestablishmentclausecaseitseemstomewhichisalegislativeprayerpractice.YouknowItskindofwhatcanyoudointhepublicsquareSoIthinkthatisgoingtobeanimportantone.ButthereisalsoastandingcaseandanenvironmentalcasethatprobablysoundslikealotofprocedurebutIthinkthatmightbereallyimportantwhohasstandingtobringenvironmentalchallenges.ThenthereareseveralcapitalcasesonthisagendawhichIreallyhadntpaidattentionto.Thecourthasntbeendoingasmuchindeathpenaltyworkinthelastcoupleofterms.ButtheyvegrantedcertatleasttwoandIthinkitisthreecapitalcases.DoyouseeanyofthesetohavesocialimpactastheycomedownWhichonedoyoufindwouldhavethebiggestimpactdependingonhowitcomesdownfromthecourtYouknowattheonesIlookedthroughsofaranditisveryearlyontheywontgrantcertuntilmuchlaterinthesummeronalotofthem.SowewillknowalotmorebySeptember.Butsofaritdoesntlooktomeliketheonestheyvegrantedcertonarethekindofblockbustercasesthattheyhavethistermnoneofwhichhavecomeoutyet.ButIcouldbewrongaboutthatandthereareseveralreallyimportantproceduralonesbuttherestoftheworldoutsidethelegalworldwontbewatchingthosequitesomuch.Thereisacam-paigncontributiononewhichcouldbeveryim-portant.Sothatcouldhavesomeimpact.Espe-ciallyassumingitgetsdecidedhereinthenextyearbecauseoftheelectioncyclecomingup.________________ErnaMamikonyanwillcompleteherthirdyearoflawschoolatUCIrvineSchooloflawin2014andisasummerassociateatJonesDay.TheInterviewstranscribedhereinwereconductedearlyinSummer2013.PREVIEWOFTHE2013-2014UNITEDSTATESSUPREMECOURTTERMTuesdaySeptember172013HyattRegency17900JamboreeBlvd.IrvineCalifornia1130a.m.to12noonRegistrationandReception12noonto130p.m.LunchandProgramvisitwww.fbaoc.comfordetails