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OVEMBER 21, 2013outhwestern's Amicus Project Files First
Official Brief
rofessors Michael Epstein and Robert Lind submitted the brief,
which practicum student Orly Ravid researchednd wrote for a case in
the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
n October, the Amicus Project at Southwestern filed its
inaugural pro bono amicus brief in the 9th Circuit. Thismicus
curiae brief supports the National Conference of Personal Managers
(NCOPM) in its federal appealhallenging the constitutionality of
the California Talent Agencies Act.
led pro bono by Southwestern Professors Robert Lind and Michael
Epstein, the amicus brief claims that "forecades the California
Talent Agencies Act and the California Labor Commissioner have
unfairly singled outersonal managers and deprived them of their
constitutional rights." The brief was researched and written byrly
Ravid, a student in the Amicus Project Practicum at Southwestern,
under the supervision of therofessors.
In this case, the Amicus Project represented the Talent Managers
Association and the Music Managers Forum-.S. and others," said
Professor Epstein, who established the Amicus Project at
Southwestern this semester.The principal credit for the brief
really goes to out Amicus Project Practicum student Orly Ravid, who
did auperb, professional job."
COPM filed a lawsuit in 2012 that claimed the state's Talent
Agencies Act violates the U.S. Constitution. Itamed California Gov.
Jerry Brown, Labor Commissioner Julie Su, and Attorney General
Kamala Harris as theaintiffs. The suit was dismissed in March by
the U.S. District Court Judge Dean D. Pregerson. NCOPM filed aotice
of appeal in April and their appeal brief in early October.
avid, a second-year SCALE student, spent 14 years working in the
film industry before she entered lawchool. "It was useful to have a
basic working knowledge of the entertainment industry and the roles
agents,
managers and lawyers may play," she said. Professor Epstein
agreed. "Orly is an accomplished and talentedelf-starter. She was
perfectly suited for the academic rigor and professional commitment
of the Amicusroject."
rofessor Epstein and Ravid's brief supervisor, Professor Lind,
guided her and gave her feedback throughouthe process. "Writing for
a high court is exceptionally exciting," Ravid said. "It's a rare
opportunity for anyttorney, let alone a student."
he Amicus Project at Southwestern is a first-of-its-kind
professional outreach program, enabling law studentso gain
practical experience by preparing amicus - or "friend of the court"
- briefs on a pro bono basis for casesn which one is needed. Case
selection is based on a variety of considerations, including legal
significance,ocial significance, inquiry by an interested party
(including students), jurisdiction, service to the profession,
asell as faculty interest and expertise.
his is the first of three briefs being filed for the Amicus
Project this semester. Other students participating inhe practicum
are Matt Graham (Full-time Day Program) and Drew Pruitt (SCALE
Program). Pruitt and Ravidre collaborating on another brief for the
U.S. Supreme Court.
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