pWe have one spot open to a student, free of charge, for each day of the Warns Institute, the law school's annual labor and employment CLE program.  It will be held at the Seelbach Hilton on June 13-14.  More information is available at a href=http://www.law.louisville.edu/2013warnsinstitutehttp://www.law.louisville.edu/2013warnsinstitute/a.  Free attendance requires a commitment to arrive early in the morning and man the registration table.  It may also require missing parts of, or entire, lectures, but we will accommodate your preferences to assure that you hear those you are particularly interested in.  If you are interested, submit an e-mail to Becky Wenning, a href=mailto:becky.wenning@louisville.edubecky.wenning@louisville.edu/a, copy Maggie Bratcher, a href=mailto:margaret.bratcher@louisville.edumargaret.bratcher@louisville.edu/a, and Ariana Levinson, a href=mailto:a.levinson@louisville.edua.levinson@louisville.edu/a, and include a paragraph stating why you are interested in attending.  Please submit your statement of interest no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2013./ppStudents are also welcome to attend the entire program at the reduced cost of $70, or one day of the program at the reduced cost of $35.  If you plan to register at reduced cost, please do so by contacting Maggie Bratcher at 502-852-1669./p

pThe Executive Committee of the Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar has established the Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student Award.  The award was created to recognize both excellence and achievement in the field of bankruptcy and corporate restructuring law, and to encourage the pursuit of a career in bankruptcy law and corporate restructuring.br /  br /Dean Ballard is accepting student self nominations through May 17, 2013.  Nominees for the MRBS Distinguished Law Student Award will be a first or second year law student with a superior academic record, a strong interest in the practice of bankruptcy law and corporate restructuring, and a commitment to pursuing a career in the practice.  /ppTo self nominate, please send your resume and a statement of interest in the fields of bankruptcy law and corporate restructuring to Dean Ballard by May 17.  Members of the Executive Committee will select up to four students from law schools in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky to receive the award.  The recipients will receive: /pp• Complimentary registration at the Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar scheduled for August 22-23 in Cincinnati, Ohio;br /• Reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses;br /• Two nights stay at the Westin Hotel in Cincinnati;br /• Invitations to the Reds game on August 21 and faculty dinner on August 22;br /• Listing of the Distinguished Law Student recipients on the MRBS website; andbr /• Recognition and award during lunch on August 22./p

pThe Executive Committee of the Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar has established the Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student Award.  The award was created to recognize both excellence and achievement in the field of bankruptcy and corporate restructuring law, and to encourage the pursuit of a career in bankruptcy law and corporate restructuring.br /  br /Dean Ballard is accepting student self nominations through May 17, 2013.  Nominees for the MRBS Distinguished Law Student Award will be a first or second year law student with a superior academic record, a strong interest in the practice of bankruptcy law and corporate restructuring, and a commitment to pursuing a career in the practice.  /ppTo self nominate, please send your resume and a statement of interest in the fields of bankruptcy law and corporate restructuring to Dean Ballard by May 17.  Members of the Executive Committee will select up to four students from law schools in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky to receive the award.  The recipients will receive: /pp• Complimentary registration at the Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar scheduled for August 22-23 in Cincinnati, Ohio;br /• Reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses;br /• Two nights stay at the Westin Hotel in Cincinnati;br /• Invitations to the Reds game on August 21 and faculty dinner on August 22;br /• Listing of the Distinguished Law Student recipients on the MRBS website; andbr /• Recognition and award during lunch on August 22./p

pThe Young Lawyers Division of the Kentucky Bar Association will award a $500 bar study award to a graduating University of Louisville Law student based on the following criteria:br /The $500 award shall be granted to a graduating 3L or 4L who: (1) has made a significant contribution to his/her law school community (with preference for participation in student organizations such as the Student Bar Association); (2) has a demonstrated need for financial assistance; and (3) intends to practice in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.   /ppThe award shall be used for expenses associated with taking the Kentucky Bar Exam in July 2013.  Individuals wishing to apply for the award should submit a one-page letter detailing why he/she should receive the award along with a resume to Dean Ballard by May 17, at 5:00 p.m.  The determination will be made in the sole discretion of the Executive Committee of Young Lawyers Division of the Kentucky Bar Association./p

pThe Young Lawyers Division of the Kentucky Bar Association will award a $500 bar study award to a graduating University of Louisville Law student based on the following criteria:br /The $500 award shall be granted to a graduating 3L or 4L who: (1) has made a significant contribution to his/her law school community (with preference for participation in student organizations such as the Student Bar Association); (2) has a demonstrated need for financial assistance; and (3) intends to practice in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.   /ppThe award shall be used for expenses associated with taking the Kentucky Bar Exam in July 2013.  Individuals wishing to apply for the award should submit a one-page letter detailing why he/she should receive the award along with a resume to Dean Ballard by May 17, at 5:00 p.m.  The determination will be made in the sole discretion of the Executive Committee of Young Lawyers Division of the Kentucky Bar Association./p

div class=contentpThe Joseph L. and Shannon A. Hamilton Law School Bar Review Fund will be used to make financial awards to students for whom payment of expenses related to Kentucky Bar Exam Review courses and related course materials would otherwise result in financial hardship./ppInterested students must be currently enrolled (in good standing) or recent graduates of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville.  A recent graduate is defined for this purpose as someone who completed law school within one year of the bar exam review course for which support is being sought.  Qualified students will be of high moral character, demonstrate excellent writing and analytical skills, and show a commitment to serious preparation for the Kentucky Bar Exam.  A candidate’s grades will be taken into account as one factor, but not the primary factor for consideration.  A successful candidate for an award must show that he or she cannot otherwise afford to pay for a Bar Exam Review Course and/or the Bar Exam review materials. /ppTo be considered for a scholarship, you must submit the completed a href=/sites/www.law.louisville.edu/files/scholarship Application.pdfapplication/a and required documents to Dean Ballard by May 17, 2013, at 5:00 p.m./p/div

div class=contentpThe Joseph L. and Shannon A. Hamilton Law School Bar Review Fund will be used to make financial awards to students for whom payment of expenses related to Kentucky Bar Exam Review courses and related course materials would otherwise result in financial hardship./ppInterested students must be currently enrolled (in good standing) or recent graduates of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville.  A recent graduate is defined for this purpose as someone who completed law school within one year of the bar exam review course for which support is being sought.  Qualified students will be of high moral character, demonstrate excellent writing and analytical skills, and show a commitment to serious preparation for the Kentucky Bar Exam.  A candidate’s grades will be taken into account as one factor, but not the primary factor for consideration.  A successful candidate for an award must show that he or she cannot otherwise afford to pay for a Bar Exam Review Course and/or the Bar Exam review materials. /ppTo be considered for a scholarship, you must submit the completed a href=/sites/www.law.louisville.edu/files/scholarship Application.pdfapplication/a and required documents to Dean Ballard by May 17, 2013, at 5:00 p.m./p/div

pWe have one spot open to a student, free of cost, for Thursday, June 13, of the Warns Institute, the law school's annual labor and employment CLE program.  It will be held at the Seelbach Hilton on June 13-14.  More information is available at a href=http://www.law.louisville.edu/2013warnsinstitutehttp://www.law.louisville.edu/2013warnsinstitute/a.  Free attendance requires a commitment to arrive early in the morning and man the registration table.  It may also require missing parts of, or entire, lectures, but we will accommodate your preferences to assure that you hear those you are particularly interested in.  If you are interested, submit an e-mail to Becky Wenning, a href=mailto:becky.wenning@louisville.edubecky.wenning@louisville.edu/a, copy Maggie Bratcher, a href=mailto:margaret.bratcher@louisville.edumargaret.bratcher@louisville.edu/a, and Ariana Levinson, a href=mailto:a.levinson@louisville.edua.levinson@louisville.edu/a, and include a paragraph stating why you are interested in attending.  Please submit your statement of interest no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2013./ppStudents are also welcome to attend the entire program at the reduced cost of $70, or one day of the program at the reduced cost of $35.  If you plan to register at reduced cost, please do so by contacting Maggie Bratcher at 502-852-1669./p

pWe have one spot open to a student, free of cost, for Thursday, June 13, of the Warns Institute, the law school's annual labor and employment CLE program.  It will be held at the Seelbach Hilton on June 13-14.  More information is available at a href=http://www.law.louisville.edu/2013warnsinstitutehttp://www.law.louisville.edu/2013warnsinstitute/a.  Free attendance requires a commitment to arrive early in the morning and man the registration table.  It may also require missing parts of, or entire, lectures, but we will accommodate your preferences to assure that you hear those you are particularly interested in.  If you are interested, submit an e-mail to Becky Wenning, a href=mailto:becky.wenning@louisville.edubecky.wenning@louisville.edu/a, copy Maggie Bratcher, a href=mailto:margaret.bratcher@louisville.edumargaret.bratcher@louisville.edu/a, and Ariana Levinson, a href=mailto:a.levinson@louisville.edua.levinson@louisville.edu/a, and include a paragraph stating why you are interested in attending.  Please submit your statement of interest no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2013./ppStudents are also welcome to attend the entire program at the reduced cost of $70, or one day of the program at the reduced cost of $35.  If you plan to register at reduced cost, please do so by contacting Maggie Bratcher at 502-852-1669./p

pCongratulations rising 1L's on your completion of boot camp.  Some in better condition than others, but nevertheless rising.  And the immediate issue is what to do this summer.  You can take a summer job, and tread water until the Fall semester.  Comfortable if not restful - not bad./ppYou can do a lot better./ppJoin the emJournal of Law amp; Education/em.  As a member you will be writing responsible legal text, overseen by experienced student editors and professionals, before publication.  You'll enjoy the pains and pitfalls of communicative and precise legal writing.  You'll acquire what will over time become second nature.  Indeed, you can have an article available in print for employers (former law review members themselves) before graduation./ppAmong other benefits of emJournal/em membership are scholastic credit, and an opportunity to satisfy the writing requirement./ppThe deadline for applications is May 29th./ppLawrence W. Knowles, Professor of Law Emeritus/ppnbsp;/p

pCongratulations rising 1L's on your completion of boot camp.  Some in better condition than others, but nevertheless rising.  And the immediate issue is what to do this summer.  You can take a summer job, and tread water until the Fall semester.  Comfortable if not restful - not bad./ppYou can do a lot better./ppJoin the emJournal of Law amp; Education/em.  As a member you will be writing responsible legal text, overseen by experienced student editors and professionals, before publication.  You'll enjoy the pains and pitfalls of communicative and precise legal writing.  You'll acquire what will over time become second nature.  Indeed, you can have an article available in print for employers (former law review members themselves) before graduation./ppAmong other benefits of emJournal/em membership are scholastic credit, and an opportunity to satisfy the writing requirement./ppThe deadline for applications is May 29th./ppLawrence W. Knowles, Professor of Law Emeritus/ppnbsp;/p

The federal judicial clerkship process has begun.  If you are a rising 3L and have been thinking of applying for a federal judicial clerkship for the Fall of 2014, there are procedures in place to keep you on track of the application process.  If you are interested in applying, please contact Jina Scinta at a href=mailto:jina.scinta@louisville.edujina.scinta@louisville.edu/a or Dean Hajek at a href=mailto:laurel.hajek@louisville.edulaurel.hajek@louisville.edu/a ASAP.  Deadlines are fast approaching.

p align=justifyThe iUniversity of Louisville Law Review/i is pleased to announce the launch of its new web presence, a href=http://www.louisvillelawreview.org title=www.louisvillelawreview.orgwww.louisvillelawreview.org/a, which will serve as the home for the iLaw Review/i's new online component, the iUniversity of Louisville Law Review Online/i. The launch of the new online component culminates more than a year of planning and development by the outgoing and incoming Editorial Boards. The website was designed and built by Harlen Compton, Online Content Editor for Volume 52. /pp align=justifyThe iUniversity of Louisville Law Review Online/i will serve as a complement to the iLaw Review/i's print edition. Created by the Editorial Boards for Volumes 51 and 52, the online component is intended to facilitate robust discussion of our print content and prompt commentary on timely issues of law and policy, recent judicial decisions, and legislative developments. It will feature work from accomplished practitioners, judges, professors, and students alike, offering non-traditional law review articles, responsive essays, case reviews, book reviews, and other commentary. Online pieces will be published on a rolling basis under an expedited editorial schedule that facilities timely responses to hot-button issues./pp align=justifyIn addition to publishing online exclusives, a href=http://www.louisvillelawreview.org title=www.louisvillelawreview.orgwww.louisvillelawreview.org/a is also the official web presence of the iUniversity of Louisville Law Review/i. The website features over 1,150 pages of archived content from print issues of the iLaw Review/i, available at no charge, and provides the most up-to-date information about the iLaw Review/i's publications, membership, events, and initiatives. /pp align=justifyThe iLaw Review/i is also pleased to announce its plans to publish a series of essays in connection with this summer's program at the Kentucky Bar Association's Annual Convention, quot;The iGideon/i Decision: Constitutional Mandate or Empty Promise? Does the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision Deserve a Celebration?quot; The program, which will be held on June 19, 2013, will begin with the premiere screening in Kentucky of The Constitution Project's critically acclaimed film, iDefending Justice/i, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the iGideon v. Wainwright/i right-to-counsel decision, followed by remarks from Steve Bright and a spirited discussion among distinguished panelists: Amy Bach, Steve Hanlon, Bill Leahy and Professor Cedric Merlin Powell./p

pa href=http://patientprivacyrights.org/Patient Privacy Rights/a, the nation’s leading health privacy advocacy organization, will award its annual Louis D. Brandeis Privacy Award to Mark A. Rothstein on a href=http://www.healthprivacysummit.org/events/2013-health-privacy-summit/event-summary-1bfa9be80d364092aeed1a8803377fa8.aspxJune 5, 2013/a in Washington, DC.br /br /Patient Privacy Rights established the award in 2012 to recognize significant intellectual, cultural, legal, scholarly, and technical contributions to the field of health information privacy. The award is given with the approval of the Brandeis family, and it will be awarded in conjunction with the Third International Summit on the Future of Health Privacy to be held at the Georgetown University Law Center. br /br /Professor Rothstein holds the Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law and Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and he also teaches at the Brandeis School of Law of the University of Louisville. He indicated why the award is especially meaningful to him. /pp“Brandeis  was born in Louisville, and his influence still permeates the city where I live and the university where I work. I am deeply honored to receive an award named after the person whose name is synonymous with privacy.”  br /br /The other 2013 recipient of the Brandeis Privacy Award is Peter Hustinx of the Netherlands, Data Protections Supervisor of the European Union. The 2012 recipients were Congressman Joe Barton of Texas, Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts, and the late Professor Alan Westin of Columbia University./p

pa href=http://patientprivacyrights.org/Patient Privacy Rights/a, the nation’s leading health privacy advocacy organization, will award its annual Louis D. Brandeis Privacy Award to Mark A. Rothstein on a href=http://www.healthprivacysummit.org/events/2013-health-privacy-summit/event-summary-1bfa9be80d364092aeed1a8803377fa8.aspxJune 5, 2013/a in Washington, DC.br /br /Patient Privacy Rights established the award in 2012 to recognize significant intellectual, cultural, legal, scholarly, and technical contributions to the field of health information privacy. The award is given with the approval of the Brandeis family, and it will be awarded in conjunction with the Third International Summit on the Future of Health Privacy to be held at the Georgetown University Law Center. br /br /Professor Rothstein holds the Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law and Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and he also teaches at the Brandeis School of Law of the University of Louisville. He indicated why the award is especially meaningful to him. /pp“Brandeis  was born in Louisville, and his influence still permeates the city where I live and the university where I work. I am deeply honored to receive an award named after the person whose name is synonymous with privacy.”  br /br /The other 2013 recipient of the Brandeis Privacy Award is Peter Hustinx of the Netherlands, Data Protections Supervisor of the European Union. The 2012 recipients were Congressman Joe Barton of Texas, Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts, and the late Professor Alan Westin of Columbia University./p

pa href=http://patientprivacyrights.org/Patient Privacy Rights/a, the nation’s leading health privacy advocacy organization, will award its annual Louis D. Brandeis Privacy Award to Mark A. Rothstein on a href=http://www.healthprivacysummit.org/events/2013-health-privacy-summit/event-summary-1bfa9be80d364092aeed1a8803377fa8.aspxJune 5, 2013/a in Washington, DC.br /br /Patient Privacy Rights established the award in 2012 to recognize significant intellectual, cultural, legal, scholarly, and technical contributions to the field of health information privacy. The award is given with the approval of the Brandeis family, and it will be awarded in conjunction with the Third International Summit on the Future of Health Privacy to be held at the Georgetown University Law Center. br /br /Professor Rothstein holds the Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law and Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and he also teaches at the Brandeis School of Law of the University of Louisville. He indicated why the award is especially meaningful to him. /pp“Brandeis  was born in Louisville, and his influence still permeates the city where I live and the university where I work. I am deeply honored to receive an award named after the person whose name is synonymous with privacy.”  br /br /The other 2013 recipient of the Brandeis Privacy Award is Peter Hustinx of the Netherlands, Data Protections Supervisor of the European Union. The 2012 recipients were Congressman Joe Barton of Texas, Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts, and the late Professor Alan Westin of Columbia University./p

pa href=http://patientprivacyrights.org/Patient Privacy Rights/a, the nation’s leading health privacy advocacy organization, will award its annual Louis D. Brandeis Privacy Award to Mark A. Rothstein on a href=http://www.healthprivacysummit.org/events/2013-health-privacy-summit/event-summary-1bfa9be80d364092aeed1a8803377fa8.aspxJune 5, 2013/a in Washington, DC.br /br /Patient Privacy Rights established the award in 2012 to recognize significant intellectual, cultural, legal, scholarly, and technical contributions to the field of health information privacy. The award is given with the approval of the Brandeis family, and it will be awarded in conjunction with the Third International Summit on the Future of Health Privacy to be held at the Georgetown University Law Center. br /br /Professor Rothstein holds the Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law and Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and he also teaches at the Brandeis School of Law of the University of Louisville. He indicated why the award is especially meaningful to him. /pp“Brandeis  was born in Louisville, and his influence still permeates the city where I live and the university where I work. I am deeply honored to receive an award named after the person whose name is synonymous with privacy.”  br /br /The other 2013 recipient of the Brandeis Privacy Award is Peter Hustinx of the Netherlands, Data Protections Supervisor of the European Union. The 2012 recipients were Congressman Joe Barton of Texas, Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts, and the late Professor Alan Westin of Columbia University./p

pThe law library will be closed Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12. Ekstrom Library will be open from 9AM-5PM Saturday. The law library will return to its normal schedule on Monday, May 13./ppHats off to the graduates! /pullia href=/library/about/hoursLaw Library Hours/a/lilia href=http://louisville.edu/library/ekstrom/hours.htmlEkstrom Library Hours /a/li/ul

pThe law library will be closed Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12. Ekstrom Library will be open from 9AM-5PM Saturday. The law library will return to its normal schedule on Monday, May 13./ppHats off to the graduates! /pullia href=/library/about/hoursLaw Library Hours/a/lilia href=http://louisville.edu/library/ekstrom/hours.htmlEkstrom Library Hours /a/li/ul

p align=justifyThe Editorial Board and Staff of the iUniversity of Louisville Law Review/i are pleased to announce publication of Issue 3 of Volume 51. At 254 pages, the iLaw Review/i's Summer Issue features: /pp align=justifybBrandeis Lecture /bbr /iGlittering Generalities and Historical Myths/i, 51 U. Louisville L. Rev. 419 (2013) br /Justice John Paul Stevens (Ret.) /pp align=justifybFaculty Showcase Series /bbr /iDisability Discrimination Law: The Impact on Legal Education and the Legal Profession/i, 51 U. Louisville L. Rev. 429 (2013)br /Laura Rothstein, Professor of Law and Distinguished University Scholar, University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law /pp align=justifybArticles /bbr /iFictional Characters and Real People/i, 51 U. Louisville L. Rev. 435 (2013) br /Leslie A. Kurtz, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis/pp align=justifyiLaw Student Laptop Use During Class for Non-Class Purposes: Temptation v. Incentives/i, 51 U. Louisville L. Rev. 483 (2013) br /Jeff Sovern, Professor of Law, St. John's University School of Law/pp align=justifyiShareholders Are Not Fiduciaries: A Positive and Normative Analysis of Kentucky Law/i, 51 U. Louisville L. Rev. 535 (2013) br /Thomas E. Rutledge, Member, Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC/pp align=justifybCarl A. Warns, Jr. Labor amp; Employment Law Institute /bbr /iWhat to Do, What to Do: Employer Health Benefit Plans During and After 2012's Uncertainty/i, 51 U. Louisville L. Rev. 569 (2013) br /Susan E. Cancelosi, Associate Professor, Wayne State University Law School/pp align=justifybNotes /bbr /iSubjective Intent and the Police-Created Exigency Doctrine: The Lawlessness of the Lawfulness Test/i, 51 U. Louisville L. Rev. 591 (2013) br /Ben Lowry /pp align=justifyiSowing Wild Oats: Bystander Strict Liability in Tort Applied to Organic Farm Contamination by Genetically Modified Seed/i, 51 U. Louisville L. Rev. 629 (2013) br /Amanda Smith /pp align=justifyiCourse Corrections: House Bill 463 and Reforming Kentucky's Broken Criminal Justice System Through Evidence-Based Reinvestment Strategies/i, 51 U. Louisville L. Rev. 647 (2013) br /Edward M. O'Brien /pp align=justifyCopies of Issue 3 will soon be available on reserve in the Law Library and on Westlaw, Lexis Nexis, and HeinOnline. The journal is cited as 51 U. Louisville L. Rev. 419. /pp align=justifyPublication of the Summer Issue culminates a successful year for the iLaw Review/i. This year, the publication was recognized for best practices and innovation in editing by the National Conference of Law Reviews (NCLR) and selected to host the NCLR's annual conference in March of 2015, which will bring between 250 and 350 journal editors and thousands of dollars in economic impact to Louisville. Finally, this month thei Law Review/i will launch its new web presence, making its content more accessible and dynamic than ever before. /pp align=justifyVolume 51 of the iUniversity of Louisville Law Review/i consists of 673 pages of content covering a wide range of legal and policy issues. One article published this year has already been cited in the iHarvard Law Review/i. /pp align=justifyNone of these accomplishments would have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the iLaw Review /iEditorial Board and Staff, who have logged a cumulative total of 7,500 hours of work over the last year. The Editorial Board for Volume 51 wishes the incoming Board, which officially takes over on May 11, the best of luck next year. /p