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Chili Cook-Off Raises Big Bucks for UofL Cares

5 hours 25 min ago

Over $450 was raised at this year's Chili Cook-off, an event designed to celebrate the start of the 2008 UofL Cares Charitable Giving Campaign. The charities include Kosair Charities, Community Health Charities, United Way, Fund for the Arts, University of Louisville, and the WHAS Crusade for Children.

Kudos to Jim Becker for providing the winning dish, Melinda Becker's Deer Chili (aka "Aunt Sarah's Moose Chili").

Many thanks to everyone who either purchased a ticket, provided a tasty sweet or savory dish, and/or helped with the set up and clean up. It would not have been such a success with out you.



Welcome John Shelman

7 hours 47 sec ago

The IT department welcomes John Shelman, a Computer Information Systems major in the College of Business, who joined us Friday, October 10. John will replace Josh Edlin as the primary student computing support person.  Josh remains with us and will take over network maintenance from Mike Valentine, who accepted a full-time position with Smoothstone IP Communications last month.

John will share room 119 with Joe Leitsch, and John's schedule this semester is as follows:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00-9:00 AM
12:30-3:30 PM 8:00-10:30 AM
4:00-5:00 PM 8:00-9:00 AM
12:30-3:30 PM 8:00-10:30 AM
4:00-5:00 PM 12:30-4:30 PM

 

 

 

Welcome, John!

DC v. Heller - Do we really have the right to bear arms now?

7 hours 7 min ago
October 15, 2008, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law Room 175
Sponsored by: Federalist Society
Registration Cost: Free Food!
Stephen Halbrook is the author of the new book The Founders' Second Amendment and the annual Firearms Law Deskbook. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, he is lead counsel in suits against the Chicagoland gun bans, the District of Columbia semiautomatic handgun ban, and New Orleans'Katrina-era gun confiscations. He filed an amici curiae brief on behalf of 55 Senators and 250 Representatives in DC v. Heller, which cited his book Freedmen, the 14th Amendment, & the Right to Bear Arms. Halbrook argued and won three Supreme Court cases on firearm law issues, including Castillo v. US, Printz v. US, and US v. TC Arms. He received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Florida State University, taught at Howard University and George Mason University, and received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. His website is www.stephenhalbrook.com.

Lawlapalooza's a Success!

Sat, 10/11/2008 - 15:59

Over 200 people turned out for Lawlapalooza, the Louisville law community's 4th annual battle of the bands, at Phoenix Hill Tavern on October 2, 2008. More than $6400 was raised for the Judge Ellen B. Ewing Foundation, which provides summer fellowships for Louisville law students to work in the areas of family law, domestic violence and spouse abuse, and HIV/AIDS. Ewing Fellows, Marque Carey (2007 recipient) and Jacqueline Hersh (2008 recipient) were both present to show their support.

WFPK's Laura Shine opened the ceremonies and by the end of the night The Frank Galvin Experience was crowned as the crowd favorite. Its members include attorneys from Seiller Waterman PLLC and Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones PLLC law firms. Highlights also included a tribute to the best of the 80's by Jim Becker and Professors Lars Smith & Tim Hall of Elvis Cardozo and the Attractive Nuisances, along with rock n' roll classics performed by second-year law students Forrest Kuhn and Andrew Henson of Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

 

Jim Becker was quoted in the October 2008 edition of The National Jurist, "Even if we're all competitors, we still root for each other, too. Louisville's a big small town, and we haven't yet lost the sense of being neighbors, especially in the legal community, and especially among the even smaller subculture of people who are both attorneys and musicians." Tim Hall commented in "Guitars & Gavels" (The Louisville Cardinal, October 7, 2008), "We didn't win, but we had a lot of fun. It's always good to be outspent because you know you're raising more money." Andrew Henson added, "It is a networking opportunity too."

A jubilent crowd of judges, attorneys, students, and friends of the local legal community appeared to have a good time dancing, singing along to their favorite tunes, and even igniting their lighters as a show of support. For a recap of the night's events, watch the videos and visit the Lawlapalooza 2008 image gallery.

Law Library opens at 10:30 Saturday

Fri, 10/10/2008 - 08:48
Due to the power outage, the Law Library will open at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 11.

Spring 2009 Schedule Available

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 15:21

The most recent revisions to the Spring 2009 schedule and Course Notes have been uploaded to the website at the following link:

 

http://www.law.louisville.edu/academics/class-schedules/spring-2009

 

Printed copies of the schedule and related materials will be available once technical difficulties with our printers have been resolved. In the meantime, please use the above link to access the Spring 2009 schedule.

Power Outage Scheduled for Saturday Morning

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 10:20
Due to damange caused by the recent storm, maintenance to the Belknap campus's electrical system is scheduled for the upcoming weekend. The law library will open at 9 AM Saturday, 10/11, but will be without electricity until 10:30 AM.

Labor Law Moot Court Sign Ups

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 08:35
The sign up for the Labor Law Moot Court Competition is posted on the Moot Court Board door (First Floor, past Debra Reh's office). If you are interested in being part of the Labor Law Moot Court Team, please stop by and sign up. The competition is in March. If you have questions about the competition, please contact Prof. Render.

PHI ALPHA DELTA OFFICE TO HOUSE STUDY AIDS

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 16:42

Beginning Wednesday, October 8, the Phi Alpha Delta office, located in Room LL88, will be open for students to check out study aids during the following hours: M & W 12-2 p.m. and 5-6 p.m.

Judicial Candidates Visit Law School

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 13:46
Several dozen students, staff, and faculty from the law school attended the Brandeis Judicial Forum on October 7, 2008. The Student Bar Association sponsored this opportunity to meet candidates seeking positions in the District Court, Circuit Court, and the Kentucky Supreme Court.

While the law school makes no endorsements, we'd like to thank each of the following candidates for having taken time out of their busy schedules to attend.

Pictured from left to right are the candidates and the position that they are seeking:


Also pictured: Sabine Kudmani (3L), SBA member

Professor Andrew Torrance to speak at Law School

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 08:06

You are invited to attend a lecture by The University of Kansas School of Law professor Andrew Torrance. Professor Torrance will be presenting his paper entitled "Patents and Regress in the Useful Arts" on Thursday, October 9, at 12:00 p.m. in the Cox Lounge. Lunch will be provided.

Professor Torrance developed a computer "patent game" that tests the effectiveness of the patent system on innovation, and his paper addresses the results. In addition to presenting his paper, Professor Torrance will demonstrate the patent game and allow audience members to play the game.

Professor Torrance is a graduate of Harvard Law School with a Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University and a B.S. from Queen's University.  Upon graduating from Harvard, Professor Torrance practiced biotechnology patent law at Fish and Richardson LLC, the world's largest intellectual property law firm. Before accepting a position at Kansas, he served as inhouse Patent Counsel at Inverness Medical Innovations, a biotechnology company headquartered in Boston, and he also taught "Biodiversity: Science, Policy, and Law" at Harvard. He conducts research in intellectual property, patent law, biotechnology, bioethics, environmental law, biodiversity, and conservation, and has presented his research worldwide. His research has also appeared in multiple journals including the Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, the Kansas Law Review, and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. The paper that he will be presenting this week has been accepted for publication by the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review.

A wine and cheese reception will be held at Waterfront Park Place on Thursday evening in honor of Professor Torrance. Please contact Mari-Elise Gates at marielise.gates@gmail.com if you are interested in attending.

Moot Court Board - National Security Moot Court Competition.

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 07:55
Any 2L, 3L, or 4L interested in the National Security Moot Court Competition should sign up on the list posted to Prof. Slack's door (rm. 263).  Also, a TWEN page (with sign-up sheet) has been set up under "2009 National Security Law Moot Court Competition".  The competition invitation, including a description of the competition, is on the TWEN home page & the Forum page is available for any questions.

DC v. Heller and Its Aftermath: Do We Really Have the Right to Bear Arms Now?

Fri, 10/03/2008 - 13:25
October 15, 2008, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law Room 175
Sponsored by: Federalist Society
Registration Cost: Free Food!
Stephen Halbrook is the author of the new book The Founders' Second Amendment and the annual Firearms Law Deskbook. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, he is lead counsel in suits against the Chicagoland gun bans, the District of Columbia semiautomatic handgun ban, and New Orleans'Katrina-era gun confiscations. He filed an amici curiae brief on behalf of 55 Senators and 250 Representatives in DC v. Heller, which cited his book Freedmen, the 14th Amendment, & the Right to Bear Arms. Halbrook argued and won three Supreme Court cases on firearm law issues, including Castillo v. US, Printz v. US, and US v. TC Arms. He received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Florida State University, taught at Howard University and George Mason University, and received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. His website is www.stephenhalbrook.com.

Lawlapalooza 2008: Thanks to All!

Fri, 10/03/2008 - 09:26

Thanks to all who attended and/or contributed to making Lawlapalooza 2008 a great success.  We don't have dollar totals computed yet, but last night's event may have set a new record.  The winning bands were The Frank Galvin Experience (first place), 100% Legal (second place), and the law school's own Elvis Cardozo and the Attractive Nuisances (third place).

Many thanks, also, to all the students who attended.  We had a great turnout.  As an aside, if you're looking for a cheap, humorous Halloween costume idea, Dean Becker has a gently used pair of parachute pants for sale.

Lawlapalooza 2008 Is Tonight!

Thu, 10/02/2008 - 00:01

Lawlapalooza 2008, the Louisville law community's 4th annual battle of the bands, is tonight at the Phoenix Hill Tavern, 644 Baxter Avenue.  Doors open at 6:00 pm, and the first band begins at 6:30.

The Faculty Resource Center, in room 272, still has plenty of student tickets available -- just five bucks each, limit of two per student -- but they will only be available there until 12 noon today.  After that, students must purchase tickets at the door (same price, same limit) and present a valid student ID card.  General admission tickets are $25 at the door.

Lawlapalooza benefits the Judge Ellen B. Ewing Foundation, which provides summer fellowships for Louisville Law students to work in the areas of family law, domestive violence and spouse abuse, and HIV/AIDS.

Come on out for fun, fellowship and great music -- and have a laugh at Professor Smith and Deans Hall and Becker.

Pet Photo Contest Extended!!

Wed, 10/01/2008 - 23:04
The Pet Photo Contest has been extended through next week! We want to make sure the pet with the most school spirit has a chance to show it! There is still time to submit a photo of your pet. If you would like to submit a photo, please see any member of SALDF or e-mail your photo to r0napi01@louisville.edu. We know your pets have school spirit, let's see it!! 

Animal Law Moot Court Competition

Tue, 09/30/2008 - 15:36
The sign up for the Animal Law Moot Court Competition is posted on the Moot Court Board door (First Floor, past Debra Reh's office). If you are interested in being part of the Animal Law Moot Court Team, please sign up by Friday, October 3nd at 2pm. The problem for tryouts will be posted next week. The competition is in the Spring (most likely in February). If you have questions you may contact Prof. Cross via email at john.cross@louisville.edu.

Academic Support Workshop on Outlining and Flowcharting

Tue, 09/30/2008 - 14:28

The Academic Support workshop on outlining and flowcharting will be presented on Wednesday, October 1 from 1-2 p.m. and Tuesday, October 7, from 5-6 p.m.  Both sessions are in Room 060.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT WORKSHOP ON OUTLINING & FLOWCHARTING

Tue, 09/30/2008 - 14:01
My workshop on the how-tos of outlining and flowcharting will be presented on Wednesday, October 1 from 1-2 p.m. in Room 060 and again on Tuesday, October 7 from 5-6 p.m. in Room 060.  Hope to see you there!

SIGN UP TO DEFEND THE NEGOTIATIONS TEAM NATIONAL TITLE

Tue, 09/30/2008 - 12:09
It's your last chance to sign up to defend the national title for the UL Negotiations Team!  This is an oral competition which does not require a written brief.  Last year's champs, who traveled to L.A. and London as members of this team, will be coaching this year, along with help from others in the Louisville legal community.  This is a great opportunity to network with practitioners and build your negotiating skills.  Sign up no later than Friday, October 3 outside the Moot Court Office in Room 183.