pimg src=/sites/www.law.louisville.edu/files/kindletouch-homescreen-small.jpg border=0 align=right / /p pNow that school's out for summer, you may wish to partake of some leisure reading materials. Students, staff and faculty may now borrow a Kindle Touch from the law library, which is preloaded with several e-books. The loan period is two weeks. Inquire at the Circulation/Reference Desk if you're interested. /ppCurrently available titles include:  /pulliiFive Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir/i by Justice John Paul Stevenis/i/liliiOut of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court /iby Sandra Day O'Connor/liliiMy Beloved World /iby Sonia Sotomayor/liliiNew Oxford American Dictionary, 3rd edition/i by Oxford University Press/liliiOxford Dictionary of English/i by Oxford Dictionaries /li/ul

pThe UofL Women's Center will present the seventh annual a href=http://louisville.edu/womenscenter/kwbfKentucky Women's Book Festival/a, Saturday, May 18 (the 3rd Saturday in May) at  Ekstrom Library. This event brings together Kentucky women writers and their readers./ppJudith C. Owens-Lalude will open the festival with a talk on the Underground Railroad. The author drew inspiration for her novel, “The Long Walk: Slavery to Freedom,” from stories she heard about her enslaved great-grandfather and his mother, travel to her husband’s native Nigeria and books by men who had been slaves in the same Kentucky counties as her family.br /br /Other speakers include:/pulliKristen Gentry, assistant professor of creative writing at SUNY Geneseo/liliNora Rose “Rosie” Moosnick, author of “Arab and Jewish Women in Kentucky”/liliJudi Jennings, researcher and writer/liliBianca Spriggs, Affrilachian and performance poet who will give the luncheon keynote/liliSarah Garland, education journalist and author of quot;Divided We Fail: The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregationquot; /liliErin Keane, Sheri L. Wright and Amy Tudor, who will give a poetry reading /li/ulpbr /The lunch session is the only one that requires registration and has a charge. Registration for it is required by May 15 and can be made by calling the UofL Women’s Center at 502-852-8976. The cost is $16. People who do not want to eat lunch can attend for free. /ppThis year, one lucky festival attendee will win a $100 gift certificate from Carmichael's Bookstorea href=http://louisville.edu/womenscenter/kwbf/kindle-drawing.html/a!/ppIf you're interested in volunteering, please contact a href=mailto:virginia.smith@louisville.eduVirginia Mattingly/a immediately. /p

div style=float: right p img src=/sites/www.law.louisville.edu/files/lawlapalooza_std_Page_1.png width=100% / /p /div pLawlapalooza, the Louisville legal community's battle of the bands, returns to the Phoenix Hill Tavern, Thursday, October 17, 2013./ppa href=/lawlapalooza target=_blankStay tuned for more information/a, including band registration details. /p

p Professor Tony Arnold’s innovative educational methods and “unparalleled devotion to students” have won him the University of Louisville’s 2013 Trustees Award. The annual award, selected by the Board of Trustees, recognizes a faculty member for extraordinary impact on students and is considered by many to be the highest honor the University bestows on a faculty member. Arnold will receive a plaque and a $5,000 cash award and will give a speech at the University Commencement ceremonies in May 2013. /p p Arnold is the Boehl Chair in Property and Land Use at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. He holds an affiliated appointment in the Department of Urban and Public Affairs and directs the Center for Land Use and Environmental Responsibility. /p p Twenty-nine of Arnold’s former students in law and urban planning wrote letters of support for Interim Dean Susan Duncan’s nomination of Arnold. When news of his selection was posted on Facebook, hundreds of his former students “liked” or commented on it. /p p The fact that Arnold remains connected with his former students, many of whom he counts as friends, says a lot about the importance of mentoring to him. He is grateful for the positive, lasting influence of his own mentors, which has motivated him to make mentoring a core part of his role as a teacher. He often goes out of his way to be available to help students. One student described Arnold as “a compassionate professor and mentor that always goes above and beyond his call of duty to see students succeed.” A former student talked about how Arnold’s belief in her helped her to overcome her under-confidence as an African American woman from a western Kentucky farm family. With his encouragement and support, she received a national fellowship from the American Association of University Women and went on to realize her dream of working on agriculture policy and justice with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC. Others wrote about how he connected them with a job or internship opportunity. Many students credited their professional and personal success to Arnold’s mentoring. /p p His students praised his innovative experiential-learning methods that integrate intellectual rigor with development of practical skills. They stated that his methods should be a national model for legal education and that his courses were among the best they had ever had. He teaches a Land Use and Planning Law class in which interdisciplinary teams of law and urban planning students work on service-learning projects for government agencies or nonprofit organizations. Many of these projects have actually influenced public policy, and one – an urban tree canopy plan for Louisville – won a statewide planning award. His Real Estate Transactions class is structured around simulated negotiation and drafting of complex transactional documents based on real-world examples. Student after student wrote about how they were able to use practical skills learned in Arnold’s classes in the professional world, but also were able to see issues deeply, critically, and from multiple disciplines. /p p Students also expressed great enthusiasm for Arnold’s field-study land and water conservation seminars, in which he organizes many extensive field trips that take students to the sites of real-world environmental issues, where they discuss them with the participants. One student wrote, “It is one thing to learn about the conservation efforts taking place at the Green River dam in the classroom; it is quite another thing to learn about them at the riverside from the people on the ground. The courses were extraordinary and Professor Arnold really highlighted the intersection of the law and extra-legal disciplines as a vehicle for collaborative problem solving.” /p p Arnold is not only a distinguished teacher and mentor but also an internationally renowned multidisciplinary scholar. He received the University’s top award for outstanding research and scholarship in the social sciences in 2011, and his publications have been cited by scholars, policy-makers, and professionals over 1700 times. Arnold’s students articulated the tremendous value of being taught by a prominent expert. His obvious enthusiasm for his subject matter has created a positive and effective learning environment, as well as research innovations that are influencing our ideas and institutions. /p p University Trustee Bruce Henderson stated that Arnold’s “approach to scholarship, teaching and practice is cutting-edge, dynamic, multi-dimensional, and practical.” Arnold states that he hopes to make a positive difference in the world, not only through his own research and public service but also through the impact that he has on the education and lives of his students. /p p Arnold received his Bachelor of Arts with Highest Distinction from the University of Kansas in 1987, and his Doctor of Jurisprudence with Distinction from Stanford University in 1990. After five years in law practice, he returned to Stanford Law School as a Teaching Fellow in 1995-96. He has taught at several universities and joined the University of Louisville in 2005. /p pnbsp;/p p a href=/i-amimg src=/sites/www.law.louisville.edu/files/I_am_Footer.png //a /p

pProfessor Jamie Abrams and Student Gregory Justis both presented papers last weekend at the a href=http://www.mpsanet.org/Conference/tabid/75/Default.aspx2013 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference/a. Professor Abrams' paper, a href=/sites/www.law.louisville.edu/files/Jamie's%20paper.pdfquot;Enforcing Masculinities at the Border,quot;/a explored how our immigration laws reinforce dominant masculinities at the border by excluding marginalized masculinities and admitting those who comport with dominant masculinity norms, enforcing masculinity norms at its borders. Greg's paper, a href=/sites/www.law.louisville.edu/files/Justice%20Paper.pdfquot;Defining “Union”: The Defense of Marriage Act, Tribal Sovereignty and Same-Sex Marriage,quot;/a explored the potential impact of DOMA and related legislation on a recent trend towards tribal recognition of same-sex unions throughout the United States, as well as the likely impact of legal recognition on state, federal and tribal law. Congratulations to both of you!!/p

!-- img src=/sites/www.law.louisville.edu/files/Brandeis-Medal-Invitation-print-1.png alt=Justice Stevens Invitation align=top height=360 width=554 /-- pLouis D. Brandeis School of Law proudly announces our b2013 Brandeis Medal recipient, Justice John Paul Stevens/b. The medal will be presented at a dinner on April 18, 2013. /ppbThe life work of Justice Stevens is very much in keeping with the values of Justice Brandeis/b. His service on the Court and his commitment to civility and a balanced approach to issues are values and qualities that Justice Brandeis would have applauded. He shares with Justice Brandeis an interest in antitrust law, free speech, search and seizure, and the role of state governments. His commitment to public service has been honored at many law schools through Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowships. br / br /Justice Stevens traces his seat on the Court directly to Justice Brandeis. When Justice Brandeis left the Court, he was replaced by Justice William O. Douglas, and when Justice Douglas retired, Justice Stevens was appointed to that position. Justice Elena Kagan was appointed to replace Justice Stevens. In his 2011 book, Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir, Justice Stevens describes the history of the Court by reflecting on the five Chief Justices of the Supreme Court with whom he served during his service from 1975 to 2010.br / br /The Brandeis Medal is awarded to individuals whose lives reflect Justice Brandeis’ commitment to the ideals of public service. Previous recipients include Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor, Harry A. Blackmun, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Stephen G. Breyer; Judges A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. and Abner J. Mikva; New York District Attorney Robert Morgenthau; Professors Archibald Cox, Jr.; Professors Samuel Dash and Charles J. Ogletree; civil rights attorney Morris Dees, Jr.; Senator Howard H. Baker; Congressman John Lewis; Brandeis biographer Melvin Urofsky, and legal journalist Linda Greenhouse. /ppibr /The 2013 Brandeis Medal Presentation and Dinner is made possible through funds provided by the Wilson W. and Anne D. Wyatt Distinguished Speakers Endowment.  /i/ppnbsp;/p

pLouis D. Brandeis School of Law proudly announces that Justice John Paul Stevens will receive the prestigious Brandeis Medal at a dinner on April 18, 2013.  Justice Stevens served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 until his retirement in 2010./ppThe law school will host a question and answer session with Justice Stevens in the Allen Courtroom at 1:30 p.m. on April 18. Attendance is free and open to all UofL students. Attendees are asked to please arrive before 1 p.m. and dress appropriately (business-casual attire.)/ppFor more details about the Brandeis Medal Presentation and Dinner, or to make reservations, please visit the Brandeis School of Law Web site./p

pTuesday, April 16, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's, Jr. Letter From Birmingham City Jail. The Los Angeles Times recently wrote about this anniversary and commented:/ppbr /iKing's discourse on legal equality rejected the argument that laws favoring the majority were no different than laws protecting a minority. Or, as Justice John Paul Stevens has written, equality does not require us to ignore quot;the difference between a 'no trespassing' sign and a welcome mat.quot;/i/ppbr /During the spring of 1967 Martin Luther King, Jr. visited the law school. This week we will welcome Justice Stevens to the law school to receive the Brandeis Medal. I hope you will join us in room 275 on Thursday for a Q amp; A with Justice Stevens. Please arrive before 1 p.m. and dress appropriately (business-casual attire)./ppbr /I also hope all of you will read Martin Luther King's, Jr. letter. The text can be found at: a href=http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive/document/letter-birmingham-city-jail-0# title=http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive/document/letter-birmingham-city-jail-0#http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive/document/letter-birmingham-city-jai.../a. We can all still learn from his powerful words and example./pDean Duncan

pJoin law school students, faculty, staff and alumni out in front of the law school building on the portico for the kick-off to bLaw School Appreciation Week./b/ppb/bSign our huge thank you banner to show those who have supported you that you appreciate their contributions./ph2img src=/sites/www.law.louisville.edu/files/Appreciation-Banner-2013-out-Print.png //h2pnbsp;/ph2bMonday, April 8, from 11:30-2:30/b/h2h2bFree Popcorn /b/h2

p a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mosaic_browser_plaque_ncsa.jpg img src=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Mosaic_browser_plaque_ncsa.jpg/177px-Mosaic_browser_plaque_ncsa.jpg class=box-shadow align=left hspace=20 / /a a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_%28web_browser%29Mosaic 1.0/a, the graphical browser that popularized the World Wide Web in the 1990s, was released 20 years ago this month. While not the first Web browser, Mosaic's importance was its inclusion of images and availability for Windows computers. Previously, Web browsers had been limited to text and the Unix operating system. /p p An interesting historical footnote: The first Windows Web browser, a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cello_%28web_browser%29Cello/a, was developed by a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_R._BruceThomas R. Bruce/a, co-founder and director of Cornell Law School's a href=http://www.law.cornell.edu/Legal Information Institute/a. Tom Bruce is a giant in a href=http://www.teknoids.netthe very small world of legal education technology/a./p

pBrandeis School of Law Assistant Professor Jamie Abrams joined 37 professors of family law and constitutional law in an amicus brief filed in the United States Supreme Court in Hollingsworth v. Perry. Professor Abrams is one of many Brandeis faculty members influencing legal matters of national importance./ppbr /Commonly known as the quot;Prop 8quot; case, Oral Arguments are being heard Tuesday, March 26. /ppa href=http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/supreme_court_preview/briefs-v2/12-144_resp_amcu_eds-etal.authcheckdam.pdf target=_blankRead the brief/a to which Professor Abrams contributed, or follow the activity on this high profile, nationally significant case at a href=http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/hollingsworth-v-perry/ target=_blankSCOTUSblog/a./p

p align=justifyThe iUniversity of Louisville Law Review/i is pleased to announce that it has been selected to host the 61st Annual National Conference of Law Reviews in March 2015. The conference allows law journal editors from throughout the nation to gather to exchange ideas and experiences about issues common to student-edited publications. Conference attendees also have the opportunity to hear from the foremost members of the legal community, meet with publishing and other service vendors, and socialize with a diverse group of law review editors from across the United States. Between 250 and 350 student editors attend the conference each year. /pp align=justifyThis announcement follows a successful week for the Law Review at this year's conference at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, where it was recognized for best practices and innovation in editing. The Law Review presented to an audience of approximately 80 representatives of journals from throughout the nation about steps taken this year to improve the efficiency of the editing process. Following the presentation, at least 25 journals expressed direct interest in at least partially modeling their editing procedures and organizational structure after the University of Louisville Law Review. The presentation will be published in this year's NCLR Best Practices Manual, which will be distributed to hundreds of law journals throughout the country./pp align=justifyThis is a big win for the Law Review, the law school and the Louisville community. The Law Review is honored to be selected to host the conference and looks forward to welcoming editors from throughout the nation to Louisville in March 2015./p

pLouisville residents have known for quite some time that Louisville is one of the best places to live./ppbNow 2 different organizations are recognizing Louisville's outstanding qualities./b/ppnbsp;/ppbLonely Planet/b, the online travel guide, named a href=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/travel-tips-and-articles/77583Louisville its number 1 travel destination/a for 2013. They describe Louisville as quot;a lively, offbeat cultural mecca on the Ohio Riverquot; and cite its youthful population as one of its best assets./ppAlso recognizing Louisville's greatness is the Web site a href=http://under30ceo.com/top-30-best-cities-for-young-entrepreneurs-2013/Under30CEO/a, which listed Louisville as their b2013 Number 3 best city for young entrepenurs/b. Of special note is the impact Louisville's universities have on the city's entrepeneurial potential. According to the Kauffman Foundation in 2011 Louisville outperformed the nation in being home to fast growth companies and was among the top states in the nation in terms of new start-up companies formed. /ppnbsp;/p

pKennedy Helm, chairman at Stites amp; Harbison and longtime attorney for the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, passed away on Friday, March 15. /ppLaw school Interim Dean, Susan Duncan, remembers him as a giant in Louisville.  /ppHelm was instrumental in the development of the Lively Wilson Oral Advocacy Program at Brandeis School of Law. He invested his time and was a major supporter of law school diversity efforts. Helm had a keen interest in history and education and strongly supported the Central High School Partnership with Brandeis School of Law. /ppYou may read more about Kennedy Helm at the a href=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130315/NEWS01/303150111/-1/rsslink?utm_source=dlvr.itamp;utm_medium=twitteramp;nclick_check=1Courier-Journal/a./ppnbsp;/ppA memorial service for Mr. Helm will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Christ Church Cathedral, 421 South 2nd St. Arrangements are under the direction of Pearson's.  /p

pWithout question anyone traveling through the oval on UofL's Belknap campus has seen the glint of new copper roofs going up on Grawmeyer Hall and Brandeis School of Law./ppUrgent repairs to prevent water damage to the buildings started immediately after the hail storm in April, 2012. Besides the roofing material, such things as skylights, windows and rooftop equipment also sustained damage. /ppRead more about the repais to many damaged structures around campus at a href=http://louisville.edu/uofltoday/campus-news/roof-work-continues-11-months-after-hailstorm title=New RoofsUofL Today./a/p

pOn Friday, February 22, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) and Professor Neil Kinkopf, of the Georgia State University College of Law, joined Brandeis School of Law students and attorneys from the community for a reasonable conversation about gun control. The event ran a full two hours and every seat was full. br /br /Professor Kinkopf spoke first about the constitutionality of pending gun control legislation. His analysis provided a concise interpretation of the Second Amendment and D.C. v. Heller and predicted that the laws posed no danger of overstepping congressional powers. br /br /Congressman Yarmuth gave insight into the details of the pending measures. He explained his support for laws implementing universal background checks and restrictions on ammunition magazine capacity. The Congressman's remarks were personal and genuine and set the floor for an open and civil discourse amongst the attendees. br /br /After both speakers' remarks, the discussion shifted to questions representing varied perspectives on the topic from those in attendance. br /br /The timing of the event was particularly momentous due to the national spotlight that has been focused on the Congressman regarding his remarks on gun control and the NRA. This program successfully fostered a respectful and productive dialogue on a very polarizing and controversial topic. The event was organized and sponsored by the UofL Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Student Chapter and the Kentucky Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society. /ppnbsp;/ppimg src=/sites/www.law.louisville.edu/files/IMG_0625.JPG alt=Yarmuth Discussion align=left height=233 width=350 / /ppProfessor Kinkopf and Congressman Yarmuth are joined by Brandeis Law Professor Luke Milligan during questions and answers session at the event./p

Bernard Flexner Professor and Distinguished Teaching Professor a href=/faculty/grace_giesel title=Grace Giesel target=_blankGrace Giesel/a, renown for her expertise in the area of professional responsibility, presented quot;The Attorney-Client Relationship in the Age of Technology,quot; as part of quot;Ethics 20/20 The Future of Professional Responsibility,quot; a Symposium sponsored by Mississippi College Law Review at the Mississippi College School of Law. Other speakers included University of Oklahoma College of Law Professor Judith Maute, George Mason University School of Law Professor Michael Krauss, University of La Verne College of Law Professor Charles Doskow, and Professor Nathan M. Crystal. The Keynote Address was given by Ellen Rosen, Senior Lead Counsel for the Ethics 20/20 Commission.br /br /Also of note is the publication of her most recent article, Alternative Litigation Finance and the Work-Product Doctrine, by the Wake Forest Law Review. It can be found at ia href=http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=222098347 Wake Forest Law Review 1083 (2012)./a/i