Journalist and political commentator\, Keith Boykin will speak to Professor Marcosson's class in the afternoon\, prior to his keynote address about "\;Race\, Gender\, &\; Sexuality in the 2008 Presidential Race"\; at Ekstrom Library's Chao Auditorium that evening. The law school is a major sponsor of Mr. Boykin's to UofL\, which will kick-off Pride Week (October 6-11). Professor Marcosson and law student\, James Taylor\, will moderate the evening program. The Kentucky Fairness Alliance will host a reception afterwards in the lobby outside the auditorium. The entire law school community is welcome to attend both events.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081006T224022Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081006T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081006T220000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2024 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2024 SUMMARY:Fall 2008 Boehl Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Policy DESCRIPTION:The Fall 2008 Boehl Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Policy will be held Monday\, October 6\, at 6\:00 pm in Room 275 of the Law School\, with a reception in the Cox Lounge immediately following the lecture.
The lecture and reception are free and open to the public (no RSVP). The Lecture will be given by Vicki Been\, who is the Elihu Root Professor of Law\, Professor of Public Policy\, and Director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at New York University.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081006T224022Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081008T161500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081008T171500Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2084 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2084 SUMMARY:Constitutionalisation of the Legal Order - A Case of Finland DESCRIPTION:A presentation to the faculty by Veli-Pekka Viljanen\, who is visiting from the University of Turku in Finland. Mr. Viljanen's teaching specialities include\: Theory of Constitutional Rights (from Finnish and European Perspective)\, Finnish Constitutional Law (especially Constitutional Reforms 1995 and 2000)\, and European Convention on Human Rights.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081006T224022Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081010T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081010T210000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2290 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2290 SUMMARY:RSVP Deadline\: Alumni Awards Banquet DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to the Law
Alumni Awards Banquet on October 15\, 2008. Reservations will be accepted online at the Alumni Calendar. Contact Simone Beach by email or by calling her at (502) 852-6366 for more information.
Please RSVP by October 10.
THE CHRISTIAN LAW SOCIETY WILL BE HOSTING A MEETING IN ROOM 071 FROM 12\:15 - 1\:00 ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 14TH. ALL ARE WELCOME AS WE WILL DISCUSS FALL FUNDRAISER AND OTHER THINGS. SEE YOU THERE!!!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081006T224022Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081014T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081014T210000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2325 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2325 SUMMARY:D.C. v. HELLER AND ITS AFTERMATH\: DO WE REALLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS NOW? DESCRIPTION: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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081006T224022Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081015T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081016T010000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/1911 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/1911 SUMMARY:Alumni Awards Banquet DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to the Law
Alumni Awards Banquet on October 15\, 2008. We are excited to spend this time
with you as we honor several individuals who have made significant
contributions to the legal community and to the work of the University of
Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law.
We will be honoring the following individuals for their tremendous
accomplishments\:
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The Banquet will be held at the Louisville
Marriott Downtown at 280 West Jefferson Street. The event will begin at 6\:00
p.m. with a cocktail reception (cash bar) followed at 7\:00 p.m. by dinner and
the program.
We look forward to sharing this special time with you. Reservations will be accepted online. Contact Simone Beach by email or by calling her at (502) 852-6366 for more information.
Please RSVP by October 10.
The annual Pirtle-Washer Moot Court Competition will be held on Friday\, October 17\, in the Allen Courtroom. Semi-final rounds will be at 9\:00 and 10\:30\, and the final round will be at 1\:00. Everyone is welcome to attend.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081006T224022Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081018T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081018T200000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/1895 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/1895 SUMMARY:Homecoming Game against Middle Tennessee DESCRIPTION:For more information about UofL's 2008 football season\, click here.
To learn more about alumni events\, please visit the Alumni Association Calendar.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081006T224022Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081018T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081018T200000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2228 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2228 SUMMARY:White Water Rafting with ELLUS DESCRIPTION:White Water Raft with ELLUS The Environmental Law and Land Use Society invite you to take the ride of your life. \;Oct 18\, 2008 ELLUS is sponsoring a White Water Rafting trip on the New River in West Virginia. \;This weekend also corresponds the largest extreme sport event in the world.Bridge Day \;Plus a percentage of the proceeds are being directly donated to ELLUS. So come and have some fun\, get wet\, and make a contribution.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081006T224022Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081020T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081020T170000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2333 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2333 SUMMARY:YARMUTH! DESCRIPTION:YARMUTH!
October
20\, 2008\, 12-1\, Rm. 275
Kentucky
Congressman John Yarmuth will be speaking with U of L students on Monday\, October 20 at 12 pm at U of L’s Brandeis School of Law in
room 275. It’s free to
attend\, so stop by and be informed for Election Day! Presented by the U of L Jewish Law
Student Association.
In her newest book The Hemingses of Monticello\,
historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed traces the Hemings
family from its origins in Virginia in the 1700s to the family’s
dispersal after President Jefferson’s death in 1826. It brings to life
not only the story of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson\, but their
children and Hemings’s siblings.This event is free and open to the public\, but reservations are required. \;
The second program in the 2008-09 Diversity Forum Series features USC Gould School of Law Professor\, Elyn Saks\, author of "\;The Center Cannot Hold\, My Journey Through Madness."\;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081006T224022Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081101T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081101T040000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2280 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2280 SUMMARY:Decedents' Ball DESCRIPTION:Put on your favorite costume\, take a night off from studying and come celebrate Halloween with the Law School!SBA class representatives currently have tickets for purchase\, and ticket sale tables will be set up in the lobby closer to the event. Tickets are $20 per person or $35 per couple.IMPORTANT\:Tickets will NOT be sold at the door\, and you will NOT be allowed in without a ticket.You MUST purchase a ticket before the Ball.Tickets will be sold at the Law School the day of the event.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081006T224022Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081101T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081102T013000Z UID:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/1845 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/1845 SUMMARY:Class of 1978 Reunion DESCRIPTION:If you graduated from the UofL School of Law in 1978\, please join your fellow classmates for a 30-year reunion! \;
Schedule of Events
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A special Thank You to our 1978 reunion planning committee\: Robert Brand\, Ray McCall\, Mark Mathis\, Steve Downey\, Judge Patti Walker FitzGerald Reservations will be accepted online. Please contact Valerie French in the Alumni Association by email or phone\: 502-852-0089 if you have questions.