On 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.

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.

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.

After both speakers' remarks, the discussion shifted to questions representing varied perspectives on the topic from those in attendance.

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.

 

Professor Kinkopf and Congressman Yarmuth are joined by Brandeis Law Professor Luke Milligan during questions and answers session at the event.

Bernard Flexner Professor and Distinguished Teaching Professor Grace Giesel, renown for her expertise in the area of professional responsibility, presented "The Attorney-Client Relationship in the Age of Technology," as part of "Ethics 20/20 The Future of Professional Responsibility," 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.

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 47 Wake Forest Law Review 1083 (2012).

The following journals are now available electronically as part of the ABA Library Package Plan. A few of the journals are indexed in the Index to Legal Periodicals, Current Law Index, and HeinOnline. Please contact Virginia Mattingly or someone at the library's Circulation Desk to request a copy. 

• Antitrust Litigator
• Appellate Practice
• Aviation Litigation
• Bankruptcy & Insolvency Litigation
• Business Torts Journal
• Children's Rights Litigation
• Class Actions Derivative Suits Report
• Commercial and Business Litigation
• Condemnation, Zoning & Land Use
• Conflict Management
• Construct!
• Consumer & Civil Rights Litigation
• Coverage
• Criminal Litigation
• Digital Matters
• Employment & Labor Relations Law
• Energy Litigation Journal
• Environment, Energy and Resources Law: Year in Review
• Environmental Litigator
• Ethics & Professionalism
• Expert Witnesses
• Family Law Litigation
• First Amendment & Media Litigation
• Franchise Lawyer
• Health Law Litigation
• Immigration Litigation
• In-House Litigator
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• International Litigation Quarterly
• IRR News Report
• Judicial Division Record
• LGBT Litigator
• Mass Torts
• Minority Trial Lawyer
• PP&D
• Pro Bono & Public Interest Litigation
• Products Liability
• Professional Liability
• Proof
• Real Estate Litigation
• Securities Litigation Journal
• Solo & Small Firms
• Trends
• Under Construction
• Verdict
• Woman Advocate
• Young Advocates

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CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP
Law Student Involvement Interest Session
Thursday, February 21, 2013
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Room 275
Lunch Provided

Learn how YOU can be involved through Street Law (for public service credit) or Marshall-Brennan Civil Liberties (for academic credit) and other activities in teaching at Central High School Law and Government Magnet. Current law students involved in the programs and students from Central will share their experiences in these programs, which began in 2007-2008.

Co-sponsored by the: Central High School Partnership, Diversity Committee, Black Law Students Association, and Samuel L. Greenebaum Public Service Program

Did you know the Law Library has a Twitter profile @lawlibnewbooks that you can follow to alert you when new items have been added to the collection?

 

 

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If you're interested in learning more about social media, attend the Social Media Workshop for Faculty and Staff on April 11.

If you have any questions about social media, contact Virginia Mattingly. If you have questions about the Law Library’s collection, contact Scott Campbell.

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The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will host a major national symposium on “Law and the Financial Crisis” on April 5, 2013.
One of the panels slated for that day will examine the potential for the law to prevent the next financial crisis. Professor David Herzig of Valparaiso School of Law will moderate a panel made up of Professor M. Todd Henderson of the University of Chicago School of Law, and Professor Lisa Nicholson of the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. Professor Henderson has private sector experience counseling clients on business and regulatory strategy, and he will speak about new strategies for regulation. Professor Nicholson has securities and commercial litigation experience and will speak on the subject of corporate governance.
Former Indiana Senator Evan Bayh will present the keynote address to kick off the event. Senator Bayh’s lecture will focus on his experience with the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during the financial crisis.
The symposium is sponsored by the Indiana Law Review, a legal periodical edited and managed by students of IU McKinney Law that publishes scholarly articles by professors, judges, and practitioners from throughout the country. Andrea Kochert is editor of a special issue of the Law Review that will contain the proceedings of the symposium.

Congratulations to Brandeis School of Law students Ahmed Safeeulah and Laurie Beth McTighe on their stellar performance at the Florida Bar Tax Section Moot Court Competition. They went 1-1 after the first day, with their loss coming to the fourth place finisher, to advance to the second day. On the second day, they narrowly lost to the University of Florida, last year's runner-up and one of the top tax programs in the nation. They received rave reviews on their performance from both competitors and coaches.

 

Randal K. Seago, 56, died at his residence Jan. 29, 2013. Mr. Seago received his bachelor's degree from Davidson College in 1979, and received his JD in 1985 from the Brandeis School of Law. He was admitted to the North Carolina Bar Association in 1988, the same year that he began his affiliation with the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Seago earned a reputation as an attorney wholly devoted to and passionate about defending the rights of his clients. Mr. Seago was also a member of American Association for Justice. He has been involved in many high-profile cases in his career, including appellate work that resulted in a significant interpretation of the law in favor of his clients, and was recognized as one of the leading trial attorneys in Western North Carolina. He developed a passion for defending people accused of capital murder, and was a featured speaker last year at the annual seminar devoted to those dedicated to saving people from the death penalty. Despite sometimes incredible odds, he never had a client sentenced to death. Mr. Seago also broke new legal ground in the early 1990s with the use of DNA testing to prove paternity to allow the rightful heir to inherit. He was universally respected in the legal community, and mentored countless younger attorneys how they could learn to be zealous, yet ethical, advocates.

Click here for more information about the funeral arrangements. 

With a whopping 101 votes, the Legal Writing Prof blog, for which UofL Law Professor Judith Fischer is contributing editor, won the ABA Journal Fan Favorites poll of top legal blogs.

 

Professor Fischer is a frequent presenter on professionalism in legal writing. She often shares her expertise about legal writing in articles such as "Is It Good or Bad to Repeat Words?" which was published in the January 2013 issue of Kentucky Bench & Bar Magazine.

 

Congratulations Professor Fischer.