Here are some highlights from the December 2009 issue of the Louisville Bar Association's monthly Bar Briefs publication.

• Of Time and the Circle by Dean Chen (page 6)
• Law Students Attend Equal Justice Works Conference (page 7)

A copy is available in the library's reserves.

The law school and law library have re-opened for the spring 2010 semester and are operating under normal business hours.

Happy New Years!

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Here are some highlights from the November 2009 issue of the Louisville Bar Association's monthly Bar Briefs publication.

• Hunting Ghost Laws: Updating Kentucky Statutes and Finding New Laws by Professor Kurt Metzmeier (page 10)
• My Mediating Experience: A Student's Perspective Working with Just Solutions by Lily K. Chan, 3L (page 23)
• Lawlapalooza Tour 2009 Rocked! (page 6)
• Brandeis Featured on Commemorative Stamp (page 7)
• Kimberly Ballard, Director of Academic Success, appears in Members on the Move (page 27)

Here are some highlights from the November 2009 issue of the Kentucky Bar Association's Bench & Bar publication.

• Linda Ewald's article, "A Lawyer's Duty to Report under New Rule 8.3 of the Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct", was published in the November issue of Bench & Bar (page 5).
• "Of time and the circle", by Jim Chen (page 47).

Copies of each are available in the library's reserves.

During the exam period (November 30 - December 11), the law library will offer extended hours. Refer to the library hours schedule for details.

The law library will open from 8AM-11PM Monday, 11/23 and Tuesday, 11/24. It will be closed on Wednesday, 11/25 and Thursday, 11/26 for the Thanksgiving holiday. It will be open 9AM-5PM on Friday, 11/27, 9AM-6PM Saturday, 11/28 and 1PM-11PM Sunday, 11/29.

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One of the law library's most prized collections is the Papers of Louis Dembitz Brandeis. It is divided into ten topical series and includes drafts of speeches, legal documents, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and family portraits and letters dating as early as 1810. Series VII, Miscellaneous contains family correspondence, including birthday cards, telegrams, and a few letters written in German that remain untranslated.

Scott Campbell is the curator of the Louis D. Brandeis Special Collection, which has been visited by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and biographer Melvin Urofsky. The law library hopes to digitize the microfilm and printed materials some day to add to its digital collection.

The law library also contains several books about Justice Brandeis, including the recently published biography Louis D. Brandeis: A Life (KF8745.B67 U749 2009) and Biographical Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court: The Lives and Legal Philosophies of the Justices (KF 8744 .B56 2006), both by Melvin I. Urofsky. Copies of Brandeis at 150: the Louisville Perspective (KF8745 .B67 B671 2006) are available for purchase in the Resource Center across from room 275. These are just a few of the many items that can be found by searching our online catalog, Minerva.

Join us at the Ekstrom Library east entrance for the annual Banned Books Week Read-in which will be held Monday to Wednesday, September 28-30, from 11 AM - 1 PM  Faculty, staff, and students will read aloud from their favorite challenged books. An informational exhibit will also be on display. Join us in celebrating the freedom to read!

• Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2008
• Banned and Challenged Classics Among the Top 100 Novels of the 20^th Century

The law school is prominently featured in the September 2009 issue of Louisville Bar Briefs, a publication of the Louisville Bar Association. It contains an update about the law clinic, a summary of the library's prized collections, a lovely piece by Jim Chen, "Rhapsody in Red and Black", and an outstanding article by Joshua A. Spiers (3L), "Police-Referred Mediation: Filling the Void Between Police Authority and the Court Room". 

Drop by the law library to view a copy of the publication.

In response to the student survey recently conducted by the library, subscriptions have been entered for the following popular magazines:  The Nation, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Vogue, Real Simple, Louisville Magazine, People, Consumer Reports, Mac World, Entertainment Weekly, and Popular Science.  Current issues will be available in the library's Reading Room.  Thanks to all students who participated in the survey.

The law library returns to its regular schedule on Monday, August 17. During the fall semester, we will generally be open from 8 AM - 11 PM Monday thru Thursday, 8 AM - 6 PM on Fridays, 9AM - 6 PM on Saturdays, and 1 PM - 11 PM on Sundays.

Refer to the library hours for details and excpetions.