Congratulations to the Editorial Board and Staff of the University of Louisville Law Review for publishing Issue 1 of Volume 51. After putting in a combined 1,500 hours of work through the fall and summer, the Law Review has published its Fall 2012 issue.

Copies of Issue 1 are now available on reserve in the Law Library and on Westlaw and Lexis Nexis. The journal is cited as 51 U. Louisville L. Rev. 1.  

At 200 pages, Issue 1 features three articles and three student-authored notes:

Articles

Discretion & Deference in Senate Consideration of Judicial Nominations
Caprice Roberts, Professor of Law, West Virginia University College of Law 

Evidence-Based Litigation Reform
Mark Spottswood, Assistant Professor of Law, Florida State University College of Law  

Government RX -- Back to the Future in Science Funding? The Next Era in Drug Development
Michael J. Malinowski, Ernest R. and Iris M. Eldred Professor of Law, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University

Notes

Crossing the Line in Tight Budget Times: The State Constitutional Implications of Diverting Limited Public Funds to Charter Schools in Kentucky
Leah Rupp Smith

From Smartphones to Stingrays: Can the Fourth Amendment Keep Up With the 21st Century? 
Brittany Hampton

Comparing the Education Bubble to the Housing Bubble: Will Universities Be Too Big to Fail?
April Wimberg

The University of Louisville Law Review joins the entire law school community in thanking Dean Kathy Urbach for her dedicated service to the law school over the last four years. Dean Urbach has been a tireless advocate for students—always there to lend sound advice and guidance to students navigating the unfailingly difficult path of defining and achieving their professional ambitions. Her rare—indeed unique—blend of encouragement, enthusiasm and inspiration has been a source of great strength to a great many.

Numerous students who have secured jobs in the private sector, pursued careers in public service, obtained federal clerkships, or developed a fuller sense of their skills, ambitions and opportunities, likely have at least one thing in common: they spent many hours in Dean Urbach’s office revising their resumes, strengthening their cover letters, and mapping out a plan for the future and developing the confidence to see that plan through. Thank you, Dean Urbach, for always standing for, behind and with us. 

The Editorial Board of the University of Louisville Law Review is pleased to announce selection of the following students as First-Year Members for Volume 51:

Michael Atkinson
Kristin Birkhold
Justin Brown
Thomas Clines
Harlen Compton 
Nicholas Craddock 
Amy Dorsch 
Ryan Driskill
Kasey Fehler 
Lacey Gullett
James Hafley
John Hardesty
Benjamin Hardy 
Molly Hardy
Emily Harris 
Billy Hopkins 
Lindsey Howard 
Michael McGee
Laurie Beth McTighe
Amir Nahavandi 
Chelsea Painter
Robin David Rice
Karleen Shiner
Dani Smith
Christopher Thurman 
Nicholas Whitt 
Erica Wood 

Congratulations to these students on their accomplishment!

Law Review applications are due tonight (Monday, May 14) by 9:00 p.m. Please review the application instructions carefully before submitting. Remember that all applicants, regardless of whether submitting their write-on prompts physically or electronically, must submit a signed, physical copy of the Grade Release Form directly to the Law Review. These forms should be placed in the manila envelope labeled "Release Forms" outside of the Law Review office, Room 238. Good luck to all those applying! If you have questions about the application process, please contact Spencer Brooks at Sjbroo02@louisville.edu or Eddie O'Brien at emobri01@louisville.edu.

 

 

Law Review applications are due Monday, May 14 by 9:00 p.m. Please review the application instructions carefully before submitting. Remember that all applicants, regardless of whether submitting their write-on prompts physically or electronically, must submit a signed, physical copy of the Grade Release Form directly to the Law Review. These forms should be placed in the manila envelope labeled "Release Forms" outside of the Law Review office, Room 238. Good luck to all those applying! If you have questions about the application process, please contact Spencer Brooks at Sjbroo02@louisville.edu.

All students planning on applying for membership on the University of Louisville Law Review must turn in their completed and signed grade release form by placing it in the manila envelope marked “Release Forms” located outside the Law Review office (Room 238). Do not submit your forms to Ms. Thompson directly. Please remember that all applicants, whether submitting their application physically or electronically, must submit a physical copy of the release form by the May 14 deadline.

In order to better accommodate students who will be leaving Louisville immediately after the end of finals, the Law Review will now accept write-on essays submitted solely via TWEN. The old instructions for law review application submission are unchanged, but if you're going to be out of town and would like to submit your essay electronically you may now do so by following the revised instructions attached to this post.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Spencer Brooks at Sjbroo02@louisville.edu. 

 

Thanks, and good luck on your finals!

Applications for membership on the University of Louisville Law Review, Volume 51, are now being accepted. They are due no later than 9:00 p.m. on May 14th. Any students who plan on attending classes through spring 2013 are highly encouraged to apply. Membership on a journal is excellent for developing your research and writing skills, and a school's law review is generally regarded as its premier publication. First-year members get two hours of academic credit. They also write a note that fulfills their writing requirement for graduation and has the potential to be published in the Law Review.

 

Application instructions and materials may be downloaded here: http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/8028

 

If you have any further questions please contact Spencer Brooks at Sjbroo02@louisville.edu. 

Applications for membership on the University of Louisville Law Review, Volume 51, have been released. Any students who plan on attending classes through spring 2013 are highly encouraged to apply. Membership on a journal is excellent for developing your research and writing skills, and a school's law review is generally regarded as its premier publication. First-year members get two hours of academic credit. They also write a note that fulfills their writing requirement for graduation and has the potential to be published in the Law Review.

 

The application consists of a grade release form and a write-on prompt (not more than six pages, double spaced). Applications are due on May 14th. Several printed copies of the application packet will be available in the Resource Center across from room 275. Electronic copies are attached to this announcement, and also available through the Law Review website and TWEN page. If you have any further questions please contact Spencer Brooks at Sjbroo02@Louisville.edu.

The Editorial Board of Volume 50 of the University of Louisville Law Review would like to present their successors for the Editorial Board of Volume 51:

• Editor in Chief - Eddie O'Brien
• Senior Articles Editor - Lauren Claycomb
• Senior Notes Editor - Spencer Brooks
• Executive Editor - Stephanie Carr
• Managing Editor - Amanda Smith
• Article Selection Editor - Clay Talley
• Articles Editors - Carli Clowers, Matt Doran, and Patrick Smith
• Notes Editors - Ashley Haile, Jack Hartz, and Ben Lowry

Congratulations to those selected for the Editorial Board and best wishes for the upcoming volume!