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New Fair Housing Rule Cites UK Law Professor's Paper

Sep 26, 2016

September 26, 2016 By: Whitney Harder In a final rule formalizing new protections under the Fair Housing Act for sexual and other forms of harassment in housing, a paper by University of Kentucky College of Law Professor Robert Schwemm is cited by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Guest Blogger: Robert G. Lawson, Professor Emeritus 2015

Sep 21, 2016

September 21, 2016 Book Review: "CrimeSong: True Crime Stories From Southern Murder Ballads” by Professor Richard Underwood By: Robert G. Lawson, Professor Emeritus 2015

UK Law Professor Publishes First New Health Care Law Casebook in a Generation

Sep 21, 2016

September 21, 2016 Nicole Huberfeld, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Ashland-Spears Distinguished Research Professor of Law, along with co-authors Kevin Outterson and Elizabeth Weeks, has published a new book, The Law of American Health Care. The book’s focus is on the needs of students who want to practice health care law in a post-ACA (Affordable Care Act) world, whether in law firms, government, in-house, or making policy.

UK Law Student Wins First Place in IP Writing Competition

Sep 21, 2016

September 21, 2016 Benjamin Tuttle (UK Law ’16) has been selected as the first place winner of the 2016 Georgia State University Intellectual Property (IP) Writing Competition, which he entered during his third-year of law school. The competition asks law students to submit papers that address legal issues and challenges in the IP field. Entries are judged on originality of thought, contributions to the law and practice, completeness of scholarly research and the style and content of the work.

Cue the Music: Cast of Legally Blonde: The Musical Jr. Finds Their Voice at UK Law

Sep 20, 2016

September 20, 2016 This past summer, the University of Kentucky College of Law helped young actors from Stage Right Acting bring the story of Elle Woods, Harvard’s beloved blonde, to stage.

UK Law Student Follows Her Passion, Takes First Mission Trip to Haiti

Sep 7, 2016

September 7, 2016 Driven by her passion to serve others, Whitney Wallace, a second-year law student at the University of Kentucky College of Law, completed her first mission trip this summer.

Law Research with Sarah Welling

Sep 1, 2016

September 1, 2016 By: Research Sarah Welling is the Ashland-Spears Distinguished Research Professor of Law and the Laramie L. Leatherman Professor of Law. Her research focuses on criminal law and she has consulted with Congress and the CIA on money laundering. "One of my earliest and most successful publications was on money laundering," Welling says, specifically a form called "smurfing" that started at the height of the drug wars. She admits the colorful name peaked her interest.

Ollen B. Hinnant II Leaves Behind Legacy as First African-American Graduate of UK Law

Sep 1, 2016

September 1, 2016 Ollen B. Hinnant II (UK Law ’55), who passed away at the age of 85 on August 4, 2016, left behind three children and one grandson. But, he also left behind an enduring legacy at the University of Kentucky College of Law as the first African-American student to graduate from the law school. A native of Lexington and a 1952 graduate of Kentucky State University, Hinnant helped change the course of the institution and the Commonwealth.

UK Law Professor Publishes New Book, Gives Inside Look at True Crimes Behind American Ballads

Aug 26, 2016

August 26, 2016 Richard H. Underwood, the William L. Matthews, Jr. Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law, has published a new book, CrimeSong: True Crime Stories From Southern Murder Ballads. The 328-page book plunges readers into the riveting true crimes behind 24 Southern murder ballads.

Game-Based Learning...And Law?

Aug 23, 2016

August 23, 2016 By: Lee Skallerup Bessette and Nicole L. Martin Professor Roberta Harding came to CELT with an idea: She wanted to reimagine how students in her criminal law course approached casework while focusing on critical reading, strong analysis, and fact-based reasoning.

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