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Moot Court Board National Team Competes in 75th Annual Regional Moot Court Competition

The University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law Moot Court Board National Team recently competed in the 75th Annual Regional Moot Court Competition in Cleveland, Ohio. The problem involved complex legal issues relating to Article III standing and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Recent Faculty Scholarship Highlights

The Fall 2024 Faculty Scholarship e-newsletter highlighted some of the recent publications by UK Rosenberg College of Law faculty. The publications featured in the e-newsletter, as well as a few others, are listed below.

Conversations with The Honorable Robert L. Wilkins

The University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law is pleased to invite you to a conversation with The Honorable Robert L. Wilkins, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, who serves as our 2024 Roy R. and Virginia F. Ray Distinguished Lecturer. The event will be moderated by Steven Reed, General Counsel for BrightSpring Health Services and former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, former chair of the UK Board of Trustees, and Rosenberg College of Law alumnus.

Professor Jonathan Shaub Receives 2024 Award for Excellence in Oversight Research

Today, the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy granted its 2024 Award for Excellence in Oversight Research to “Common Law Executive Privilege(s),” by Jonathan Shaub, Norman & Carole Harned Associate Professor of Law & Public Policy at University of Kentucky’s Rosenberg College of Law. Chosen by a selection committee composed of law and political science oversight scholars and veteran practitioners, the award-winning paper emerged from a competitive field of excellent candidate papers. The award includes a $2,500 cash prize.

Join us on Sept. 10 and tell a friend about Lessons in the Law!

The University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law is pleased to announce the next program in the Peter Perlman Lessons in the Law Series. The series, which is free, invites the public to learn about the law from legal experts in our community.  

UK Rosenberg Law Professor Zachary Bray Receives 2024 Duncan Teaching Award

Professor Zachary Bray, James and Mary Lassiter Professor of Law, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Duncan Teaching Award at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. 

Acting Dean of Rosenberg College of Law Named

UK Rosenberg Law Professor Paul E. Salamanca has agreed to serve as acting dean of the J. David Rosenberg College of Law, effective July 1, 2024. Professor Salamanca joined the University of Kentucky in 1995 after graduating from Boston College Law School in 1989 and gaining invaluable practical experience in the field — first clerking for Justice David H. Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court, then practicing law with Debevoise & Plimpton in New York and serving as an assistant professor of law at Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans.

Graduates Sydney Larue and Alyssa Wiggins Receive Outstanding Clinic Team Award

The University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law is thrilled to announce Sydney LaRue ‘24 and Alyssa Wiggins ‘24 as the recipients of the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Clinic Team Award. Both students were part of the inaugural cohort of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice-Kentucky (CRRJ-KY) legal clinic, an experimental course, at UK Rosenberg College of Law and stood out among their classmates as outstanding researchers, legal thinkers, and ambassadors for the program.

Professor Carthens Selected to Participate in Health Law Scholars Workshop

UK Rosenberg Law Professor Shavonnie Carthens has been selected to participate in the 2024 Saint Louis University Health Law Scholars Program.

Celebrating the Class of 2024

On Friday, May 3, the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law held its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2024 at the Singletary Center for the Arts. “This class is a collection of stellar students who have formed an extraordinary community that excels in the classroom and extends beyond it,” said UK Rosenberg Law Dean Mary J. Davis.

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