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Melynda Price named inaugural J. David Rosenberg Professor of Law

Sep 14, 2022

The University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law is pleased to announce that Melynda J. Price, Ph.D., has been appointed as the inaugural J. David Rosenberg Professor of Law.

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UK Rosenberg Law Celebrates Constitution Day 2022

Shawntaye Hopkins

Sep 13, 2022

University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg Law Professor Joshua A. Douglas spoke to students on Tuesday, Sept. 13 about voting rights laws in an event co-hosted by the law library and UK Student Government Association. The college planned a series of events leading up to Constitution Day 2022.

UK Rosenberg Law Students Step Up to Help Flood Victims in Eastern Kentucky

Shawntaye Hopkins

Aug 11, 2022

University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law students recently volunteered to assist eastern Kentucky residents impacted by massive flooding that took lives and damaged property in several counties. Billy Devericks, president of the law school’s Appalachian Law Caucus, organized a donation drive to provide victims of the catastrophic flooding with needed items, including cleaning supplies, toiletries, clothes and bottled water.

UK Rosenberg Law Professor Joshua Douglas selected to join prestigious law institute

Shawntaye Hopkins

Aug 9, 2022

University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law Professor Joshua Douglas has been selected to join The American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and otherwise improve the law.

Juneteenth: A ‘beautiful story’ of liberty

The Center for Public Integrity

Jun 20, 2022

UK Rosenberg Law Professor Melynda Price was recently interviewed by The Center for Public Integrity about the meaning of Juneteenth. Excerpt: When Melynda Price thinks of Juneteenth, she thinks of hope. She thinks of home. She thinks of heritage. A legal scholar at the University of Kentucky, Price is a fifth-generation Texan whose great-great-grandmother was enslaved in Southeast Texas.

UK Rosenberg College of Law Celebrates Class of 2022

Shawntaye Hopkins

Jun 9, 2022

The University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law held its commencement ceremony, celebrating the Class of 2022, on Friday, May 6 at the Singletary Center for the Arts.

Recognizing Women Leaders at UK Rosenberg Law

May 4, 2022

In an effort to recognize women leaders at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law, Dean Mary J. Davis recently gathered with Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jennifer Bird-Pollan and many of the women who led student organizations during the 2021-2022 school year.

WATCH NOW: Peter S. Canellos, author of The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero

Apr 13, 2022

The John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary and the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law presented A Conversation with Peter S. Canellos, author of The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero, on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 in the G. Chad Perry III Grand Courtroom of the Law Building.

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McBrayer Law Firm Partners with UK Rosenberg Law

Mar 17, 2022

McBrayer PLLC recently partnered with the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law to provide an incoming law student a two-week summer opportunity to experience the day-to-day practices and operations of a law firm.

UK Rosenberg Law Students Make History, Leave Behind Legacy

Danielle Donham

Feb 28, 2022

When Kelly Daniel and Jocelyn Lucero started law school in the fall of 2019, the world, and their lives, looked a bit different. They had anticipated the challenges that the next three years would bring, but could never have imagined the rollercoaster of moments that would take them to the finish line. Daniel and Lucero are leaving their mark on the history of the J. David Rosenberg College of Law, holding the distinction of being the first two women of color to simultaneously hold two prestigious student law journal leadership positions.

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