LSU Law News
November 2009
Thanksgiving Greetings from Chancellor Jack Weiss
November 24, 2009Dear Friends: As we approach Thanksgiving, it seems a fitting time to consider all of the blessings that have been bestowed on our LSU Law community. Foremost among them is the gift of peace in a broader world that is the scene of so much violent turmoil and human tragedy. Our security, of course, is no happenstance; we owe it to the thousands of dedicated men and women of our armed forces who risk their lives on a daily basis to assure our safety and freedom. I hope that you will include our service personnel in your prayers and…
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Students Weigh In On Curricular and Policy Changes: Participate in Town Hall Meetings
November 24, 2009LSU Law students were given an opportunity to ask questions about the impact of proposed curricular and policy changes during a series of town hall meetings conducted by Chancellor Jack Weiss. Representatives of the Student Bar Association’s (SBA) Academic Committee were present during the meetings to answer questions regarding the SBA’s position on the proposed changes. The student committee submitted a white paper to the administration prior to the vote of the faculty at their long-range planning retreat. The paper, titled “Improving the Academic Experience at the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center,” provided a summary, facts, and…
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Higginbotham and Bond Take Top Honors in Tullis
November 24, 2009Winners Richard Bond and Brian Higginbotham with Judges Elizabeth Murrill, Kyle Duncan, The Honorable Jeffrey Hughes, The Honorable Eugene Davis, and The Honorable Page McClendon. Congratulations to the students who participated in this year’s Tullis Moot Court competition. The Tullis Moot Court competition is an intraschool program in which 2L students are judged on their actual conduct of appellate cases. Judging criteria include success in prepared records, the writing of briefs, and the arguing of cases. Thanks are extended to the five judge panel that judged the final round: Judge Eugene Davis, U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson…
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November 2009
November 23, 2009Chancellor Jack Weiss joined other First Amendment scholars in a recent panel discussion titled, Developments in First Amendment Jurisprudence. If you’re interested in First Amendment law, you’re likely to be familiar with the November 12-13, 2009 conference in New York City, Communications Law in the Digital Age. The conference, sponsored by the Practising Law Institute (PLI), featured five nationally prominent lawyers and scholars, including the Law Center’s own Chancellor Jack Weiss. The conference is recognized as one of the most comprehensive in the field, covering the latest issues and case law in media, intellectual property, digital communications, and privacy law.…
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Convention Slated for LSU Law
November 23, 2009The LSU Law Center has been selected to host the Rocky Mountain and Southern Regions' Black Law Students Association (SRBLSA) Convention this January. Law students from throughout the regions will convene for moot court competition and symposia on a variety of legal topics, according to convention organizers. The Southern region includes law schools in Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Puerto Rico, and Louisiana. The Rocky Mountain region includes schools in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. “It is an honor for the LSU Law Center to be selected to host…
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LSU Law Graduate Michelle Shamblin Earns Prestigious Bristow Fellowship
November 18, 2009Michelle R. Shamblin, a 2009 LSU Law graduate, has been chosen for one of only four Bristow Fellowships in the Office of the Solicitor General of the United States. She is the first LSU Law graduate to receive the prestigious fellowship offered by the U.S. Department of Justice. “This is a tremendous honor for Ms. Shamblin and one of which all of us at the Law Center should be extremely proud,” said Chancellor Jack M. Weiss. “Ms. Shamblin was an outstanding student who excelled in her academic pursuits at the LSU Law Center. We expected great things from her, and…
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