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Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 11:35 am

For more information contact Kate Miller at 502-581-9746 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and check out the facebook event here.

Civil Liberties Issues Before the U.S. Supreme Court

Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 9:55 am

Central Kentucky Civil Liberties Union (CKCLU) Program

Title: Civil Liberties Issues Before the U.S. Supreme Court

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 7:00 p.m.

Place: Temple Adath Israel

124 North Ashland Avenue

Lexington, KY 40502

(859) 269-2979

Panelists:

Paul Salamanca

Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs Professor of Law, UK College of Law

Allison Connelly

Director of the UK Legal Clinic and Associate Clinical Professor of Law, UK College of Law

Roberta M. Harding

William L. Matthews Professor of Law, UK College of Law

Nicole Huberfield

Galion & Baker Professor of Law, UK College of Law

CLEs (Continuing Legal Education Units): pending

Panelist bios:

Paul E. Salamanca

Paul E. Salamanca is the Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs Professor of Law. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1983 and Boston College Law School in 1989, where he was a note editor for the Boston College Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif.

Professor Salamanca served as a law clerk to Judge David H. Souter of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and subsequently clerked for Justice Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court. He practiced law with the firm of Debevoise & Plimpton in New York from 1991 to 1994 and was a visiting assistant professor of law at Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans before joining the faculty at UK in June 1995.

Professor Salamanca writes in the areas of separation of powers, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and privacy. He has published articles on these subjects in the University of Cincinnati Law Review, the Missouri Law Review, the Georgia Law Review and the Kentucky Law Journal, among other places

Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 5:23 pm

The ACLU of Kentucky is seeking individuals interested in being nominated to run for the Board of Directors. The Nominations Committee seeks candidates who are dedicated to the ACLU mission and willing to dedicate their time, talents and resources to help ACLU-KY achieve its mission and strategic priorities. ACLU-KY is committed to recruiting a board that is reflective of the diversity of the state. Our board culture is one of open dialogue with diverse perspectives committed to the vision of the organization.

Among the Board responsibilities and requirements are: 1) monitor progress toward goals; 2) develop, review and approve policies and budgets; 3) ensure adequate resources; 4) enhance the ACLU’s public image; 5) ensure compliance with legal, ethical, and financial standards; 6) monitor and evaluate programs and services; 7) support the Executive Director and provide a performance review; 8) attend 6 board meetings a year and the Annual Meeting; 9) participate on one board committee; 10) make a financial contribution according to one’s ability; 11) be a member of the ACLU.

Priority areas of expertise are in finance, budget management and fundraising. Individuals living in areas of the state outside Louisville and Lexington are of particular interest. Individuals representing various racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, gender identity, and religious groups and those with disabilities are encouraged to consider nomination. Self-nominations will be accepted.

The terms for board members are three years with the opportunity for a second term. Elections will be held at the Annual Meeting in March of 2012. Submissions should include the following information: 1.) Nominee name; 2.) Nominee email address and telephone number 3.) Brief description of nominee’s qualifications (profession, community involvement, ACLU involvement (if applicable); 4) Nominator’s name, email address and telephone number

Please communicate to the nominee that a nomination does not ensure that a nominee will be selected as a candidate to run for election. Submit nominations by November 1 , 2011 to:

Eleanor Self c/o ACLU-KY 315 Guthrie Street #300 Louisville, Ky. 40202 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with “Board Nominee” in the subject line

18th Annual Bill of Rights Dinner with special guest Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!

Thursday, August 18, 2011, 1:29 pm

Please join the ACLU for the Annual Bill of Rights Dinner on October 22. We are pleased to welcome Amy Goodman back to Louisville. Ms. Goodman is the award-winning investigative journalist and syndicated columnist, author and host of Democracy NOW! airing on more than 950 public radio and television stations in 35 countries around the world.

We are also pleased to announce that the Dinner will serve as the opening of the Americans Who Tell the Truth exhibit. This exhibit is a series of portraits by artist Robert Shetterly whose subjects range the spectrum of eras and issues throughout American History with a common thread of courage to stand up and speak the truth.

Please follow this link or contact the office by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or at 502-581-9746 if you are interested in purchasing tickets for the dinner and/or the special reception with Amy Goodman or if you are interested in special sponsorship opportunities, including sponsoring students and young professionals to attend the event.

Carmichael’s Bookstore will be hosting a book signing after the event.

KY Center forAfrican American Heritage

1701 W.Muhammad Ali Blvd., Louisville

October 22, 2011

Ticketed Reception: 5:00 pm - $125

Public Reception: 5:30 pm – cash bar

Dinner: 6:30 pm - $60

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