Professor Jennifer Bard, an expert in public health law, was quoted in an article about a case involving an Amarillo prostitute who is being quarantined for HIV. The article appeared in the September 26, 2004 edition of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Read the article.

Dean Walt Huffman will speak to the Texas Association of Bank Counsel in Santa Fe, NM, on October 7th. His subject will be the reemployment rights and other Federal legal protections for returning National Guard and Military Reserve veterans who were called from their civilian occupations to active military duty during recent years. On October 29th, Dean Huffman will speak in Houston to the Texas Association of State University Attorneys on the subject of conflicts of interest in the organizational setting.

Professor Vaughn James has been interviewed by the 3ABN and Lifetalk radio networks for a radio program to be aired in October. The interview focused on Prof. James's latest law review article, Reaping Where They have Not Sowed: Have American Churches Failed to Satisfy the Requirements for the Religious Tax Exemption?, published in Volume 43 of The Catholic Lawyer (43 CATH. LAW. 29), a publication of St. John's University Law Review. The article - and the radio interview - discusses Prof. James's concern that American churches and religious organizations are violating Internal Revenue Code Sec. 501(c)(3) by engaging in political lobbying and being too deeply involved in political campaigns.

Professor Ann Graham will speak at the Texas Association of Bank Counsel's 28th Annual Convention on October 7, 2004, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Graham's topic is "The USA PATRIOT Act". The Texas Association of Bank Counsel is a network of approximately 800 Texas lawyers who represent financial institutions and regulatory agencies. Professor Graham was elected to serve on the Association's Board of Directors from 2002-2005.

Robert H. Bean Professor Marilyn Phelan has been invited to speak at the 20th General Conference & the 21st General Assembly of the International Council of Museums in Seoul, Korea on October 4, 2004. Professor Phelan's topic is "Legal and Ethical Considerations in the Repatriation of Stolen and Illegally Exported Cultural Property: Is There a Means to Settle the Disputes?"

Professor Larry Cunningham was quoted by the Associated Press regarding a prosecution of an Amarillo mother for delivery of a controlled substance to her unborn child. Cunningham addressed the legal strategy of the defense in pleading guilty and seeking an appellate ruling on the constitutionality of the prosecution. Cunningham also appeared on the Brad Messer Show, a news radio talkshow in San Antonio, discussing the case and its implications.

Congratulations to Law School Librarians Sharon Blackburn and Stephen Good! Their article Cyberplagiarism and the Law Librarian was selected as an Editor's Pick in The Informed Librarian Online. Each of the monthly issues, in addition to linking directly to the latest tables of contents of 280 journals (including the journal written by Blackburn and Good) with links to full-text as available, selects a few journal articles to highlight for their many thousands of readers. Cyberplagiarism and the Law Librarian was selected for the September issue. For more information about The Informed Librarian Online, go to www.informedlibrarian.com.

Professor Gabriel Eckstein has been invited to speak at the XXXIII International Association of Hydrogeologists Congress on "The Differing Perspectives of Geologists and Lawyers of Ground Water Resources." The conference will take place in Zacatecas, Mexico October 11-15, 2004.

Professor Gabriel Eckstein will speak at the 2004 National Ground Water Association Conference on "Conceptual Models of Transboundary Aquifers for Use in the Application of International Law." The conference will be held in Law Vegas, Nevada December 12-15, 2004.