Corie Rife to receive Susan Belcher Memorial Scholarship

Corie Rife, second from left, is the first recipient of the Susan Belcher Memorial Scholarship at the Appalachian School of Law. Created by Shirley Belcher of  Grundy (left), the award is in memory of Susan Michelle Belcher, who benefited from changes created by law, including school equality and inclusion, epilepsy medication approvals, and removal of physical barriers. The scholarship, also in honor of Susan’s sister, Julia M. Belcher, is given to a female student from Buchanan Country, Virginia, or Floyd County, Kentucky. Joining Ms. Rife and Mrs. Belcher are Glenna Owens, Associate Director of the Law Library (second from right), and Dean Lucy McGough (right).

Congratulations to the ASL Softball Team!

Congratulations to the ASL Softball Team on an outstanding season!

Progress Being Made on the New ASL Student Lounge

 

 

 

 

 

The new flooring in the future ASL Student Lounge is almost complete!

2013 ASL CARES

Thank you ASL CARES for your tireless efforts saving animals in Buchanan County. We appreciate your hard work and dedication in fostering and finding these animals forever homes!

ASL Professor Stewart Harris to appear on WJHL Today April 19, 2013 at 5:30PM

ASL Professor and Host of Your Weekly Constitutional, Stewart Harris, will be on the 5:30 PM news today April 19, 2013 on WJHL, Channel 11, the CBS affiliate in Johnson City: www.wjhl.com 

 He will be be discussing the civil liberties implications of the massive lockdown in and around Boston during the manhunt for the Marathon bombers

Spring 2013 - ASL Law Library

ASL's Amanda Coop to give presentation: The United States vs. The Internet: A Discussion of Recent Legislation that Could Chip Away at First Amendment Protection of Speech in Cyberspace

 

2L Amanda Coop, will give a presentation to which you are cordially invited.  It will take place on Wednesday, April 24 at 9:00 AM in Room 214 of the Booth Center:

The United States vs. The Internet: A Discussion of Recent Legislation that  Could Chip Away at First Amendment Protection of Speech in Cyberspace.

The presentation will review and discuss the First Amendment Implications of:  Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), and the re-tooled Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).  This discussion will briefly explain the purpose of these acts, the ramifications its provisions may hold when applied,  the troubling language within,  and other concerns that arise when these acts are considered in the context of  the First Amendment.

There will be an opportunity for questions and answers before the presentation concludes at 10:15.