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RECENT FORUMS AND PROGRAMS The University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences and the Brandeis School of Law co-hosted a free public forum in October discussing issues related to HIV criminalization. Kentucky Department for Public Health HIV/AIDS Program Branch Manager Karen Sams was joined by Professor Marcosson to provide the medical and legal context for this issue. According to Marcosson, the two best ways to combat "over-criminalizing a social problem" are to more clearly define the elements required in HIV transmission statutes through legislative reform and to better educate prosecutors as to when to exercise their discretion in HIV transmission cases. Furthermore, the Lambda Law Caucus, the LGBT student organization at the Brandeis School of Law that aims to serve as a social and political group fostering support for LGBT issues in the legal community, co-sponsored a program in the fall on the effect of diversity during the hiring process. Panelists from a variety of legal settings explored different issues diverse students could face and offered advice, including when students should highlight their diversity and how students can deal with difficult questions concerning their diversity in the interview process. KENTUCKY LAW JOURNAL HOSTS TWO FALL EVENTS In October, the Kentucky Law Journal and the University of Kentucky College of Law hosted a securities law symposium, The Securities Act of 1933 at 80: Does it Provide a Fair and Efficient Access to Capital?. The symposium featured keynote speaker Troy A. Paredes, former commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. UK Law Professor Rutherford "Biff" Campbell and Associate Dean Doug Michael joined law professors from the region in discussing the Securities and Exchange Commission, the JOBS Act, and business regulation. The symposium was available for CLE credit, and can be viewed on the College of Law's media page at www.law.uky.edu. Reform in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, please see page 26. The Kentucky Law Journal is the tenth oldest law review published by the nation's law schools. Publication has been continuous since 1913. Four issues are published annually by the University of Kentucky College of Law. The journal is edited entirely by a student editorial board, with guidance from a faculty advisor. Each issue contains articles written by prominent national scholars and notes written by Journal members encompassing a broad range of legal topics. To access the Kentucky Law Journal web page, visit www.kentuckylawjournal.org. 31 UK In November, the Kentucky Law Journal teamed with the Kentucky Bar Association Criminal Law Section to present the Second Annual Forum on Criminal Law Reform in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Death Penalty in the Commonwealth: What the ABA Kentucky Death Penalty Assessment Team Report on the Administration of the Death Penalty in Kentucky Means gathered Kentucky judges, lawmakers, professors, and practitioners to explore the findings of the American Bar Association's assessment of capital punishment in Kentucky. The assessment found serious problem areas in the operation of the state's death penalty, including high error rates and inconsistent application. In 2012, the Kentucky Bar Association Criminal Law Section initiated a criminal law reform forum series to be held each fall at a Kentucky law school to serve as a context for the subsequent Kentucky General Assembly as it considers criminal law issues. Nearly 150 attended this year's talks, many of which will be transcribed and printed in a special upcoming issue of the Kentucky Law Journal. To read more about the Second Annual Forum on Criminal Law B&B; • 1.14