In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor R. Austin Stevenson discusses the upcoming hearing for Knick v. Township of Scott, and explains why the Williamson County Doctrine should be eliminated.
Read moreAmerican Asylum: How the Policy of Turning Away Asylum Seekers Violates National and International Law
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor Lesley Nash discusses the national and international law concerns regarding the practice of turning away asylum seekers.
Read moreThe Death Penalty in Kentucky: Is it Worth the Cost?
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Rachele Taylor Yohe discusses Meece v. Commonwealth and analyzes the viability of the death penalty in the state of Kentucky.
Read moreDue Process and Social Security: One Thread to Ponder Before Oral Argument in Biestek v. Berryhill
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor Alexander Alberto Pabon discusses due process implications in Biestek v. Berryhill, an upcoming SCOTUS case.
Read moreSecurities Fraud or Elon being Elon? The Forty Million Dollar Tweet
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor Richard K. Simpson discusses how Elon Musk's tweet put himself at risk of securities fraud.
Read moreAs Justice Should be Blind, So Should We: Analyzing the Federal Judicial Center’s Reports on Cameras in the Courtroom and an Argument in Favor of Keeping Cameras Out of the Supreme Court
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor John Austin Hatfield argues why video camera footage of judicial hearings in the U.S. Supreme Court should be unnecessary.
Read moreCould Fleetwood Mac Be Liable for Lindsey Buckingham Going His Own Way?
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor Rowan L. Reid analyzes the strength of Lindsey Buckingham's claims of breach of fiduciary duty and breach of oral contract against his band Fleetwood Mac.
Read moreExtravagances of Thought and Expression: Rehabilitating Obergefell v. Hodges and the Symbiotic Relationship Between Writing and Legal Theory
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor Sarah Laytham discusses Justice Scalia's dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges and its importance in opinion writing style and legal theory.
Read moreOpioid Litigation: Can We Put a Price On Addiction?
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor Alexandra N. Henning highlights the dangers and concerns of using tobacco litigation as a guide for opioid litigation.
Read moreUnlike the Nosy Neighbor: Digital Privacy in the Modern Age
In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Drew M. Baldwin discusses the recently decided Carpenter v. United States and its impact on digital privacy.
Read morePrince & the Revolution of Transformative Use: Observing “New Portraits” Alongside the Potential Specter of Appropriation Art’s Past
In a special edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Operations Manager Mark Edward Blankenship Jr. analyzes Graham v. Prince, another copyright law case involving appropriation artist Richard Prince. A pretrial for this case will begin on the 14th of August.
Read moreImproving Landlord-Tenant Relations in Kentucky Through the URLA
In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Micah Johnson analyzes landlord-tenant relations in Kentucky, and advocates for statewide adoption of the Uniform Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 1972.
Read moreFourth Amendment Privacy Issues: Moving Away from the Historical Practice of Viewing “Reasonable Expectation of Privacy” as a Binary Question
In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Linsey K. Hogg describes the Fourth Amendment implications of warrantless cell phone location tracking and its treatment among the circuits.
Read moreProfessional Sports Franchises Enforce Measures to Keep Out Opposing Fans, but Are They Legal?
KLJ Production Editor Elaine Naughton discusses geographic restrictions on ticket sales in professional sports.
Read moreThe Washington Redskins’ Trademark Registration: Going, Going, Gone?
Staff Editor Ashley Angello explains the implications of recent proceedings involving the legal fight over the Washington Redskins trademark.
Read moreIn Memoriam: William Marbury, November 7, 1762 – March 13, 1835
What if a foundational case of American jurisprudence was wrongly decided? KLJ Legal News Editor Colton Givens analyzes a potential issue with Chief Justice John Marshall's opinion in Marbury v. Madison.
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