KLJ 10/21/19 KLJ 10/21/19

Making an ImPACT: Congressmen Work to Revamp Decade Old Federal Animal Rights Legislation to Offer New Protections

In this edition of KLJ Blog, Volume 108 Staff Editor, Mary Elizabeth Morey discusses how lawmakers have proposed to expand the 2010 law that federally criminalized videos depicting torturous killings of animals, but not the acts themselves, and how PACT would help fill those gaps.

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Blood is Thicker than Water: Adapting Bloodline Citizenship to the Modern Age

In this edition of the KLJ Blog 108, Staff Editor, Collier Clay discusses derivative citizenship/jus sanguinis and how the State Department occasionally labeled children born abroad through assisted reproductive technologies as children born "out of wedlock" when only one parent is the biological parent - despite both being the legal parent and legally married.

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California Shaking Up the Gig Economy: Should Uber and Lyft be Worried?

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Proving a Point or Paving the Way: Will Taylor Swift Rerecording Her Masters Bring Needed Change to the Music Industry’s Unconscionable Contracting?

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Turning the Tide: Big Pharma Willing to Settle

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“Finder’s Keepers” OR “Theft by Finding”

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Taggart: an (Old) New Standard for Civil Contempt in Bankruptcy Court

Guest User 9/5/19 Guest User 9/5/19

Apple, Angry Birds, and Antitrust: The Direct Purchasing Requirement’s Survival

KLJ 7/30/19 KLJ 7/30/19

The Curious Case of Singular They

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Production Editor, Sarah Laytham discusses use of the "singular they" in legal writing and the societal impact of legal writing's stagnation on the issue.

KLJ 7/26/19 KLJ 7/26/19

When Immigrants are Safe, We are All Safe

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 108, Online Content Editor, Marianna Januario discusses T and U Visas and the effects immigration has on the citizens of the United States.

KLJ 7/25/19 KLJ 7/25/19

FERC’s Role in Bankruptcy

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 108, Senior Staff Editor, Barrett Block discusses the FERC's role in bankruptcy as it applies to power companies and who has the authority to hear their cases.

KLJ 7/24/19 KLJ 7/24/19

A Set-Back for Adidas in Trademark Expansion

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 108, Senior Staff Editor, John Brady Hagen discusses Adidas' attempt to expand their iconic trademark and the denial of that trademark by the General Court of the European Union.

KLJ 7/3/19 KLJ 7/3/19

Saving the Earth One Suit at a Time: Juliana and Atmospheric Trust Litigation

In this edition of KLJ Blog, Vol. 108, Senior Staff Editor, Lesley Nash discusses Juliana v. U.S. The case alleges that the United States committed to policies that contributed to climate change, while knowing of the negative effects of both its policies and of climate change itself.

KLJ 6/25/19 KLJ 6/25/19

A Whole New Kind of Ghostwriting

In this edition of KLJ Blog, Volume 108, Austin Stevenson discusses the Supreme Court reversal of a 9th Circuit decision because it was authored by a judge that died prior to the case being rendered.

KLJ 2/26/19 KLJ 2/26/19

#MeToo and Minarsky: The Evolution of the Faragher-Ellerth Affirmative Defense

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor S. Patrick Riley discusses the #MeToo Movement and Minarsky v. Susquehanna County.

KLJ 2/25/19 KLJ 2/25/19

Shauna’s Law: Will it be the First of Its Kind?

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor Alicia Gilbert discusses the fate of Shauna's Law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the effects it will have on CBD oil users who have to take mandatory drug tests for employment.

KLJ 2/25/19 KLJ 2/25/19

Workin’ for a Livin’: The Blurred Line Between Employees and Independent Contractors Has Taken Another Hit in the World of Ride-Sharing

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor Kyle A. Girouard discusses the SuperShuttle case involving ride-sharing and what it means for the National Labor Relations Act.

KLJ 2/19/19 KLJ 2/19/19

Is the Second Time the Charm? The Ongoing Medicaid Battle in Kentucky

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor Megan B. Barker discusses the newest version of Kentucky HEALTH that replaces the Kentucky Kynect program and whether certain instituted provisions are unconstitutional.

KLJ 2/19/19 KLJ 2/19/19

Kentucky's New Presumption For Joint Custody and Equal Parenting Time

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor Amanda K. Krugler discusses Kentucky's new rebuttable presumption of equal time sharing and permanent joint custody and its ramifications moving forward.

KLJ 2/18/19 KLJ 2/18/19

The Healthcare Industry Wants to Know What Amazon, Berkshire, and JPMorgan Are Up To: Could Optum Inc. v. Smith Provide Answers?

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor William B. Kilgore discusses Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan's independent healthcare venture and what problems are posed by the pending First Circuit case, Optum v. Smith.