In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor Annie R. Barry analyzes the deference in barring transgender military service and suggests that a thorough investigation and data collection must be completed.
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 moreTo Kneel or Not to Kneel: A Balancing Act of First Amendment Rights
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Chynna Breann Hibbitts discusses First Amendment rights and the practice of kneeling during the national anthem.
Read moreDACA in 2018: Renewals Continue, but the Legality of the Program is Still up in the Air
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Marianna Januario discusses the legality of the DACA program.
Read moreA Brief History of Pre-Obergefell Same-Sex Estate Planning: Adult Partner Adoption
In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Kyle S. Schroader discusses the effect of Obergefell v. Hodges on same-sex estate planning and adult partner adoption.
Read moreThe Benefits of Arbitration with Entities in Financial and Political Distress: ConocoPhillips and Venezuela
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor J. Brady Hagan discusses the recent settlement ConocoPhillips and Venezuela's PDVSA and explains why arbitration would be the best means of dispute resolution here.
Read moreKentucky Supreme Court: Determining the Constitutionality of GOP-crafted Pension Bill
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Summer R. Bablitz discusses the recent pension bill that was passed by Kentucky's legislature. The Kentucky Supreme Court began their hearing on this case today.
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 moreBagging the Public Domain: Trade Dress in Steven Madden, Ltd. v. Jasmin Larian, LLC
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Barrett Block analyzes Steven Madden, Ltd. v. Jasmin Larian, LLC and explains why Cult Gaia's trade dress infringement claim ought to fail.
Read moreMedical Review Panels: Solving the Malpractice Crisis or Blocking the Courthouse Doors?
In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Emily J. Bertram discusses the Medical Review Panel Act and what the Kentucky Supreme Court's upcoming decision could mean for future malpractice suits.
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 moreConspiracy: What Does "Knowingly" Mean?
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Production Editor Jamila Malaika Carter discusses United States v. Gibson, and proposes that the Sixth Circuit adopt the foreseeability element of drug conspiracy in promoting fair and just sentencing.
Read morePublic Safety, Panhandling, and Protecting Free Speech
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Senior Staff Editor Julie J. Greenlee discusses Lexington's most recent panhandling ordinance and the underlying issues on free speech.
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