Blog Posts from 2025
Sowing Tax Incentives: How Farmers Can Harvest Tax Benefits in Response to Codified Changes, Mitchell Barber
Prison Wages: A Violation of the Eighth Amendment, Hannah Carroll
Healthy or Heartless: Food Stamp Reform in the United States, Matthew Chaney
TikTok Ban: Effects on Individuals and Society in the Absence of the App, Grace Denton
From Amateurism to Employment: The Changing Landscape of College Athletics, Brandon Gonzalez-Jimenez
Trial by TikTok: Social Media’s Attack on Juror Impartiality, Preston Goodman
No Days Like Snow Days: Kentucky’s Proposed Ban on Non-Traditional Instruction Days, Dalton Gregory
Kentucky Should Reconsider Funding Ibogaine Research, Lucas Hall
Constitutional Crisis: The Need for a Creative Solution for the Overworked and Underfunded Public Defenders, Tori Harris
McConnell’s Acquittal of Trump: Can an Impeached Former President Be Tried in the Senate?, Will Haydon
As Simple as Quantum Physics! The Future of Post-Quantum Cryptography in the Absence of a Comprehensive Federal Data Privacy Framework, Bridget Lienau
Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services: The Likely End of the “Extra Burden” in Reverse Discrimination Claims, Amanda Lindsey
How Does One Get a Preliminary Injunction in Federal Court Now?: Even SCOTUS is Confused, Basil McCoy
Rewinding the VPPA: Circuits Split Over Who Counts as a Consumer in the Digital Age, Azia Meeks
The Wilting Rose: How Kentucky Students are Advocating for Education Reform in the Commonwealth, Katie Nipper
Homelessness in Kentucky After Grants Pass, Casey Parker-Bell
Unreasonable Behavior or Unreasonable Results: The Seventh Circuit’s Approach to Deliberate Indifference and Its Implications, Austin Phillips
Impounding, Expounding, and a Resounding “No”: The President’s Power of Impoundment, Elijah Raymond
Mapping by Lot: The Principles of Sortition and Sequestration in Redistricting, Garrett Sams
The Future of Nuclear Energy in Kentucky, Ben Schaeffer
A Consent Decree without a Court: Concerns Over Louisville’s Local Police Reform, Caroline Shackleton
The Eight-Year War: The Fate of Charter Schools in the Hands of Seven, Will Smiley
Recovery and Religion: Refining Casey’s Law to Protect Religious Freedom, Allie Viney
Killer Robots: Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Law of Armed Conflict, Conor Washburn
Women’s Health Education in Schools, Leigha Whitridge
Blog Posts from 2024
How Moehrl v. National Association of Realtors Increases Transaction Costs for the Potential Homebuyer, Brooke Allison
Did the Supreme Court just quietly overrule Arizona v. United States? An Analysis of the Supreme Court’s recent order in United States v. Texas, Drayden Burton
Is a Federal Public Defender Agency Necessary?, Jacob I. Bush
When Tragedy Strikes: Should Parents Be Held Criminally Responsible for Their Child's School Shooting?, Nathan Clark
Kentucky’s Proposed Amendment 2: Bad for Students, Bad for Taxpayers, Bad for Kentucky, Emma Collins
Is it Game, Set, Match on the NCAA's Amateurism and Prize Money Bylaws after NCAA v. Alston?, Tate Craft
The Failure of House Bill 278: Kentucky’s New Age Verification Law is the Product of Legislative Scheming, Impetuousness, and Naivete, Steven Dabney
Strike Three, You’re Out: The “Safer Kentucky Act” Faces Criticism as it Approaches the Governor’s Desk, Robert Desper
Meriwether and Olentangy: The Sixth Circuit’s Battle Over Free Speech and Gender Identity, Alex Drury
Administration At Odds: Why OSHA Standards May Be Impractical for Construction Workers Compensated on a Piece Rate Basis, Hector Gagnet
Driven to Debate: House Bill 7 and the Potential Consequences of Fully Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads in Kentucky and on a National Scale, Claire Gussler
The Proposal to Pause the Apple Watch Import Ban Should Not Succeed: A Focus on The Prospect of Irreparable Injury, Meghan Hashemi
Long Live Tax Exceptionalism? - The Impact of Loper Bright I.R.C. § 7805, Alex Heaton
Do State-Requested Receivers Violate the Takings Clause?, Preston Huennekens
In Vitro Fertilization: What the Alabama Supreme Court Decision Could Mean for Kentucky, Elizabeth Joiner
The Cyclical Peril of Aggressive Tariff Strategies, Michael Kern
Completing the Interstate Journey in Cyberspace: Dark Kitchens, Meal Delivery Drivers, and the Federal Arbitration Act, John Lambert
Are Algorithms Increasing Bias? A Discussion of the Use of Risk Assessment Tools in Kentucky’s Criminal Courts, Savannah Molyneaux
Unpacking The Department of Labor’s “New” Economic Realities Test: A Side-By-Side Comparison with the 2021 Independent Contractor Rule, Carmella M. Palladino
It is Time for Kentucky to Open Up to Open Adoptions, Emily Prince
Admitting Artificial: The Approaches to Admitting Generative AI in Court Settings, Turner Reynolds
The Tenth Amendment’s Check on Proposed Immigration Policy, Benjamin Scott
Elephants and Mouseholes, Loper Bright, and Democracy: Is the Supreme Court’s Assault on the Administrative State Anti-Democratic?, Bradley Simpson
Reimagining the Law of War: The Artificial Intelligence Revolution and U.S. National Security, Preiss Terry
American Censorship: The Future of Social Media and Its Users, Abigail Vicars
A New Deal for Dealerships: How a New FTC Rule Could Change the Way Americans Purchase Vehicles, Joshua Wetzel
Should Kentucky Extend the Loss of Consortium Claim to an Adult Child for the Wrongful Death of a Parent?, Ben Whatley
Blog Posts from 2023
Non-Delegation Revisited?: The Court’s Changing Views in Light of Gundy v. United States, Jacob Bruce
The Pending Tragedy in Kentucky’s Family Court System, Caleb B. Childers
The Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2023: Why the Three-Year Depreciation Schedule for Horses Should be Made Permanent, Beckett H. Cromwell
Blue Ain’t Your Color: Kentucky’s Bar to Entry for Lawyers with Mental Health Diagnoses and Disabilities, Hayden T. Crosby
How the Court’s Response to Mr. Social Security’s Actions Has Impacted Social Security Disability in Administrative Law, Billy J. Devericks II
Reminder: Same-Sex Marriage is at Risk in Kentucky – and State Courts Probably Can’t Save It, Kathleen Dudgeon
Jus Soli on U.S. Military Property: Extending Birthright Citizenship to Babies Born to Refugee Mothers Evacuated by the United States Military Following Family Service to the United States, Anne H. Evans Léniz
Personal Jurisdiction in Kentucky: Differing Approaches to “Transacting Any Business”, Daniela A. Foltz
The Cost of Voting is Costing Our Health: How Can Kentucky Do Better?, Haley Campbell Garcia
“Routine” Is Not Enough: Insurance Coverage for Experimental Cancer Screening Methods, Meghan Goins
Destabilizing Women’s Equality: Why the Fed Wins and Women Lose as ARPA Funds Expire, Holly Hammons
Kentucky's Contradictory Treatment of the Testator's Intent when Considering Wills, Jodi Henon
Increasing Access to Mental Health Treatment: Implications of Wit v. United Behavioral Health for Kentucky’s Healthcare System, Hayden K. Hickey
“Don’t Put Me in a Box!”: Why Kentucky Should Join the Ban the Box Movement, Jessica D. Hutchings
Demystifying Telehealth: Navigating the Virtual Care Landscape, Hannah Jelf
Dropped Charges Satisfy Favorable Termination for Malicious Prosecution, Emily M. Puckett
Should We Take a Closer Look at the Copyright Implications of Translating Computer Code?, Zachary Dean Russell
Are Courts Inclined to Use a Natural Resource Law Doctrine to Regulate NFT Illegalities?, Dustyn Sams
Kentucky Should Join the Majority of States and Restore Voting for all Ex-Convicts., Claire E. Sandberg
The Decision that Made Judges Historians: How Bruen’s Historical Inquiry Has Left Judges Inconsistent and With “Low” Confidence, Celina Saylor
Establishing a Feasible Alternative Design: The Sixth Circuit’s Approach to the Burden of Proof, Kaylee Secor
Kentucky Parents Should Look to the Courts: Applying Rose and Section 183 to the failure of Jefferson County Buses, Benjamin Skeens
E-Notice Reasonably Calculated? How Mullane Champions Modern Service of Process Adaptations, Kilian Southworth
The Dilemma of Judicial Remedies to Non-Compete Agreements, Lillie Stivers
“Blocking Out the Haters:” Government Officials Create Split Among Federal Judiciary, Andrew Weisgerber
Senate Bill 5: A Tale of Plausible Deniability, Kara West
The Hammer and the Chisel: The Tools of the Court and their Effect on Public Opinion, Miles C. White
Is Age Just a Number?: Judge Newman’s Age and Mental Capacity Questioned and the Necessity of Change in the Judiciary, Lindley Williams
Blog Posts from 2022
Young Americans for Freedom at University of Florida v. The University of Florida Board of Trustees: The Student Government Viewpoint Neutrality Crisis, William K. Baird
Mental Health Matters: It’s Time for Congress to Update 26 USC § 104(a)(2), Ryan Crum
What is Insider Trading, and Does It Need Fixing?, Dillon Curtis
Moving in the Shadows: Creating New Legal Precedent While Avoiding Transparency, Ryan Davis
Administrative Apprehension: West Virginia v. EPA and Chevron Deference, Kenneth H. Decker
Plyler v. Doe in Review: The Insecure Future of the Right to Education for the Undocumented Post-Dobbs, Annie Deitz
The Implications of the 6th Circuit’s Interpretation of the First Step Act, Andrew Edwards
Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: How Patagonia’s Founder “Gave Away” The Company While Maintaining Control And Avoiding Millions In Taxes, Lauren Eickholz
The Right to Record: Public Officials, Public Spaces, and Public Interest, David Emerson
