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
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
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
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
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
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
Tax Season is Here! If You Own Bitcoin, The IRS Wants To Know., Amanda Guillen
The Unfortunate Reality: The Court’s Narrow Application of Common Law Defenses to Contractual Breaches in the Wake of COVID-19 Restrictions, Michael Hallagan
The Price You Pay to Fit In: Kentucky’s Anti-Hazing Laws, Zoe Jessie
The Wealth Tax: An Idealistic Impossibility, TJ Kormanis
What to Expect When You're Expecting Child Support: An Analysis of Kentucky's Revised Child Support Statutes, Will Mathews
KY House Bill 9: The Death of Public Education in the Commonwealth?, Katherine Morsman
Mos Maiorum: The Filibuster, Political Question Doctrine, and Judicial Enforcement of Norms, William Pagan
Siding With the Seventh Circuit: Why Evidence of Battered Woman Syndrome Should Be Admissible to Support Affirmative Duress Defenses, Bailey Pierce
A Social Fourth Amendment: Why Houseguests Should Not Be Stripped of Constitutional Protection, Ryan Roark
The American Outdoorsman and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Management, Dustyn Sams
Deponents, Decedents, and Decisions: Admissibility of Partial Deponent–Decedent Testimony Against Opposing Parties, Abby Schueler
Protecting Abortion Rights Under the First Amendment, Joshua Shelepak
The False Claims Act: How Everyday People Can Be Rewarded for Reporting Fraud, Emily Shepard
No Such Thing as A Child Prostitute: State Lawmakers Need to Enact Safe Harbor Laws to Protect Victims of Child Sex Trafficking, Blair Johnson Stevens
Fitisemanu v. U.S., Deemed Not “Fit” for Review: A Missed Opportunity to Extend the Citizenship Clause to American Samoans, Tiffanie E. Tagaloa
Protecting Public Employees’ Free Speech: It’s Time for the 6th Circuit to Take Action, Faith O. Turner
How Incompetent is Incompetent Enough: Evaluating Death Penalty Mental Incompetence Standards, Alyssa Williams
“Objective Falsity” in Healthcare Fraud and Abuse, Adriel Wilson
Security or Suppression: Georgia’s Newest Election Law and Its Public Backlash, Whit Wiman
Physician-Assisted Suicide: Should you have a Fundamental Right to Control your Own Death?, Kayleigh Wright
Blog Posts from 2021
The Cost of a Click: Social Media’s Responsibility for Promoting and Facilitating Sex Trafficking, Rachael Beller
Show ‘Em a Red Card: U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and Their Fight for Pay Equality, Bailey Browning
A Silver Lining of COVID-19: Telehealth and the Appalachian Healthcare Landscape, LaShay Byrd
Forced into Fitness: The Need for the Legal Profession to Update its Mental Health Approach, Kaci Christopher
‘Belong Anywhere?’: Addressing Airbnb’s Housing Discrimination Problem, Kendra Craft
Another Dime in the [Digital] Jukebox: What the Music Modernization Act Means for Artists in the Age of Streaming, Blake Creekmur
Lex Vegas: A New Frontier of Sports Betting in Kentucky, Robert Dean
The Chilling Effect of Aggressive Police Responses to Peaceful Protests, Dearon Dixon
The Conundrum of Racial Epithet Frequency in Employment Discrimination Cases, Taylor Ecleberry
A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: June Medical and the Uncertain Future of Abortion Rights, April Ford
Unlocking Our Public Lands, Elizabeth Goss
The Astros Cheated: Calling for the Recognition of a New Flavor of Judicial Standing Following the 2019 World Series, Brady Grove
A Call to “Detach” from the Strict Interpretation of the Duberstein Standard, Harlee Havens
Strange Clouds: A Discussion of the Recent EVALI Outbreak and the FDA’s Approach to Regulating the Vaping Industry, Weslen Lakins
The Equal Rights Amendment: No Expiration Date to Put Women in the Constitution, Jessica Lewis
NIL’s Not-So-Sleeping Giant: Will Barstool’s Reign be Stopped Before it Begins?, Cole Manion
Tag, You’re Seized: The Supreme Court Defines 'Seizure'—Now What?, Andrew Moore
EA Sports: It's in the Game–But is it in the Law?, Olivia Morton
Toxic: The Difficulties of Removing a Conservator, Emily Penn
Advice to SCOTUS: Disallow Consideration of Conduct Underlying Acquitted Charges at Sentencing, Sanders Platt
Apocalypse Coal: Why it May Be Necessary to Amend Title IV of the SMCRA, Mitchell Potter
Breyer Rabbit: The Apolitical Justice and the Refusal to Hop Toward Factionalism, Jackson Sanders
Game On: GameStop, Market Manipulation, and Its Implications, Travis Strickler
New Influencers on the Block: The NIL and High School Athletes, Andrew Tao
Playing the Field: Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Procurement Contracts, Michaela Taylor
One Virus, Two Results: Contrasting the Judicial Response to COVID-19 in Michigan and Kentucky, Samuel Weaver
Sword or Shield? Religious Hospitals, Secular Practitioners, and Expansion of the Ministerial Exception, Joshua Wolford
Blog Posts from 2020
Casting Lumos on Protections for Defendants in the Wizarding World, Erica Ashton
Tale of the Tape: the NFL’s Copyright Claim to the Only Known Super Bowl I Recording, Cameron Baskett
A Never Ending Debt to Society: Florida Voters' Attempt to Re-Enfranchise Felons, Derailed, Molly Crain
What is Executive Privilege? Can Trump Invoke it to Block Bolton’s Testimony?, Satchell Fowler
A Different Battle Over the Border: Concerns Over New DNA Collection Program, Kami Griffith
Supreme Court Denies Cert, Allows State Double Taxation on Foreign Income, Ellen Hancock
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Career Long Fight for Gender Equality, Brannan Herrington
Kentucky Business Closures Help “Flatten the Curve,” But Are They Constitutional?, Robert Hudson
Federal Judge Reverses Course on LIBERTAD Act Claim, Aaron Johnson
From 1973 to Today: The Risks of Funding Public Education by the Property Tax, Morgan King
Holla, “We Want Prenup!” . . . But Preferably If It Is Before December 31, 2018, Noah Lewis
Recount: A Tale of Kentucky's Gubernatorial Election, Zac Losey
The Legalities of Leap Day: A Survey of Modern and Historical Jurisprudence, Sean Meloney
The Dark Side of “Going Viral”: Can You Still Sue for Defamation, Hannah Oates
Keeping Up With Copyright Infringement: Fast Fashion’s Modern Takeover, Catherine Potter
Kentucky Must Pony Up to the 21st Century: The Path Towards Sports Betting in the Bluegrass State is Worth the Gamble, Michael Simon
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: The Get Out of Jail Free Card for Big Pharma That May Not Work, Scarlett Sloane
Sanctity in the Sanctuaries (?): Legal Implications of “Second Amendment Sanctuary” Resolutions in Kentucky, Austin Sprinkles
