Law Review: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

The Northern Kentucky Law Review, founded in 1973, is an independent journal, edited and published entirely by the students of NKU Chase College of Law. The Law Review publishes three issues per year composed of scholarly writings by professors, practitioners, jurists, and students in important areas of law.

The annual issues consist of a general law issue and a symposium issue that complement the Law Review's annual live or written symposia. Circulation extends to most law libraries across the country, and our articles are widely available on LexisNexis and Westlaw.

Students serve on the Law Review staff as writers, editors, proofreaders, technical editors, researchers, and subciters. A position on the editorial board, a coveted recognition of academic achievement, is one of the highest honors a law student can attain. Staff members are selected from those candidates who have demonstrated meticulous attention to detail, academic excellence, and superior legal writing ability.

CURRENT MEMBERS

2022-2023 Northern Kentucky Law Review

Executive Board

Editor-in-Chief: Zachary Metz
Executive Editor: Tristan Riley
Lead Articles Editor:  Jalen Sehlhorst
Lead Notes Editor:  Sean Adams
Education Editor:  Theodore “TJ” Roberts
Digital Media Editor:  Samantha Kleem
Symposium Editor:  Sarah Brown

Senior Editors

Alexander Antonopoulos
Al Bailey
Bryan Bond
Joseph Dolgas
Lindsay Dunn
Benjamin Fooks
John Gaffin
Jason Heitz
Grace Kuntz
Jacob Lentsch
Andrew Marcum
Melissa Mullins
Jacob Ottaway
Heather Stewart
Mariah Woeste

CURRENT ISSUE

Volume 48, No. 2

Articles

Drug Decriminalization, Addiction, and Mass Incarceration: A Theories of Punishment Framework for Ending the "War on Drugs"
Leslie E. Scott
Full text, page 267

Geography and Reasonable Suspicion in Auto Stops
Wayne A. Logan
Full text, page 309

Classifying Alternative Approaches for Simple Drug Possession: A Two-level Taxonomy
Alex Stevens, Caitlin Elizabeth Hughes, Shann Hulme, & Rebecca Cassidy
Full text, page 337

Notes

The Grass is Always Greener: A Resolution of Conflicts Between Kentucky Workers' Compensation Statutes and the Inevitable Medical Marijuana Bill
Bennet Weaver
Full text, page 355

Correcting Injustices: Expunging Prior Marijuana Convictions in Kentucky's Next Best Stop Towards Restorative Justice
Katherine Jaggers
Full text, page 385

SUBMISSIONS

Thank you for your interest in contributing to the Northern Kentucky Law Review.

The Northern Kentucky Law Review publishes three issues per year. We gladly accept unsolicited manuscripts for publication.

Submissions may be made in either electronic or hard copy format. Electronic submissions may be sent by email to nkylawreview@nku.edu and should be in Microsoft Word or Word Perfect (2 megabyte size limit).

Please send hard copy submissions to:
Lead Articles Editor
Northern Kentucky Law Review
Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Nunn Hall, Room 402
Highland Heights, KY 41099

All submissions should include a cover letter containing the author's email address, physical address, and daytime phone number, as well as, the article title, names of co-authors, and submission word count.
Citation Format: Please use footnotes rather than end notes. Footnotes should conform to the 21st edition of The Bluebook.
The Northern Kentucky Law Review reads all manuscripts that it receives. After review by the Lead Articles Editor, manuscripts are typically reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief. Publication decisions are usually made within 2-4 weeks after receipt of the submission. If a confirmation has not been received within 72 hours, please resubmit.
Expedited Review: If your article has been formally accepted by another journal, we will make every effort to comply with your request for expedited review. If you would like to request an expedited review of your submission and have already submitted a manuscript, please make the request through email at nkylawreview@nku.edu or call 859.572.5444 and leave a message with the author's name, the manuscript title, date by which you need an answer, your phone number, and email address.
For any questions regarding submissions, please email nkylawreview@nku.edu or call 859.572.5444.

REPRINTS

Permission to reprint a Northern Kentucky Law Review article is granted provided that the following conditions are met:

Proper notice of the Northern Kentucky Law Review's copyright is included;
The author(s) and source are identified;
Permission of the author(s) is secured; and
The Northern Kentucky Law Review is notified of the use.

Permission requests to republish any part of a Northern Kentucky Law Review article should be sent to:

Attention: Executive Editor
Re: Reprint Permission
Northern Kentucky Law Review
Chase College of Law
Nunn Hall, Room 402
Highland Heights, KY 41099

Law Review

2022-2023 Northern Kentucky Law Review

Executive Board

Senior Editors

Volume 48, No. 2

Articles

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