Law Review

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

Current Issue

Volume 52, No. 1

Title Pages

Symposium Articles

Poem: Oh Give Us The Living Child
Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr.
Page 1

Lavender Scare to Lawfully Married: From Deviant to Dignified 
Regina Hillman
Page 3

What Hath Obergefell Wrought?
L. Joe Dunman
Page 63

Speak Now: A New Paradigm for Assessing Wedding Vendors’ First Amendment Objections to Same-Sex Weddings
Hon. Jennifer Kinsley
Page 89

Obergefell and the Domestication (or Not) of LGBTQ Intimacy
Ryan Thoreson
Page 107

The Unfulfilled Promise of Obergefell for Children of LGBTQ+ Parents: Advancing Non-Discrimination Laws for Familial Association
Jeffrey A. Dodge
Page 141

Notes

“Parent” is a Verb: Allocating Familial Rights and Responsibilities 
Valerie Walker Benton
Page 175

Controlled Consent: A Blockchain Solution to Uncertain Reproductive Rights
Jacob A. Williams
Page 193

Volume 52, No. 2

Title Pages

Symposium Articles

Obergefell After Dobbs and the Future of Substantive Due Process
Nicholas Serafin
Page 215

The Comorbidities of SSOGIE Equality: A Crisis Lens to Understanding Its Future
Aníbal Rosario Lebrón
Page 253

The Once and Future Queer Relationship
Eliot T. Tracz
Page 291

General Article

Reverse Engineering One’s Legal Career
Melanie Reid
Page 327

Notes

Web of Deception: How Cybersquatting and Fraudulent Entities Challenge Consumer Protection Laws
Jacob A. Davis
Page 365

Keep the Feds Out of the Flower Beds: Why Community Associations Should be CTA-Exempt
Sidonie Elizabeth Mangeot
Page 403

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 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.
• Staff Advisor for the Law Review: Jeannine Abukhater Lambert, Executive Director of Centers and Programming, abukhaterj1@nku.edu, 859.572.6403
• Faculty Advisor for the Law Review: Jeffrey Standen, Professor of Law, standenj1@nku.edu, 859.572.6404

Reprints

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

1. Proper notice of the Northern Kentucky Law Review's copyright is included;
2. The author(s) and source are identified;
3. Permission of the author(s) is secured; and
4. 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

Copyright permission may also be obtained via email at nkylawreview@nku.edu or via phone at: 859.572.5444.

Archives

Archives of the Northern Kentucky Law Review journals can be found on Hein Online at https://heinonline.org/HOL/Index?index=journals/nkenlr&collection=journals

Symposia

Each year the Northern Kentucky Law Review hosts one symposium to discuss emerging legal issues and advance legal scholarship. Practitioners, professors, judges, and legal scholars are invited to participate in each symposium. The Northern Kentucky Law Review also publishes one issue dedicated to exploring the symposia topic in more depth.

2025-26 Symposium

• April 3, 2026 - Founding Ideals in Constitutional Practice: The Declaration's 250-Year Legal Journey

2024-25 Symposium

• March 20, 2025 - Obergefell v. Hodges: Ten Years Later

2023-24 Symposium

• March 22, 2024 - Restorative Justice: Examining Community, Criminal and Environmental Themes

2022-23 Symposium

• March 24, 2023 - Modern Policing

2021-22 Symposium

• March 25, 2022 - Artificial Intelligence and the Law

2020-21 Symposium

• March 26, 2021 - The Future of Drug Policy: Is Decriminalization a Solution for Addiction and Policing?

2018-19 Symposium

• April 12, 2019 - Common Cause: Synthesizing the Work of Human Rights and Civil Rights Scholars and Practitioners

2017-18 Symposium

• March 2, 2018 - Symposium on Racial Profiling

2016-17 Symposia

• October 21, 2016 - Cybersecurity Symposium
• March 3, 2017 - Controversies & Issues in Internet Law

2015-16 Symposia

• October 9, 2015 - Cybersecurity Symposium
• February 26, 2016 - Miranda at 50

2014-15 Symposia

• March 20, 2015 - The New Era in Gaming Law
• February 27, 2015 - Law + Informatics Symposium on Digital Evidence

2013-14 Symposia

• February 27 & 28, 2014 - Law + Informatics Symposium on Cyber Defense Strategies and Responsibilities for Industry
• October 11, 2013 - Juvenile Justice: Law, Policy and Opportunities for Reform

2012-13 Symposia

• February 15, 2013 - Law + Informatics Symposium - Labor and Employment Issues
• October 20, 2012 - Ethics 20/20 and the Transactional Lawyer

2011-12 Symposia

• March 1 & 2, 2012 - Law + Informatics Symposium