Northern Kentucky Law Review Spring Symposium

Obergefell v. Hodges: 10 Years Later - Thursday, March 20, 2025

Registration

DATE
Thursday, March 20, 2025

TIME
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

LOCATION
James C. and Rachel M. Votruba Student Union Ballroom
at Northern Kentucky University

CLE
6.0 general CLE hours approved in KY and OH

COST
$50 NKU Alumni
$65 General Public
$0 University faculty, staff and students

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Symposium Committee

Faculty Advisor and Speaker

Jack Harrison

Jack Harrison
David and Nancy Wolf Chair in Ethics and Professional Identity Professor of Law
Director, Center for Excellence in Advocacy
NKU Chase College of Law
BIO

Northern Kentucky Law Review

Matt Carlin

Matthew Carlin
Editor-in-Chief

Summer Williams

Summer Williams
Executive Editor

Joseph Gerwert

Joseph Gerwert
Symposium Editor

Staff Advisor

Jeannine Abukhater Lambert

Jeannine Abukhater Lambert
Executive Director of Centers & Programming
NKU Chase College of Law
BIO

Special Events Coordinator

Ivory Faeth

Ivory Faeth
Events Specialist
NKU Chase College of Law
BIO

Agenda

PDF Agenda Available Here

Welcome Remarks

9:00-9:15 a.m.

Judith Daar

Judith Daar
Dean and Professor of Law
NKU Chase College of Law
BIO

Matt Carlin

Matthew Carlin
Editor-in-Chief
Northern Kentucky Law Review

Summer Williams

Summer Williams
Executive Editor
Northern Kentucky Law Review

Joseph Gerwert

Joe Gerwert
Symposium Editor
Northern Kentucky Law Review

Panel I - Inside Obergefell v. Hodges

9:15-10:45 a.m.

Judge Timothy Black

Honorable Timothy Black
Judge
United States District Court
Southern District of Ohio
BIO

Al Gerhardstein

Al Gerhardstein
Counsel for Petitioner
Friedman, Gilbert + Gerhardstein
Bio

Jack Harrison

Jack Harrison
David and Nancy Wolf Chair in Ethics and Professional Identity Professor of Law
BIO

Regina Hillman

Regina Hillman
Professor of Law
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Memphis, TN
BIO

Presentation

Richard Hodges

Richard Hodges
Respondent
Former Director
Ohio Department of Health
BIO

Jim Obergefell

James Obergefell
Petitioner
LGBTQ+ and Civil Rights Activist
Cincinnati, Ohio
BIO

Panel II - Building Families – Reproductive Health & Family Rights

11:00-12:30 p.m.

Judith Daar

Judith Daar
Dean and Professor of Law
NKU Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Highland Heights, KY
BIO

Presentation

Jeffrey Dodge

Jeffrey Dodge
Associate Dean
Joseph H. Goldstein Faculty Scholar
Penn State Dickinson Law
BIO

Melanie Jacobs

Melanie Jacobs
Dean and Professor of Law
University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
BIO

Kimberly Mutcherson

Kimberly Mutcherson
Professor of Law
Rutgers Law School
Camden, NJ
BIO

Ryan Thoreson

Ryan Thoreson
Assistant Professor of Law
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Cincinnati, OH
BIO

Luncheon and Student Scholarship Showcase

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Valerie Benton

Valerie Benton
Associate Editor
Northern Kentucky Law Review
NKU Chase College of Law
BIO

Presentation

Jacob Williams

Jacob Williams
Associate Editor
Northern Kentucky Law Review
NKU Chase College of Law
BIO

Presentation

Panel III - Free Speech & Equal Protection – Where the First & Fourteenth Amendments Meet

1:30-3:00 p.m.

Luke Boso

Luke Boso
Co-Associate Dean of Research
Professor of Law
Southwestern Law School
Los Angeles, CA
BIO

Joe Dunman

Joe Dunman
Assistant Professor of Law
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
BIO

Presentation

Jennifer Kinsley

Jennifer Kinsley
Judge, Ohio First District Court of Appeals
Professor of Law
NKU Chase Law
BIO

Presentation

Rev. David Meredith

Rev. David Meredith
Retired Pastor
Clifton United Methodist Church
BIO

Presentation

Panel IV - The Future of Civil Rights – Protections in a Changing World

3:00-4:30 p.m.

Janaya Trotter Bratton

Janaya Trotter Bratton
Judge
Hamilton County Municipal Court
BIO

Willie Carver

Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr.
Advocate and Educator
Poet
BIO

Anibal Rosario-Lebron

Anibal Rosario Lebrón
Associate Professor of Law
Rutgers Law School
Newark, NJ
BIO

Presentation

Nicholas Serafin

Nicholas Serafin
Albert J. Ruffo Assistant Professor of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
BIO

Eliot Tracz

Eliot Tracz
Assistant Professor of Law
New England Law | Boston
BIO

Presentation

Closing Remarks

4:30 p.m.

Jack Harrison

Jack Harrison
David and Nancy Wolf Chair in Ethics and Professional Identity Professor of Law; Director, Center for Excellence in Advocacy
NKU Chase College of Law
BIO

Willie Carver

Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr.
Advocate and Educator
Poet
BIO

Covering Campus Protests: An Inside Look from The Associated Press

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Poster for 6@6 series

Last spring, college campuses became the center of national news, as students protested the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Join journalists from The Associated Press for a behind-the-scenes look at all-night, on-the-ground reporting and a discussion of how today’s college students are changing the way reporters work.

More Information

Six@Six is an annual series of community lectures by NKU’s faculty and students as part of the NKU Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement. The series showcases the scholarship and creative work on campus by discussing that work in the community. Visit our Facebook Events Page for each lecture's link. https://www.facebook.com/NKUScripps/