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Milk And Other Intoxicating Choices: Official State Symbol Adoption, Ryan A. Valentin

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

Although the practice of adopting official state symbols is widespread, little has been written on what legislators, when tasked with choosing a state symbol, should take into consideration. An examination of select official state symbols of the Commonwealth of Kentucky will contribute to an understanding of what official state symbols are, the purpose they serve, the qualities they should reflect, and how the value of symbols adopted may be improved through the application of standard best practices.

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Board Of Adjustment: Fifty Years Later, Kathryn L. Moore

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

Fifty years ago, Jesse Dukeminier, Jr. and Clyde Stapleton published a case study of the practice of law before the Lexington-Fayette Urban County (LFUC) Board of Adjustment. This Article presents a new empirical study of the LFUC Board of Adjustment. Specifically, the study covers the eighteen month period from the Board’s July 2007 meeting through its December 2008 meeting. This Article discusses how the practice has changed and improved in the years since the Dukeminier-Stapleton study and the problems and difficulties that still remain.

The Article begins by describing the current procedure before the LFUC Board of Adjustment and how …

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Board Of Adjustment: Fifty Years Later, Kathryn L. Moore

Kentucky Law Journal

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"Face To Face" With The Right Of Confrontation: A Critique Of The Supreme Court Of Kentucky's Approach To The Confrontation Clause Of The Kentucky Constitution, Sarah M. Dunn

Kentucky Law Journal

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Look Homeward Candidate: Evaluating And Reforming Kentucky's Residency Definition And Bona Fides Challenges In Order To Avoid A Potential Crisis In Gubernatorial Elections, S. Chad Meredith

Kentucky Law Journal

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Turning Jails Into Prisons—Collateral Damage From Kentucky's War On Crime, Robert G. Lawson

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

The primary purpose of this article is to scrutinize Kentucky's ever-increasing reliance on local jails for the incarceration of state prisoners. This objective cannot be achieved without an examination of the problems that compel counties and cities to allow (and even encourage) the state to capture their jails for this use. The first half of the article (Parts I-IV) provides general information about jails (including some pertinent history), contains a detailed description of jail functions (including some that have descended upon jails by default), and concludes with a discussion of what the state has done over two decades to convert …

The Legislative Privilege To Judge The Qualifications, Elections, And Returns Of Members, Paul E. Salamanca, James E. Keller

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Constitutionality Of An Executive Spending Plan, Paul E. Salamanca

Kentucky Law Journal

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Social Reform For Kentucky's Judicial System: The Creation Of Unified Family Courts, Erin J. May

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Constitutionality Of An Executive Spending Plan, Paul E. Salamanca

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

Operation of government in the absence of appropriations has become relatively common in the United States, particularly when projected expenses exceed projected revenue, making adoption of a budget a difficult task for the legislature. This Article focuses on the budget crisis in the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 2002 through 2003. In Part I, this Article recapitulates the history of the spending plan, including the action filed in Franklin Circuit Court to affirm its constitutionality. In Part II, this Article discusses certain theoretical, historical, and legal principles that inform analysis of the plan. In Part III, it considers certain deviations and …

Strengthening Hate Crime Laws In Kentucky, Jennifer Jolly-Ryan

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Reemergence Of The Sovereign Immunity Doctrine In Kentucky, Earl F. Hamm Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

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Campaign Finance Reform In Kentucky: The Race For Governor, Jennifer A. Moore

Kentucky Law Journal

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Relief To Subsequent Home Purchasers In Kentucky: The Past, Present, Future, And Franz, D. Brent Marshall

Kentucky Law Journal

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What May States Do About Out-Of-State Waste In Light Of Recent Supreme Court Decisions Applying The Dormant Commerce Clause? Kentucky As Case Study In The Waste Wars, Stanley E. Cox

Kentucky Law Journal

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Awarding Child Support Against The Impoverished Parent: Straying From Statutory Guidelines And Using Ssi In Setting The Amount, Rachael K. House

Kentucky Law Journal

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Apportioning Liability To Nonparties In Kentucky Tort Actions: A Natural Extension Of Comparative Fault Or A Phantom Scapegoat For Negligent Defendants?, Julie O'Daniel Mcclellan

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Limited Liability Company Act: Understanding Kentucky's New Organizational Option, Thomas E. Rutledge, Lady E. Booth

Kentucky Law Journal

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Starting Down The Road To Reform: Kentucky's New Long-Arm Statute For Family Obligations, Louise Everett Graham

Kentucky Law Journal

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Admissibility Of Expert Testimony On Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome In Kentucky, Michele Meyer Mccarthy

Kentucky Law Journal

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Commonwealth V. Wasson: Invalidating Kentucky's Sodomy Statute, Thomas P. Lewis

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Kentucky No Action Statute: Down For The Count?, Anne E. Gorham

Kentucky Law Journal

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A Plea For A Comprehensive Governmental Liability Statute, Roy Kimberly Snell

Kentucky Law Journal

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Kentucky's Doctrine Of Advancements: A Time For Reform, Carolyn S. Bratt

Kentucky Law Journal

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Living Will Statutes: A Proposal For Kentucky, Michelle Coulter Landers

Kentucky Law Journal

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Kentucky Law Survey: Arbitration, Thomas J. Stipanowich

Kentucky Law Journal

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Kentucky Law Survey: Workers' Compensation, Norman E. Harned, Scott A. Bachert

Kentucky Law Journal

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Private Property And Environmental Regulatory Takings: A Forward Look Into Rights And Remedies, As Illustrated By An Excursion Into The Wild Rivers Act Of Kentucky, Monique Duparc Winther

Kentucky Law Journal

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Kentucky Law Survey: Corporations, Willburt D. Ham

Kentucky Law Journal

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Kentucky Law Survey: Civil Procedure, John R. Leathers, Matthew L. Mooney

Kentucky Law Journal

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