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Northern Kentucky Law Review Spring Symposium

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Obergefell v. Hodges: 10 Years Later - Thursday, March 20, 2025
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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
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CLE
6.0 general CLE hours approved in KY and OH

COST
$50 º£½ÇÊÓƵ Alumni
$65 General Public
$0 University faculty, staff and students

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Symposium Committee

Faculty Advisor and Speaker
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Jack Harrison

Jack Harrison
David and Nancy Wolf Chair in Ethics and Professional Identity Professor of Law
Director, Center for Excellence in Advocacy
º£½ÇÊÓƵ Chase College of Law
BIO
Northern Kentucky Law Review
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Matt Carlin
Matthew Carlin
Editor-in-Chief

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Summer Williams
Summer Williams
Executive Editor
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Joseph Gerwert
Joseph Gerwert
Symposium Editor
Staff Advisor
Jeannine Abukhater Lambert
Jeannine Abukhater Lambert
Executive Director of Centers & Programming
º£½ÇÊÓƵ Chase College of Law
BIO
 Special Events Coordinator
Ivory Faeth
Ivory Faeth
Events Specialist
º£½ÇÊÓƵ Chase College of Law
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Agenda

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Welcome Remarks

9:00-9:15 a.m.

Judith Daar
Judith Daar
Dean and Professor of Law
º£½ÇÊÓƵ Chase College of Law
BIO
Matt Carlin
Matthew Carlin
Editor-in-Chief
Northern Kentucky Law Review

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Summer Williams
Summer Williams
Executive Editor
Northern Kentucky Law Review
Joseph Gerwert
Joe Gerwert
Symposium Editor
Northern Kentucky Law Review
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Panel I - Inside Obergefell v. Hodges

9:15-10:45 a.m.

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Judge Timothy Black
Honorable Timothy Black
Judge
United States District Court
Southern District of Ohio
Al Gerhardstein
Al Gerhardstein
Counsel for Petitioner
Friedman, Gilbert + Gerhardstein
Bio
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Jack Harrison
Jack Harrison
David and Nancy Wolf Chair in Ethics and Professional IdentityÌýProfessor of Law
BIO
Regina Hillman

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

Presentation

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Richard Hodges
Richard Hodges
Respondent
Former Director
Ohio Department of Health
BIO
Jim Obergefell
James Obergefell
Petitioner
LGBTQ+ and Civil Rights Activist
Cincinnati, Ohio

Panel II - Building Families – Reproductive Health & Family Rights

11:00-12:30 p.m.

Judith Daar

Judith Daar
Dean and Professor of Law
º£½ÇÊÓƵ Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Highland Heights, KY
BIO

Presentation

Jeffrey Dodge
Jeffrey Dodge
Associate Dean
JosephÌýH. Goldstein Faculty Scholar
Penn State Dickinson Law
BIO
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Melanie Jacobs
Melanie Jacobs
Dean and Professor of Law
University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
Kimberly Mutcherson
Kimberly Mutcherson
Professor of Law
Rutgers Law School
Camden, NJ
BIO
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Ryan Thoreson
Ryan Thoreson
Assistant Professor of Law
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Cincinnati, OH

Luncheon and Student Scholarship Showcase

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Valerie Benton

Valerie Benton
Associate Editor
Northern Kentucky Law Review
º£½ÇÊÓƵ Chase College of Law
BIO

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Jacob Williams

Jacob Williams
Associate Editor
Northern Kentucky Law Review
º£½ÇÊÓƵ 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
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Joe Dunman

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

Presentation

Jennifer Kinsley

Jennifer Kinsley
Judge, Ohio First District Court of Appeals
Professor of Law
º£½ÇÊÓƵ 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
Willie Carver
Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr.
Advocate and Educator
Poet
BIO
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Anibal Rosario-Lebron

AnibalÌýRosario Lebrón
Associate Professor of Law

Rutgers Law School
Newark, NJ

Presentation

Nicholas Serafin
Nicholas Serafin
Albert J. Ruffo Assistant Professor of Law
Santa Clara University School of LawÌý
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Eliot Tracz

Eliot Tracz
Assistant Professor of Law

New England Law | Boston

Presentation

Closing Remarks

4:30 p.m.

Jack Harrison
Jack Harrison
David and Nancy Wolf Chair in Ethics and Professional Identity Professor of Law;ÌýDirector, Center for Excellence in Advocacy
º£½ÇÊÓƵ Chase College of Law
BIO
Willie Carver
Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr.
Advocate and Educator
Poet
BIO
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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. 

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Six@Six is an annual series of community lectures by º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s faculty and students as part of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ 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.   

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