article thumbnail

Kentucky Senate passes bill to move certain juvenile defendants to adult court

JURIST

Kentucky’s Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would automatically transfer children charged with certain violent felonies to adult court. Currently, judges and district attorneys have the discretion to transfer children charged with violent felonies involving forearms to adult court.

Felony 262
article thumbnail

Kentucky sheriff arrested over fatal shooting of District Judge Kevin Mullins

JURIST

A local Kentucky sheriff has been taken into custody on morder charges following the fatal shooting of District Judge Kevin Mullins on Thursday. A preliminary investigation by Kentucky police identified Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. The investigation into Stines will be led by Kentucky state police.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Federal appeals court says Kentucky may enforce price gouging law against sellers on Amazon

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concluded Thursday that Kentucky may enforce price gouging laws against sellers on Amazon, overturning a district court preliminary injunction. The seller refused to comply and ultimately obtained injunctive relief against the application of Kentucky price-gouging statutes.

Statute 185
article thumbnail

Kentucky judge ends case against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend

JURIST

Walker’s attorney, Tom Wine, argued that he was acting in self defense in accordance with Kentucky’s self-defense statute when he fired a single “warning shot,” striking Mattingly. This motion now permanently closes the case against Walker in the Kentucky judicial system.

Statute 152
article thumbnail

US state attorneys general coalition investigates Instagram’s mental health impact on children

JURIST

A coalition of US state attorneys general Thursday announced a coordinated bipartisan investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. The group comes from a broad range of states across the country, including California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Vermont.

Attorney 211
article thumbnail

Breonna Taylor grand jurors seek impeachment of AG Daniel Cameron

JURIST

A group of “concerned Kentucky citizens,” including three grand jurors from Breonna Taylor’s case, announced a petition to impeach special prosecutor and state Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Friday. Cameron is an executive member of the National Association of Republican Attorneys General (RAGA).

Attorney 211
article thumbnail

Google reaches $391.5M multi-state settlement over user location tracking

JURIST

Attorneys general in 40 states Monday announced a $391.5 While the settlement ends the present lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a new lawsuit against Google last month for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent. The post Google reaches $391.5M

Attorney 222