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Federal appeals court strikes down Kentucky billboard law

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that Kentucky’s Billboard Act is unconstitutional. Lion’s Den Adult Bookstore, which is located near the interstate highway in Upton, Kentucky, has a billboard attached to a semi-trailer on an adjacent piece of property.

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Appeals court rules march for life students cannot bring harassment claims against comedian

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The parents of the students sued Griffin and Chandrasekhar separately in the Eastern District of Kentucky, alleging civil harassment, harassing communications, menacing, terroristic threats and common law invasion of privacy. The district court dismissed both complaints without prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction.

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Kentucky Supreme Court backs laws limiting governor’s emergency powers

JURIST

The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled unanimously Saturday that a temporary injunction blocking new laws limiting Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s emergency powers was improper, and it remanded the case with instructions to dissolve the injunction.

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Kentucky man says police violated Fourth Amendment by searching his backpack during arrest

SCOTUSBlog

This week, we highlight petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether a backpack that is outside the reach of a person in handcuffs falls within the warrant exception. A Kentucky appeals court agreed with Bembury that the search was likely unconstitutional. Acknowledging that the U.S. In Bembury v.

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“KY clerk who denied marriage licenses to gay couples wants Supreme Court ruling overturned”

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” And Sarah Ladd of Kentucky Lantern reports that “ Kim Davis’ legal counsel moves to make her appeal a springboard for overturning marriage rights.” ” And Sarah Ladd of Kentucky Lantern reports that “ Kim Davis’ legal counsel moves to make her appeal a springboard for overturning marriage rights.”

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Colorado Court of Appeals Finds Trial Court Can't Rely on Additional Race-Neutral Reasons Given on Remand in Resolving Batson Claim

EvidenceProf Blog

Kentucky, the Supreme Court "ruled that a State may not discriminate on the basis of race when exercising peremptory challenges against prospective jurors in a criminal trial."* In Batson v. Under Batson, once the opponent of a peremptory challenge has.

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“C.I.A. Black Sites Are State Secrets, the Supreme Court Rules; A Guantánamo detainee had sought information from two former government contractors to aid in a Polish criminal inquiry into a facility there”

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Black Sites Are State Secrets, the Supreme Court Rules; A Guantánamo detainee had sought information from two former government contractors to aid in a Polish criminal inquiry into a facility there”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. “C.I.A. ” David G. .”