JURIST

AUGUST 23, 2021

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.

Court 104

Court Laws Court Rules Legal 104

Above The Law

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The post Kentucky Judge Indefinitely Suspended For Not Responding On Time appeared first on Above the Law. Here's a reminder to stay on top of your dates.

Laws 110

Laws Court 110

HowAppealing

MARCH 4, 2021

“Court Shrugs Off Appeal of Withdrawn Kentucky Ban on Gatherings”: Rob Tricchinelli of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued yesterday.

Court 100

Court Laws 100

HowAppealing

APRIL 29, 2021

” So concludes a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S.

Laws 100

Laws Court 100

The Crime Report

MARCH 16, 2022

Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill that would increase criminal penalties for fentanyl distribution, but critics say the legislation will only result in people being locked up for longer amounts of time and doesn’t include any measures to address the state’s overdose crisis, reports LEO Weekly.

Laws 98

Laws 98

The Crime Report

APRIL 28, 2022

Kentucky lawmakers in the state’s General Assembly recently passed a bill this session to provide alternative sentences for those suffering from some mental health disorders, reports FOX65. The law calls for at least 10 behavioral health conditional release pilot programs. No DUI or violent offenses will be considered.

Felony 98

Felony Legal Legal Laws 98

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

In 2019, police on bicycle patrol in Lexington, Kentucky, observed two men at a park bench exchange cash for what they believed to be a joint containing synthetic marijuana. A Kentucky appeals court agreed with Bembury that the search was likely unconstitutional. But the Kentucky Supreme Court reversed and upheld his conviction.

Court 90

Court Statute Court Rules Laws 90

LegalReader

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Kentucky is also considered a “no-fault” state when it comes to car insurance laws.

Laws 59

Laws Attorney Lawyer Lawyers 59

JURIST

AUGUST 4, 2022

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that a Kentucky federal grand jury has charged four current and former police officers with federal crimes in relation to the murder of Breonna Taylor. They also charged Brett Hankison with two charges of deprivation of rights under color of law.

Attorney 222

Attorney Laws 222

Diane Drain

APRIL 15, 2021

Arizonans currently are shielded from creditors on the first $150,000 of equity in homes they own and live in, thanks to a special provision in state law that’s designed to keep people from being thrown out on the streets. As laws change (they do all the time) your rights also change. – Diane L.

Laws 211

Laws Small Business Attorney Finance 211

LegalReader

JANUARY 13, 2023

The lawsuit contends that a recently-enacted Kentucky law providing for the incorporation of at least two charter schools would illegally divert resources away from public school districts.

Laws 59

Laws 59

JURIST

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

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.

Court Rules 163

Court Rules Court Lawyers Lawyer 163

LegalReader

JANUARY 4, 2022

Kentucky has a law against “harassing communications.” This is when someone uses written, telephone, or digital communications to intimidate, harass, annoy, or alarm another person.

Laws 59

Laws Attorney Lawyer Lawyers 59

ABA Journal

JUNE 21, 2023

As Michelle Browning Coughlin, of counsel at ND Galli Law in Louisville, Kentucky, was raising her two daughters, she wanted her kids to understand what…

Lawyer 123

Lawyer Lawyers Laws 123

ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A Kentucky lawyer who says he is working as a paralegal at the law firm carrying his name claims to be retired, rather than suspended,…

Paralegal 123

Paralegal Paralegals Lawyer Lawyers 123

JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Authorities allege that Google’s collection of location information violated the participating states’ consumer protection laws because “ Google misled its users into thinking they had turned off location tracking in their account settings, when, in fact, Google continued to collect their location information.”

Attorney 222

Attorney Technology Government Laws 222

The Crime Report

JANUARY 6, 2022

While her death is an absolute tragedy, a law professor at the University of Kentucky writes that her death “transcends the narrative of bad-apple cops” and highlights the broken system backing search warrants, according to a forthcoming Boston University Law Review paper. A Decaying Search Warrant System. Harding Jr.

Laws 131

Laws Mens Rea Legal Legal 131

SquirePattonBoggs

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Readers of this blog may be interested in an event that the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky chapter of the Federal Bar Association is hosting on Tuesday, December 6th from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Registration is free for FBA members, judges, law clerks, and court staff. at the Taft Center in Cincinnati (425 Walnut St., 2nd floor of U.S.

Attorney 59

Attorney Government Court Laws 59

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Officers should also consider the most appropriate time of day for executing a search. In circumstances when a child may be impacted by a search warrant, child protective services should be notified. ”

Laws 96

Laws 96

The Crime Report

JUNE 27, 2022

Kentucky has launched a plan to recruit active military personnel as police officers during the final 180 days of service. Andy Beshear says the Military to Law Enforcement Program will address the critical police shortage in the state, reports WKYT in Lexington, Ky.

Contract 52

Contract Laws 52

JURIST

MARCH 23, 2021

Hassaid to consider a California agricultural union organizing law. ” Under California law, agricultural businesses must allow labor organizations onto their property up to three times a day over a 30-day period, up to 120 days per year. The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Cedar Point Nursery v.

Laws 118

Laws Court Legal Assistant Legal Assistance 118

JURIST

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The group comes from a broad range of states across the country, including California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Vermont. They will examine whether the company violated state consumer protection laws by putting the public at risk.

Attorney 211

Attorney Legal Legal Laws 211

JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The release of Quintez Brown, 21, after trying to murder a Kentucky mayoral candidate is simply baffling. In Kentucky, all offenses, except some capital offenses, have a right to bail. He was bailed out with the help of the Louisville Community Bail Fund, which is reportedly part of Black Lives Matter Louisville.

Attorney 57

Attorney Court Criminal Law Laws 57

HowAppealing

OCTOBER 20, 2022

“Is Yale Law School Turning Over A New Leaf? The post “Is Yale Law School Turning Over A New Leaf? Judges James Ho and Lisa Branch are heading to YLS — at the invitation of Dean Heather Gerken!” ” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Law School 100

Law School Laws 100

Above The Law

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

NY law aims to curb nitrous oxide use in young adults. PoliticsNY ] * Two prisoners who have served decades for violent crimes may be up for parole after Ohio passed this law. Dayton Daily News ] * Kentucky man basically commits to future bar association violations because he owns a building. for now. [ Whip it bad! :

Laws 107

Laws 107

SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether Kentucky can recover $870 million from an online poker platform to recoup Kentuckians’ losses and whether federal approval of Roundup can protect Monsanto from violations under California law. Kentucky, ex rel.

Statute 107

Statute Court Immigration Government 107

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Recently, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Senator Dianne Feinstein of California prompted concerns about their health, causing some to question if they were fit to serve in Congress. Newman’s suspension comes amidst growing calls for term limits for aging judges and members of Congress.

Court 231

Court Lawyer Lawyers Laws 231

Above The Law

APRIL 14, 2022

Kentucky just attacked Roe in a big way. They were probably doing that before the law but progress is progress. [ appeared first on Above the Law. >* The DOJ helping to keep lower-wage conspiracies at bay? Yeah, that sounds good. [ Colorado makes cycling a little safer by allowing bikers to make rolling stops.

Laws 98

Laws 98

The Crime Report

AUGUST 24, 2021

But when it comes to arresting students for so-called “disruption” — the most subjective of all school-based offenses, which can entail protests and even the filming of misbehaving school police officers — officers’ outsize power is potentially unconstitutional, argue the authors of a paper published in the Lewis & Clark Law Review.

Statute 128

Statute Education Misdemeanor Court 128

HowAppealing

OCTOBER 19, 2022

“The wrong way to combat cancel culture”: Online at The Hill, law professor Steven Lubet has an essay that begins, “Judge James Ho created quite a stir when he delivered the keynote address at a Federalist Society conference last month in Kentucky.”

Laws 100

Laws 100

HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

“Gender-Affirming Care Ruling Could Force Supreme Court Reckoning”: Mary Anne Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report. ” The post “Gender-Affirming Care Ruling Could Force Supreme Court Reckoning” appeared first on How Appealing.

Court 100

Court Laws 100

SquirePattonBoggs

MARCH 1, 2021

The Kentucky Billboard Act requires a permit for billboards that advertise off-site activities—but no permit is required for on-site billboard advertising. The court rejected Kentucky’s argument that only intermediate scrutiny for commercial speech was appropriate. appeared first on Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog.

Court 45

Court Government Laws 45

The Crime Report

MAY 20, 2021

Kentucky has also taken major strides towards de-felonization , introducing two new laws to reduce the number of people convicted of felonies. Other states should take a page out of Tennessee, Kentucky and Colorado’s playbooks. Incarceration rates have increased 220 percent from 1980 to 2014, with 2.3

Healthcare 140

Healthcare Felony Government Court 140

LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Michele Pistone , professor of law, Villanova University. Ben Carter , senior litigation and advocacy counsel, Kentucky Equal Justice Center. Law Department (Friday, Nov. Law Firm (Monday, Nov. Lauren Sturdivant , founder, Rising Tide Law. Award Category. Honorable Mention. Access to Justice (Monday, Nov.

Technology 134

Technology Legal Legal Litigating 134

Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

* A picture is worth a thousand disbarrings: Kentucky prosecutor who would do legal favors for nude pictures is suspended. A teenager who was punished with life in prison at fifteen is now starting law school a decade later. appeared first on Above the Law. Courier Journal ]. * Just look at Texas! Texas Tribune ]. * Protocol ].

Law School 98

Law School Legal Legal Laws 98

SquirePattonBoggs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

This post arrives (along with many more) thanks to Zach Young , a Cincinnati native and rising 2L at Stanford Law School, where he studies as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. The Kentucky Derby is known as the fastest two minutes in sports. The Sixth Circuit found the Wests’ arguments about state law to be similarly unpersuasive.

Sports 40

Sports Law School Court Laws 40

Patently O

AUGUST 11, 2022

Every year, law schools advertise open faculty positions via a Faculty Appointments Register sponsored by the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). Note that top ranked law schools rarely advertise for particular subject matter areas. by Dennis Crouch. The new hire then starts work the following summer.

Laws 66

Laws Law School Criminal Law Constitutional Law 66