Kate Miller: General Assembly’s legislative session results in mixed bag for Kentuckians’ civil liberties
The 2021 Kentucky General Assembly wrapped up a whirlwind legislative session with a variety of wins and losses for civil…
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U.S. Supreme Court rules Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds will stay in place
By Mark Maynard and Tom Latek Kentucky Today Pro-life supporters in Kentucky were pleased with a decision by the U.S. Supreme…
Vanita Gupta: Facebook’s new policy gives politicians free rein to spread misinformation, inflame tensions
After Facebook was implicated in the 2016 election wreckage, the company made strides to shore up the platform against future…
Constance Alexander: Those who choose not to read have no advantage over those who can’t
In 1986, the Graves County school district banned the reading of William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” based on the…
ACLU of Kentucky prepares to fight back as religion becomes more prominent in state’s schools
By Mary Kuhlman Public News Service A leading civil rights group says a new effort to have the motto “In…
Federal judge sets trial date for state’s ban on most common type of second-trimester abortion
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A federal judge has ruled that a new law banning a common abortion procedure…
KyCIR: Legislature to get a bill that would tightened laws around child marriage in Kentucky
By Eleanor Klibanoff Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Kentucky’s laws around child marriage would be tightened significantly under a new bill…
Judge Bertlesman orders conference for trial on damages in case of handcuffed schoolchildren
Staff report Federal District Judge William O. Bertlesman has ordered a conference to discuss that a trial be set for…
Federal judge issues ruling striking down Kentucky abortion law requiring ultrasound
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today A Kentucky law requiring doctors who conduct abortions to display and describe a patient’s ultrasound…