KY Parole Board: Large case load, lack of clear guidance raise questions about some life-sentence cases
Editor’s Note: First in a four-part series on Kentucky’s Parole Board. By R.G. Dunlop Special to NKyTribune Lance Conn was…
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Kentucky students’ lawyer tells judge they have right to sue for better public education
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — Questions around the right of Kentucky students to sue for a better public education…
Amye Bensenhaver: Shepherd’s victory in Franklin Circuit Court race a win for open government in KY
Judge Phillip Shepherd’s victory secures the future of open government in Franklin Circuit Court for the next eight years. The…
Kentucky Supreme Court hears oral arguments on two cases about Governor’s executive powers
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week on two cases that involve Gov….
Judge Shepherd temporarily blocks three bills that limit governor’s power, hearing to take place
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd issued a temporary injunction keeping three bills passed by…
Franklin County Court Judge Phillip Shepherd rules Kentucky’s death penalty protocol unconstitutional
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service A Franklin County judge has ruled the state’s protocol for carrying out the death…
Bill Straub: Here come the judges — and, thank the Constitution, they have important role in democracy
WASHINGTON – Gov. Matt “Yosemite Sam’’ Bevin appears to have a bit of a problem with the U.S. Constitution, at…
Judge Shepherd denies Gov. Bevin’s request to vacate ruling on process enacting pension reform
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd this week denied a motion by Gov. Matt Bevin’s legal…
Frankfort judge strikes down law requiring medical review of malpractice lawsuits; Bevin to appeal
A judge has ruled that a new law aimed at decreasing frivolous lawsuits and lowering malpractice insurance costs was unconstitutional,…