Former KY Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes cleared of wrongdoing in ethics case
By Jack Brammer Kentucky Lantern After years of legal wrangling, former Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is free…
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Kentucky Supreme Court: First Black woman justice sworn in; Chief Justice Lambert takes public oath
First Black woman justice By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goodwine — the first Black woman…
KY Supreme Court upholds mother’s conviction in fentanyl-related death of two-year-old son
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced a Ludlow woman convicted of murder after her toddler son ingested her fentanyl will remain…
KY Supreme Court Justice Robert Conley to head Judicial Commission on Mental Health
Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Robert B. Conley has been named new chair of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health,…
Robert Conley appointed to serve as Kentucky Supreme Court Deputy Chief Justice
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice-elect Debra Hembree Lambert announced she has appointed Justice Robert B….
Supreme Court Justice Michelle Keller receives ‘Justice for All’ award from NKY lawyers group
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor Supreme Court Justice Michelle M. Keller has received the seventh annual ‘Justice for All’ Award…
Kentucky Supreme Court to hear open records case involving KY Department of Fish and Wildlife
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments in a case that could…
34th annual Law Day, celebrating rule of law, swearing in new lawyers, is Thursday in Frankfort
The Supreme Court of Kentucky’s 34th annual Law Day celebration will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday in the House…
Divided Kentucky Supreme Court affirms voting districts in gerrymandering challenge
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s recently redrawn congressional and legislative districts will stand for future elections. (Editor’s note: The justices…
Kentucky Supreme court strikes down ‘random changes of venue’ law challenging state laws
By Liam Niemeyer The Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky Supreme Court in a 6-1 decision Thursday struck down a new law…
Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Laurance VanMeter announces he will not seek re-election
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Laurance B. VanMeter officially announced Tuesday he will not seek…
Attorneys argue about SB 126’s ‘random venue change’ for the Kentucky Supreme Court
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Oral arguments were heard by the Kentucky Supreme Court last week in a lawsuit involving…
Kentucky Supreme Court: Near-total ban on abortions remains in effect, case goes back to Jefferson Circuit Court
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter A long-awaited Kentucky Supreme Court ruling Thursday means that abortion remains illegal in the…
Portrait honoring late Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Wil Schroder to be unveiled Friday at Capitol
The Supreme Court of Kentucky will dedicate a portrait of late Justice Wil Schroder at an unveiling ceremony Friday at…
Justice Laurance A. VanMeter sworn in as chief justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Laurance A. VanMeter was sworn into office for a four-year term…
KY Supreme Court strikes down controversial school choice measure, Educational Opportunity Acct. Act
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky Supreme Court struck down 2021 legislation that helped fund private schools on Thursday,…
KY Supreme Court, KBA request that American Bar Association review state’s lawyer disciplinary system
The Kentucky Supreme Court and the Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) have jointly requested that the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing…
Kentucky Supreme Court hears oral arguments on two abortion cases; no indication of decision timeline
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on whether to reinstate a temporary injunction…
Abortion: Will access be restored after victory at the polls? Supreme Court to hear first case on Tuesday
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter Amber Duke, interim executive director for the ACLU of Kentucky, was pleased this week…
After voters reject Amendment 2, Kentucky Supreme Court poised to hear oral arguments on abortion ban
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Kentucky voters rejected a ballot measure that would have changed language in the state’s…
Al Cross: Voters have their say on abortion; now the courts can, then the legislature
“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have…
U.S. Rep. Massie campaigns for Supreme Court candidate Fischer, despite nonpartisan judgeships
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter SHELBYVILLE – Conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie appeared on the campaign trail Thursday with…