The Conversation: What the 1st Amendment doesn’t protect when professors speak out on politics
By Neal H. Hutchens, and Jeffrey C. Sun The Conversation American colleges and universities are increasingly firing or punishing professors…
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Opinion – Bill Straub: Barr’s embrace of birthright citizenship vendetta unveils newfound fealty to Trump
President-cum-Dictator Donald J. Trump’s self-appointed handmaiden, Rep. Andy Barr, being perennially sensitive to the whims of his master, has officially…
Opinion – Amber Duke: Marking the 10-year anniversary of marriage equality
“Hi. My name is April Miller and Kim Davis just denied me a marriage license.” Ten years ago, I answered…
Stateline: Eyeing a friendly Supreme Court, GOP pushes for Ten Commandments in schools
By Matt Vasilogambros Stateline Testing constitutional limits, Republicans in at least 15 states have introduced legislation this year that would…
Supreme Court denies appeal, so riverfront property lawsuit heads back to Kenton court
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor After a process taking six long years, the Kentucky Supreme Court has denied review of…
Independent pharmacists start ads asking Congress for relief from PBMs, ask Supreme Court to hear a case
Independent community pharmacists have begun an advertising campaign to get Congress to rein in pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen between…
Opinion – Bill Straub: McConnell’s finagling with courts has fueled real concerns about legitimacy of judiciary
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, that self-appointed guardian of a scandal-ridden Supreme Court he helped foist upon an unsuspecting nation,…
Opinion – Col Owens: Sometimes, outrage is the only acceptable response; what happened to ‘rule of law’?
It is impossible to watch certain current events unfold and not respond to them, immediately, with outrage. The Supreme Court’s…
Mitch McConnell’s legacy is current Supreme Court and a judiciary reshaped by his ‘calculated audacity’
By Al Cross University of Kentucky Mitch McConnell, who announced on Feb. 28, 2024, that he would step down as…
ACLU files brief in lawsuit seeking to throw out redistricting plan enacted by legislature in ’22
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky has filed an Amicus brief with the Kentucky…
Supreme Court Justice Michelle Keller and Court of Appeals Judge Susanne Cetrulo to retain seats
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter In one of the most consequential races in Kentucky on Election Day, incumbent Kentucky Supreme…
Questions arise about politics in big nonpartisan judicial races in Northern Kentucky
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter The two biggest judicial races in Northern Kentucky on the ballot next Tuesday are for…
Constance Alexander: This year’s Independence Day fireworks represent a ‘me too’ moment
Born on the first of July, I celebrated the 4th like it was my own personal holiday when I was…
Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously dismisses legal challenge to Marsy’s Law, favored by voters
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today In a unanimous opinion, the Kentucky Supreme Court has dismissed a legal challenge to Marsy’s…
Joe Heller: The news of the week as told in cartoons — broad brush strokes, living color, and few words
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in…
Bill Straub: Wonder of wonders, but Mitch McConnell has taken a somewhat bipartisan bent lately
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell did something so unusual, so out of character, this week that you should excuse Kentucky…
As U.S. Supreme Court deliberates abortion rights, access already limited in Kentucky, across region
By Kaitlin Thorne and Katie Myers Ohio Valley ReSource On a cold Wednesday morning in February, cars arrive at an…
Kentucky by Heart: The life of Robert James Harlan is a fascinating story of overcoming barriers, prejudice
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I recently became acquainted with the fascinating life of Robert James Harlan, born a slave…
Emergency regulations for historical racing on hold; KHRC must consider Family Foundation complaint
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Action on Tuesday by a legislative committee on emergency administrative regulations proposed by the Kentucky…
Bill Straub: Bipartisan commission on Supreme Court should perhaps consider term limits
Now that Republicans have made hash out of the supposedly non-political U.S. Supreme Court with a series of underhanded maneuvers,…
Retired, respected Supreme Court Justice Donald Wintersheimer, 89, dies peacefully at Covington home
Donald C. Wintersheimer who grew up in Northern Kentucky and held a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court for 24…
Supreme Court extends restrictions on jury trials, grand juries and other business until April 1
The Supreme Court entered two new Administrative Orders that further extend restrictions on jury trials, grand juries, show cause dockets,…