JURIST
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The Kentucky Supreme Court Thursday ruled to keep two statewide abortion restrictions in place. Both restrictions went into effect when the US Supreme Court reversed Roe v. The injunction was initially granted by the Jefferson Circuit Court but ultimately dissolved in the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
The Kentucky Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments on the prohibition of firearms in school zones. The City of Pikeville appealed a decision from the state’s Court of Appeals, which held that concealed carry permits issued by the state allow permit-holders to carry weapons within federally protected school zones.
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JURIST
MARCH 31, 2021
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in a case challenging the Kentucky attorney general’s ability to defend the state’s restrictive abortion law in court. The law was originally defended at the trial and appellate courts by Kentucky’s health secretary.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that Kentucky’s Billboard Act is unconstitutional. Lion’s Den Adult Bookstore, which is located near the interstate highway in Upton, Kentucky, has a billboard attached to a semi-trailer on an adjacent piece of property.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
“Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued this evening.
JURIST
APRIL 22, 2022
A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked a new Kentucky abortion law from being enforced by state officials. HB 3 went into effect last week after the Kentucky legislature overturned Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of the bill. The bill is modeled after a Mississippi law that is currently under consideration by the US Supreme Court.
JURIST
APRIL 30, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concluded Thursday that Kentucky may enforce price gouging laws against sellers on Amazon, overturning a district court preliminary injunction. The seller refused to comply and ultimately obtained injunctive relief against the application of Kentucky price-gouging statutes.
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