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SCOTUS Rules Kentucky AG Can Defend Abortion Law

Constitutional Law Reporter

Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit erred in denying the Kentucky attorney general’s motion to intervene on the commonwealth’s behalf in litigation concerning Kentucky House Bill 454, the state’s controversial abortion law. Although the litigation by that time had proceeded for years, that factor is not dispositive.

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Judge Says Students Can Sue University of Kentucky for More Coronavirus Refunds

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A Kentucky judge has ruled that a lawsuit demanding the University of Kentucky refund students who were forced to leave campus amidst the coronavirus pandemic can proceed. The Wednesday decision was enacted by Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Philip Shepherd.

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Kentucky Attorney Files Challenge To Kentucky Governor’s Closure OF Religious Schools

JonathanTurley

There is an interesting fight brewing in Kentucky between Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Gov. Beshear has correctly cited a major victory recently before the Kentucky Supreme Court — an unanimous decision in favor of his authority to issue pandemic orders. Andy Beshear. That case is being widely cited, including by Gov.

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Navigating Class Actions After Papa John's Settlement Denial

Law 360

A Kentucky federal court's surprising denial of preliminary approval for a $5 million settlement in the Papa John's no-poach case may prove to be an outlier but suggests a class action settlement would only be approved when a plaintiff demonstrates that a litigation class would be certified, say attorneys at Robins Kaplan.

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Halakha Challenge: Three Kentucky Women Argue Abortion Law “Imposed Sectarian Theology on Jews.”

JonathanTurley

Jackson Women’s Health Organization , a newly filed action in Kentucky may be one of the most creative. Kentucky defines “an unborn child” as beginning when an egg is fertilized and abortion is prohibited once fetal cardiac activity is detected at roughly six weeks.

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Survivors of Devastating Kentucky Tornado File Lawsuit Against Candle Company

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Employees at the candle factory, which was destroyed in a devastating 2021 tornado, claim that their supervisors threatened to fire them if they went home amidst severe weather alerts and tornado warnings.

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On Deck In JPML: Major Cyberattack, Uber Sexual Assaults

Law 360

When the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation meets Thursday in Lexington, Kentucky, it will consider whether to centralize suits over a massive security breach that affected numerous banks and insurers, as well as suits against ride-hailing giant Uber concerning sexual assaults by drivers.