Inmates Contest Plan for Prison Above Kentucky Mine
A $444 million plan to build a new federal prison in a sensitive region of Appalachia ravaged by coal-mining operations drew a lawsuit Monday from 21 inmates.
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Kentucky Judge OKs Betting on Old Horse Races
The leader of a conservative group in Kentucky said Friday that while he is disappointed with the decision, he wasn’t surprised when a judge ruled this week that wagering on historical horse-racing machines is legal under state law.
Read moreKentucky AG Defends Campaign-Finance Reform in Sixth Circuit
The constitutionality of several Kentucky campaign finance laws was debated Thursday morning before a Sixth Circuit panel, with the state’s attorney general arguing they are necessary to maintain citizens’ confidence in the government.
Read moreKentucky Student Takes On School Basketball Rule
A male student claims in a federal lawsuit that a Kentucky school board allows girls, but not boys, to play on basketball teams at multiple grade levels.
Read moreProtesters Challenge Ejection From Ham Breakfast
A group of protesters removed from a country ham breakfast at the 2015 Kentucky State Fair challenged their arrests as unconstitutional before the Sixth Circuit on Thursday.
Read moreSixth Circuit Clears Utilities in Ash Pond Leak Cases
The Sixth Circuit ruled Monday that utilities in Tennessee and Kentucky did not violated the Clean Water Act when contaminents in coal ash ponds at their facilities leached in the local groundwater.
Read moreSixth Circuit Clears Trump in Suit Over Rally Violence
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought against President Donald Trump by a group of protesters forcibly removed from a Kentucky campaign rally, finding that Trump’s call to “get ‘em out of here” did not rise to the level of inciting a riot.
Read moreFugitive Lawyer
A Kentucky lawyer who masterminded a $550 million Social Security fraud scheme and escaped from home arrest across the Mexican border was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison.
Read moreKentucky Official’s Dad Faces Campaign-Finance Charges
A former Kentucky Democratic Party chairman and a party strategist were indicted Friday on claims that they made illegal corporate contributions to the failed U.S. Senate campaign of the chairman’s daughter, who now serves as Kentucky’s secretary of state.
Read moreKentucky Governor Loses Fight With Medicaid Recipients
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin does not have legal standing to sue Medicaid recipients who challenged the state’s requirements that people work to receive benefits, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Read moreJudge Tosses Ex-Coach Pitino’s Adidas Lawsuit
A federal judge dismissed Rick Pitino’s lawsuit blaming the NCAA recruitment scandal on Adidas, ruling Tuesday that the former University of Louisville men’s basketball coach and apparel company must resolve their dispute in arbitration.
Read morePair of Environmental Cases Heard in Sixth Circuit
Two clean water cases involving coal-fired power plants in Kentucky and Tennessee, and their impact on the surrounding environment, were argued before the Sixth Circuit on Thursday.
Read moreKentucky Asks 6th Circuit to Restore Fetal-Heartbeat Law
An attorney for Kentucky argued Wednesday before a Sixth Circuit panel to have the state’s fetal-heartbeat abortion law reinstated, after a federal judge declared the law unconstitutional last year.
Read moreFormer Basketball Players Sue NCAA to Restore Title
Five former University of Louisville basketball players sued the NCAA on Wednesday, claiming it cannot revoke their 2013 national championship because of a prostitution scandal that left the program in tatters.
Read moreFederal Judge Blocks Kentucky’s Medicaid Work Requirements
Noting a “stunning lack” of consideration in Kentucky’s proposed new Medicaid plan, a federal judge on Friday blocked a first-of-its-kind bid by the state to tie Medicaid benefits to work requirements.
Read moreKentucky Accused of Pulling Money for Local Programs
Seven development districts claim in court that the Kentucky Department of Local Government is illegally withholding hundreds of thousands of dollars earmarked for rural jobs programs, public safety and elderly care to fill a gap left by a budget shortfall.
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