Larry Forgy, on Sen. McConnell’s failure to endorse Sen. Bunning: “He walked away from his friend, Ernie Fletcher, in 2007, and now he is walking away from his friend, Jim Bunning.”
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LawReader Columnist Judge Steve Horner (left to right)) Gwen Billingsley- LawReader CEO, Ellen O'Connell, and Jefferson County Attorney Michael O'Connell chatted it up at a dinner honoring Sen. Wendell Ford..
Charles "Buzz" English, Jr. of Bowling Green, was sworn in this week as the new KBA President. Read Story
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COURT UPHOLDS CONFRONTATION CLAUSE AND MANDATES THAT CRIME LAB TECHNICIANS MUST APPEAR AT TRIAL - JUDGE MARTIN J. SHEEHAN VINDICATED AFTER TWELVE YEARS Read Story
New KBA President, Charles “Buzz” English Sworn InRead Story
Gov. Beshear Appoints Three African American Judges In Jefferson County Read Story
SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO JUMP START YOUR LAW CAREERRead Story
Briefest news story of the weeK: "The thriller's in the chiller."
Expert Explains Justification for DerivativesRead Story
Workers in Kentucky who are currently paid at a minimum wage of $6.55 per hour will see an increase in their paychecks after July 1. That is when the state's minimum wage rate increases to $7.25 an hour.
U.S. Supreme Court Throws Out Missouri Law Against Disrupting a Funeral. KRS 525.055 Adopted in 2006 may be affected. Read Story
U.S. Supreme Court Reverses 100% of 6th. Circuit’s appeals - 96% of 9th Circuit’s, this term Read Story
Supreme Court Rules Strip-Search of Girl Was Unconstitutional ----Upholding a lowercourt decision, the Supreme Court ruled that officials at an Arizona public school violated a 13-year-old student's constitutional rights when they subjected her to a search of her bra and underpants for prescription and over-the-counter drugs that were forbidden by school rules. But the court said that the officials should be immune from liability in the case and that lower courts should decide whether the school district could be held liable. Only Justice Clarence Thomas dissented. rEAD-High Court: School Violated Teen's Rights
Notice of Vacancy for Bankruptcy Judge position in the Eastern District of Kentucky at Lexington. Interested applicants can send their application to: Office of the Circuit Execute, 503 Potter Stewart United States Courthouse, 100 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Applications must be received by June 30, 2009.
HB 369 regarding new law for loss of driver’s license for certain theft offenses goes into effect. KRS 532.356(a) - SeeAOC Forms for suspension, reinstatement and Hardship Licenses Read Story
Here We Go Again: U.S. Supreme Court to tackle wording of Miranda warnings againRead Story
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Parents of Special Ed Students Can Seek Compensation for Private Schooling of Their ChildrenRead Story
NEW RULE CREATES DUTY OF LAWYERS TO REPORT ETHICAL VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.Read Story
LawReader FACTOID: The Ky. Supreme Court grants Discretionary Review in only about 16% of the requests filed. In 2003: In 15.7% of all cases in which an appellant requested discretionary review by the Supreme Court from the ruling of the Court of Appeals, was the request granted. Of the 1,556 civil cases appealed to the Court of Appeals in 2003, only 23% of those cases were followed with a petition to the Supreme Court for Discretionary Review. Based on comments in: Elk Horn Coal Corp. v. Cheyenne Resources, 163 S.W.3d 408 (KY, 2005)
Supreme Court Conservative Majority says Innocent Have No Constitutional Right to Access DNA Evidence which Could Prove Their Innocence - Guess They Never Heard of Due ProcessRead Story
Gov. Beshear’s Budget Bill w/Racetrack Slots now up to Senate - Williams Issues Double Dare Warning to Gov. and House Speaker ----How to Contact Your Senator Read Story
Editors note: We have been receiving comments from readers concerning the Family Courts. We would like to hear what you think? Issues we hear being discussed are the expense and frequency of cases being assigned to mediation, the time it takes to complete a divorce case, and some believe the Juvenile Cases should be returned to the District Court. Some Family Court Judges tell us their heavy workloads are the root of the problem. Please send your comments to Firstjudge@aol.com and indicate if we can quote your name. How has the Family Court affected you? Judges, don’t be shy!!
Dr. Ted predicts Slot Bill to pass House and has enough votes in Senate to pass if it is allowed out of committee by Williams Read Story
The U.S. Supreme Court has limited the role of the courts in reviewing arbitration awards under federal law. Read Storyread syallbus
Cincinnati Sheriff Will Start Patrolling In Kentucky. He is spending $90,000 in federal stimulus money to buy fancy boat to patrol a river owned by Kentucky. What’s wrong with this picture?Read Story
Attn. Gen. Conway Issues Opinion Finding that Constitutional Amendment Is Not Necessary for Racetrack SlotsRead StoryRead full text of opinion
Every once in a while an Appellate Judge Charms Us With a Pithy Quote..Judge Huddleston shines on this one.. Read Story
Government Patent Law Rewards Lawyers Who File Claims Against Patent Holders who represent that their expired patents are still valid.Government gives half of damage awards to party suing to enforce patent law. Read Story
Court of Appeals Sends Message to Family Courts-"YOU ARE NOT SOCIAL WORKERS!!!" Read Story
Jefferson Prosecutor Accused of Not Disclosing Alleged Plea Deal Resigns Read Story
Attorney Eric Deters to Take on Police Officer in Martial Arts Cage Match. He is doing this for charity, but the police officer may be doing this to get Eric!!! Read Story
2009 CLE deadline looms – You must have your hours in by June 30th. or risk Suspension. You can get up to 6 hours of CLE online at www.clecenter.com
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Attorney Alert: Beware of the Asia Collection Scam which is trying to lure in Kentucky Lawyers by hiring them to collect local debts and then using counterfeit cashier’s checks to scam youRead StorytHIS IS NOT A RUMOR IT IS HAPPENING TO KY. LAW FIRMS!!!
Ky. Supreme Court Limits Number of “Published” Decisions by Court of AppealsRead Story--> LawReader will identify cases which we think should be published…there are two this week.
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On May 9th. The Women's Network Political Action Committee held a "New Deal Dinner" at the Galt House in Louisville.
The Keynote speaker was Anna Eleanor Roosevelt the Granddaughter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Ms. Roosevelt is a former professor at Western Ky. University, in Bowling Green. She currently lives in Chicago where she is Director of the Global Corporation Citizenship activities of the Boeing Corporation.
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