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LawReader News[ view all news on our blog ]Judge Martin J. Sheehen Vindicated by U.S. Supreme Court ? It took twelve years, but his important ruling in the ?Rosetta Stone Case? has now been upheld.[Jul 2nd, 2009]Judge Martin J. Sheehen Vindicated by U.S. Supreme Court ? It took twelve years, but his important ruling in the ?Rosetta Stone Case? has now been upheld.
By LawReader Senior Editor Stan Billingsley July 2, 2009
Twelve years after the Kentucky Supreme Court shot down some DUI rulings made by then Kenton District Judge Martin J. Sheehan [...]
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New KBA President, Buzz English Sworn In[Jul 2nd, 2009]
Charles ?buzz? english, jr. sworn in as new kba president
Sets fund-raising for KLEO Summer Institute as one of his first priorities
Charles E. ?Buzz? English, Jr., of Bowling Green, officially begins his one-year term as president of the Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) today, Wednesday, July 1.
?This is a remarkable honor, and one I will work [...]
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Gov. Beshear Appoints Three African American Judges In Jefferson County[Jul 2nd, 2009]
Gov. Beshear has improved the racial diversity of the Jefferson County Judicial System by appointing Olu Stevens as a Circuit Judge. Stevens is the immediate past presidence of the Louisville Bar Association. He also appointed Sadiqua Reynolds and Erica Lee Williams as District Judges.
These three appointment leave four additional judgeships available on the bench [...]
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SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO JUMP START YOUR LAW CAREER[Jul 2nd, 2009]Suggestions to jump start a legal career
Develop ?expertise? in some area of the law through self-education. Publicize this skill by writing articles and sending them to bar journals, legal blogs. Volunteer to speak at CLE events. This will pump up your resume.
Begin legal work part-time while working at another job.
Contact law firms in area, [...]
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Read Michael Jackson Will?.[Jul 1st, 2009]JULY 1–A will signed in 2002 by Michael Jackson stipulates that his assets be placed in a family trust and that his mother be appointed the guardian of his three offspring.
The will, a copy of which you’ll find below, lists three executors, including lawyer John Branca and music industry executive John McClain.
The will [...]
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Expert Explains Justification for Derivatives[Jul 1st, 2009]
Testimony of Don Thompson
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC)
on behalf of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
House Committee on Financial Services
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and GSEs
June 9, 2009
Chairman Kanjorski, Ranking Member Garrett, and Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Don Thompson, and I am a Managing Director and Associate General Counsel [...]
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U.S. Supreme Court Throws Out Missouri Law Against Disrupting a Funeral. KRS 525.055 Adopted in 2006 may be affected.[Jun 30th, 2009]U.S. Supreme Court Throws Out Missouri Law Against Disrupting a Funeral. KRS 525.055 Adopted in 2006 may be affected.
June 30, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider Missouri’s appeal of a court order barring the state from enforcing a law restricting protests near funerals.
State lawmakers in 2006 enacted two new laws creating buffer [...]
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U.S. Supreme Court Reverses 100% of 6th. Circuit?s appeals, 96% of 9th Circuit?s, this term[Jun 29th, 2009]
Excerpts from L..A. Times - Carol J. Williams June 29, 2009
During the current term of the U.S. Supreme Court justices reversed, at least partially, 94% of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rulings. Part of the reason, experts say, is the court is perceived as liberal and partial to the underdog.
From prisoners’ rights to environmental [...]
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U.S. SUPREME COURT - CRIME LAB TECHNICIANS MUST APPEAR IN COURT FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION[Jun 26th, 2009]
The defense bar today gains the formidable power to require the government to transport the analyst to the courtroom at the time of trial,? Justice Kennedy wrote.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday June 25, 2009 change some 90 years of precedent and ruled that Crime Lab Technicians must be available in the courtroom for cross-examination. [...]
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Seven Senators who voted against Slots Bill face potential Voter Backlash in 2010[Jun 25th, 2009]
Columnist Larry Dale Keeling wrote in the Herald-Leader blog that the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee defeat of the Governors Racetrack slots bill has cost the districts of seven Republican Senators millions of dollars in education projects. He predicts that those seven state Senators, who are up for re-eleciton in 2010, will face some backlash [...]
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Ky. House votes to balance budget, create jobs, and lower taxes on military pay[Jun 24th, 2009]June 24, 2009
Frankfort ? Classroom funding will be protected, Kentucky companies will have further incentive to expand, our men and women in uniform will get much-deserved tax relief, and large bridge projects will now be able to move forward under legislation strongly supported today in the state House of Representatives.
?This short special session has [...]
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HB 369 regarding new law for loss of driver?s license for certain theft offenses goes into effect. KRS 532.356(a) ? See AOC Forms for suspension, reinstatement and Hardship Licenses[Jun 24th, 2009]
HB 369 goes into effect today June 25th. It raises the threshold amounts for theft-related offenses, and contains a provision which requires a court to declare upon conviction for these offenses that a defendant is ineligible to operate a motor vehicle for the period of time that any restitution is owed. This is incorporated into [...]
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Here We Go Again: U.S. Supreme Court to tackle clarity of Miranda warnings again[Jun 22nd, 2009]The U.S Supreme Court agreed June 22, 2009 to hear another case over just how explicit the Miranda Warning language must be.
In its landmark 1966 Miranda v. Arizona ruling, the high court set out to protect the constitutional right of people not to incriminate themselves once in custody. The court said the police have to [...]
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Parents of Special Ed Students Can Seek Compensation for Private Schooling of Their Children[Jun 22nd, 2009]June 20, 2009
The Supreme Court ruled this week that parents of special education students who opt for private school instead of trying the public system cannot be barred from seeking public reimbursement for their tuition costs.
The court ruled 6-3 Monday in favor of a teenage boy from Oregon whose parents sought to force their local [...]
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NEW RULE CREATES DUTY OF LAWYERS TO REPORT ETHICAL VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.[Jun 22nd, 2009]
By Stan Billingsley, LawReader Senior Editor ? June 20, 2009
One of the important new ethic rules applying to the legal profession, which became effective on June 15, 2009, makes an important change in the duty to report ethical violations to the KBA Inquiry Commission.
Until this new provision of the Code of Professional Responsibility became effective [...]
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Supreme Court Conservative Majority says Innocent Have No Constitutional Right to Access DNA Evidence Would Could Prove Their Innocence - Guess They Never Heard of Due Process[Jun 20th, 2009]After noting that DNA testing has an “unparalleled ability both to exonerate the wrongly convicted and to identify the guilty,” a five-member majority of the Supreme Court said there was no right to the convincing reviews. If that strikes you as strange, you’re not alone.
DNA lab work has become the new gold standard in [...]
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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[Jun 20th, 2009] The Senate President, David Williams has issued a double-dare to House Speaker Greg Stumbo and Gov. Steve Beshear regarding the Racetrack Slots proposal. Before the bill passed the House on Friday by a vote of 52-45, Williams sent a message that it would not pass the Senate.
It is believed that the bill will be assigned [...]
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Kentucky Human Rights Commission issues Rulings for June[Jun 19th, 2009]
June 19, 2009
RICHMOND ? The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Board of Commissioners at its meeting today ruled to accept four conciliations. It dismissed 24 complaints with findings of no probable cause and two withdrawals without settlement but with a right to sue.
The commission held its meeting in Richmond at the Arlington Association to [...]
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Age-Bias Rule and Makes Suits Harder to Win[Jun 19th, 2009]
With workplace age-discrimination claims rising rapidly, the Supreme Court made it much harder Thursday June 18, 2009,for older workers to win in court.
The 5-4 decision reversed a long-standing rule. Many federal appellate courts had decided that if a worker could show age was one of the factors in a layoff or demotion, then the employer [...]
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U.S. Supreme Rules No Constitutional Right to DNA test[Jun 18th, 2009]The Supreme Court said today that DNA possesses a unique ability to free the innocent and convict the guilty, but the justices nonetheless ruled that prisoners do not have a constitutional right to demand DNA testing of evidence that remains in police files.
In a 5-4 ruling, the court’s conservative bloc agreed to stand back and [...]
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