Kentucky

Ky. Commission on Human Rights Issues Latest Rulings

Posted on October 23, 2008
LOUISVILLE ? The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Board of Commissioners at its monthly meeting today ruled to accept two conciliation agreements to resolve discrimination complaints, both in Louisville. The commission dismissed 39 cases with findings of no probable cause, accepted four withdrawals with private, undisclosed settlements, and accepted eight withdrawals without settlements but with [...

Hart County Judicial Center to be dedicated Oct. 30

Posted on October 23, 2008
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The public is invited to a dedication ceremony for the Hart County Judicial Center on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 11 a.m. CDT at 117 E. South St. in Munfordville.  ?The Hart County Judicial Center will greatly enhance the security of our court system,? Hart County Judge Executive Terry Martin said...

Fen Phen Defendant William J. Gallion agrees to permanent disbarment

Posted on October 23, 2008
Fen Phen Defendant William J. Gallion  was permitted to withdrawn his membership in Ky. Bar Association.  On Thursday Oct. 23rd. the Ky. Supreme Court issued an order approving the KBA recommendation.   As condition for allowing Gallion to withdraw from the Bar, he agreed to never apply for reinstatement, and to pay all costs associated with these [...

Supreme Court takes on identity theft case

Posted on October 22, 2008
By MARK SHERMAN ? Oct. 21, 2008  WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Supreme Court is taking a look at federal prosecutors’ efforts to pin identity theft charges on undocumented foreign workers who have Social Security and identification numbers that belong to others...

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U.S. Supreme Court: When Does Citizen Have the Right to Sue for Violations of Constitutional and Statutory Rights

Posted on October 22, 2008
The Supreme Court Puts Ideology Aside in Deciding a Small But Important Ohio Election Case that Could Affect the 2008 Presidential Election                             By MICHAEL C. DORF     Findlaw -  Oct. 21, 2008 During his confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court, then-Judge and now-Chief Justice John Roberts likened the judicial role to that of an umpire calling [...

SurveyUSA: Ky. Senate race tied

Posted on October 21, 2008
In last year?s governor?s race the SurveyUSA poll was the most accurate poll released.    In a poll released Oct. 20th. they are saying the race is dead even. Democrat Bruce Lunsford has pulled even with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in a new poll conducted by SurveyUSA for WHAS-TV in Louisville...

New Poll shows Lunsford closing on McConnell - McCain increases lead in Ky.

Posted on October 20, 2008
Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 10/15-16. Likely voters. MoE 4% (9/15-17 results)  McConnell (R) 46 Lunsford (D) 42  Stunning. That’s a 9-point swing in a month, with McConnell now falling well below the magical 50 percent mark.  Lunsford’s gains come among Democrats (12-point gain) and independents (10-point gain)...

FAMILY COURT JUDICIAL RACES -18TH. Judicial Dist.

Posted on October 20, 2008
  Family Court Judicial Races  18th. Judicial Dist. Name /    Address Office District/ Division Raymond S. Bogucki PO Box 266 Mt. Olivet, KY 41064 Circuit Judge Family Court 18th/2nd Donald A. Bromagen 1320 Walnut Grove Road Carlisle, KY 40311 Circuit Judge Family Court 18th/2nd Peter Newberry 1217 Criswell Road Berry, KY 41003 Circuit Judge Family Court 18th/2nd Barbara Paul 965 Morgan Hightower Road Falmouth, KY 41040 Circuit Judge Family Court 18th/2nd  

CANDIDATES FOR KY. STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Posted on October 20, 2008

See all candidates for contested Judicial races on Nov. 4th. ballot

Posted on October 20, 2008
JUDICIAL RACES:  Scroll down to see candidates in all contested judicial races: SUPREME COURT CONTESTED RACES Name /   Running Mate Address Office District/Division Daniel J. Venters PO Box 1749 Somerset, KY 42502 Justice of the Supreme Court 3rd Leonard H...

New Federal Wiretap Law Granting Phone Companies Retroactive Immunity Challenged in Court

Posted on October 19, 2008
  Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle October 18, 2008     Civil liberties groups started a legal challenge Friday to the new federal law designed to dismiss their wiretapping suits against telecommunications companies, saying the statute violates phone customers’ constitutional rights and tramples on judicial authority...

Bush Administration rushing through new regs. to allow dumping of mine waste into streams

Posted on October 18, 2008
 The Interior Department has advanced proposed regulations  that would ease restrictions on dumping mountaintop mining waste near streams. Environmental groups will probably sue to block the change if the administration finalizes it.   The department’s Office of Surface Mining issued a final environmental impact analysis Friday on the proposed rule change, which has been under consideration for [...

The Ky. Court of Appeals on Friday, adopted new legal doctrine on jurisdiction for modification of child support order, also they discuss in detail duties of insurance adjusters and attorneys, plus they review the Wells DUI case which said a sleeping driver was not in physical control?and they dismiss writ of forcible detrainer obtained by non-lawyer representing his own LLC.

Posted on October 17, 2008
The Ky. Court of Appeals on Friday, adopted new legal doctrine on jurisdiction for modification of child support order, also they discuss in detail duties of insurance adjusters and attorneys, plus they review the Wells DUI case which said a sleeping driver was not in physical control?and they dismiss writ of forcible detrainer obtained by [...

Iowa Supreme Court: Postpartum depression should have been presented in murder trial

Posted on October 17, 2008
Iowa woman convicted of second-degree murder in the 1998 drowning death of her infant son will have new day in court  By Lynda Waddington 10/17/08 An Iowa Supreme Court decision handed down today confirms that legal counsel for Heidi Anfinson was ineffective for not presenting evidence and investigating Anfinson?s claims of postpartum depression...

Justices Rule Against Ohio G.O.P. in Voting Case re: voter registration

Posted on October 17, 2008
  By ADAM LIPTAK and IAN URBINA New York Times - October 17, 2008   WASHINGTON ? The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court?s order requiring state officials in Ohio to supply information that would have made it easier to challenge prospective voters...

OHIO RULING MAY FORCE DISMISSAL OF THOUSANDS OF ABESTOS CLAIMS

Posted on October 16, 2008
By JULIE CARR SMYTH- AP   Published on Wednesday Oct 15, 2008 The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a 2004 law making it more difficult to seek damages for asbestos-related deaths and illnesses can constitutionally be applied to cases that were in the pipeline before the law went into effect...

?Joe the plumber? , focus of Presidential Debate, isn?t plumber, doesn?t earn near the $250,000 level that might cause a rise in his taxes, and doesn?t disclose who he will vote for?

Posted on October 16, 2008
By LARRY VELLEQUETTE and TOM TROY Tolego BLADE STAFF WRITERS  “Joe the Plumber” isn?t a plumber ? at least not a licensed one, or a registered one. A check of state and local licensing agencies in Ohio and Michigan shows no plumbing licenses under Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher?s name, or even misspellings of his name...

CA. APPEALS COURT DECISION SAYS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS VIOLATE MEN?S RIGHTS BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE STATE FUNDING ONLY FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN

Posted on October 16, 2008
Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle  Thursday, October 16, 2008 (10-15)  SACRAMENTO — California domestic violence laws violate men’s rights because they provide state funding only for women and their children who use shelters and other programs, a state appeals court has ruled...

U.S. Sup. Ct. hears case on qualified immunity of public officials

Posted on October 15, 2008
What do public school principals and teachers share in common with the average police officer on the street?   The answer is an interest in the body of law concerning official immunity from liability in lawsuits that challenge their actions. The police are sometimes sued personally by criminals or suspects over charges of the alleged deprivation of [...

BLOOD TESTS MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY A PHYSICIAN -nurses who take blood test without prescription face prosecution

Posted on October 15, 2008
  By LawReader Senior Editor Stan Billingsley    Oct. 15, 2008-   Kentucky DUI law has been expanded by court rulings (Mitchell v. Com.) that allow EMT personnel in some instances to take a blood sample from a defendant charged with DUI.  In common practice, police also take defendants to hospitals and the nursing staff frequently takes a blood [...

Kenton Commonwealth Attorney Rob Sanders appointed Special Prosecutor in Steve Henry Case

Posted on October 15, 2008
Mark Hebert has reported on WHAS.com on Wed, Oct 15, 2008 that Special Prosecutor Jim Crawford of Carrollton, had withdrawn from his appointment to investigate allegations of  campaign contribution irregularities in the Steve Henry Gubernatorial race...

Ten reasons you aren?t a millionaire?.

Posted on October 14, 2008
  (We also suggest that one reason might be that you use a high priced legal research source instead of the resonably priced LawReader??.sames cases, lower price!?)   By Jeffrey Strain  aol.com   Many people assume they aren’t rich because they don’t earn enough money...

10 Reasons You Aren?t Rich?

Posted on October 14, 2008
  We also suggest that one reason might be that you use a high priced legal research source instead of the resonably priced LawReader??.sames cases, lower price!?   By Jeffrey Strain  aol.com   Many people assume they aren’t rich because they don’t earn enough money...

Head Texas Appellate Judge says colleague has no right to file a dissent

Posted on October 14, 2008
  Dissent blocked in DeLay case, justice says. Accusation is latest twist in already political legal battle.   By Laylan Copelin   AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF  Tuesday, October 14, 2008   A 3rd Court of Appeals justice is accusing Chief Justice Ken Law of refusing to file her dissent in a politically charged case involving two associates of former U...

Volkswagen Wins U.S. 5th. Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling Limiting Venue in Product Liability case

Posted on October 14, 2008
By Susan Decker and William McQuillen  Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) — Volkswagen AG won a U.S. appeals court ruling that sets new guidelines on where it can be sued over allegations of defective parts, a decision that also could limit patent lawsuits in an east Texas town...

England?s 50 Highest Paid Lawyers?see what they make and how.

Posted on October 14, 2008
  Are top lawyers worth their huge fees?   The Sunday Times of London, England  July 13, 2008   Their bills are astronomical, but what?s a few million here if it saves more money there? These days an expensive lawyer is a necessity ? not a luxury ? especially if you?re visiting the divorce courts...

U.S. Supreme Court to rule if police informant acting as gov. agent can let in police to search residence without warrant

Posted on October 14, 2008
  By Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune   10/14/2008   WASHINGTON - Salt Lake City attorney Peter Stirba argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that an informant working for the police is a government agent and, when invited into a home, can let in law-enforcement officers even if they don’t have a warrant...

The late Justice McAnulty will be honored at portrait dedication Oct. 15 at the Capitol

Posted on October 14, 2008
   FRANKFORT, Ky., Oct. 8, 2008 - The Supreme Court of Kentucky will honor the late Justice William E. McAnulty Jr. at a portrait dedication ceremony at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Supreme Court chambers on the second floor of the Capitol in Frankfort...

Lexington overtime pay mediation means $2.1 million for lawyers

Posted on October 14, 2008
A lawsuit in Federal Court in Lexington has been successfully mediated.  The suit involved an overtime pay dispute for Fayette County Detention Center officials. The plaintiff?s lawyers, Miller, Griffin & Marks will receive about 40% of the total fee and attorneys of Wyatt, Trarrant & Combs who represented the city will receive 60% of the [...

Court records storage remains a problem in some counties

Posted on October 13, 2008
Old records are piling up in Kentucky courthouses   By Joe Biesk  Associated Press      Oct. 13, 2008 LAWRENCEBURG ? Only a few shelves are empty in one of Anderson County’s two cramped records vaults. Both sides of a nearby hallway are crowded with filing cabinets, leaving a narrow path to get by...

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