Kentucky abortion lawsuit: A pregnant woman sues for the right …
1 day ago · People gather near Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, on June 24, 2022, to protest the US Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Women will make up majority of Kentucky Supreme Court for …
3 days ago · In 1963, only 4% of first-year law students were female, rising to 20% in 1973, 39% in 1983 and 44% by 1993. In Kentucky last year women made up the majority of law students at the University of Louisville (53%) and Northern Kentucky University (55%). Female and male enrollment were about even at the University of Kentucky in 2023-24 with 203 ...
A pregnant woman sues for the right to an ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · It is challenging Kentucky’s near-total trigger law ban and a separate six-week ban, both of which were passed by Republican legislative majorities. The trigger law took effect when Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 and bans abortions except to save the life of the patient or to prevent disabling injury. It does not ...
Making history: Women will make up majority of Kentucky Supreme Court ...
2 days ago · News 4242 News ... Stumbo, who was the first woman elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court in 1993 and retired from the Court of Appeals in 2017, said that diversity on the bench — in terms of ...
Democrats Flip Kentucky Supreme Court Seat - MSN
Goodwine, a Court of Appeals judge with 25 years of experience, defeated attorney Erin Izzo in Kentucky's 5th Supreme Court District, shifting the court toward a Democratic influence.
Pamela Goodwine makes history again as first Black woman …
Nov 6, 2024 · At her watch party at the Elwood Hotel in Lexington, a crowd of about 40 exploded in applause at the news. “Being elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court tonight gives me the honor of being the first woman and only the fifth person in history to serve at every level (of the judiciary),” Goodwine said in a short speech just before 9 p.m.
Supreme Court - Kentucky Court of Justice
The Supreme Court of Kentucky is the court of last resort and the final interpreter of state law. It consists of seven justices who are elected from the seven appellate districts and serve eight …
Kentucky Supreme Court rules against allowing executions to …
Oct 24, 2024 · LOUISVILLE, Ky., (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Thursday denying a request by the state and Department of Corrections to resume executions, which have been on hold ...
Kentucky Supreme Court upholds legislative ... - Associated Press News
Dec 14, 2023 · Kentucky’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts, rejecting Democratic claims that the majority party’s mapmaking amounted to gerrymandering in violation of the state’s constitution.
Kentucky's Supreme Court keeps abortion bans in place : NPR
Feb 16, 2023 · The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that the state's near-total bans on abortion will remain in place while a lawsuit over the matter continues. The bans include a six-week ban and a...