Kentucky
Kentucky Top Court to Consider Shop's Refusal to Print Gay Pride T-Shirts
This is a clear-cut case of unconstitutional compelled speech with an easy verdict.
Hemp Comes Home
Legal hemp has returned to Kentucky. Will the Feds step aside and let the industry flourish?
School to Former Students: Shut Up About James Alex Fields' Nazi Past
Why are Boone County Schools bureaucrats trying to whitewash the Charlottesville murder suspect's history?
Released From Prison But Locked Out of Work
How licensing laws that block people with criminal records harm the formerly incarcerated and the economy.
Food Trucks Sue Louisville Because Law Allows Nearby Restaurants to Shut Them Down
Truck operator: "I feel like this city is about nepotism, cronyism and favoritism."
Kentucky Becomes Second State to Add Police to Hate Crimes Law
Louisiana already illustrating potential for abuse.
In Bowling Green 'Massacre,' FBI Agents Foiled an FBI Terror Plot
A 2011 "terrorist plot" in Kentucky is oft used to warn against Muslim refugees. But the only terrorists in this case were manufactured by the FBI.
Beach Boys Song Too Sexually Offensive for 2016 College Campus
The Midwest farmer's daughters are not alright.
University of Kentucky Takes Student Paper to Court Over Reporting on Sexual-Assault Complaints Against Professor
When does institutional protection of student-victim privacy cross the line into censorship?
Kentucky Sheriff's Deputy Performed Illegal Traffic Stop on Business Rival, Lawsuit Alleges
The deputy, who is also a city councilman, owns a private ambulance company currently engaged in a lawsuit with the employer of the driver he detained.
Ky. Governor's Action on Ex-Felon Voters Should Get More Attention Than Kim Davis Pandering
Bevin sends mixed messages on limits of executive power.
Incoming Kentucky Governor Promises No More Kim Davises Will Be Necessary
Bevin intends to take clerks' names off marriage certificates
Polls Fail Again in Predicting Outcome of Ohio Pot Referendum, Kentucky Governor's Race
Election Day 2015 did not go smoothly for pollsters.
Yesterday's Election: A Challenge for Democrats—and a Crisis for Politics
Matt Bevin's big surprise win the Kentucky governor's hints at trouble for both Democrats and the larger political system.
Kentucky's Incoming Republican Governor Supports Medical Marijuana
His Democratic opponent said letting patients use cannabis for symptom relief would produce a "lost generation" of adolescent potheads.
Tea Party Favorite Matt Bevin Wins Surprise Victory in Kentucky Governor's Race
The GOP win has significant implications for Obamacare.
Judge Blocks Kentucky's Absurd Attempt to Censor 'Unlicensed' Advice Columnist
No, you don't have to have the state's approval to tell families how to solve problems.
Kim Davis Seems to Think God Cares About Valid Government Marriage Licenses
Kentucky fight goes on with new court filings.
Nuance from Surprising Corners in GOP Undercard Debate re: Kentucky Clerk Fiasco
Pataki and Graham get that Kim Davis is not a businessowner.
Kim Davis Relents (Sort of), Won't Stop Marriage Licenses
But she won't issue any of her own and is taking her name off them.
Kim Davis Should Not Have Been Jailed
The Kentucky county clerk can't use the force of law to further her religious beliefs, but incarceration should be a last resort.
Kim Davis Freed, as Long as She Doesn't Interfere with Clerks Giving Out Marriage Licenses
It's not actually clear if she will cooperate with judge's order.
Is It Finally Time to Get Government Out of the Marriage Business?
Elected officials cannot be fired, which makes it that much harder to hold them accountable.
Ted Cruz Offers the Most Absurd Response to Arrest of Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis
No, she's not some sort of pioneer of religious victimization.
Kentucky Clerk Who Refused Marriage Licenses Found in Contempt, Taken Into Custody (UPDATE II: Clerk Won't Let Deputies Issue Licenses)
Kim Davis stands fast against acknowledging gay couples.
Rand Paul Argues for Private Marriage Contracts but Also Defends Clerk Not Doing Her Job
Guess which part of the answer gets the most attention?
County Clerk Still Refusing to Issue Gay Marriage Licenses—But This Isn't About Religious Liberty
There is no right to draw a paycheck for a job you refuse to do.
Senators Tell DEA to Stop Messing With State Hemp Crops
Provisions prevent feds from spending on interference with state hemp-farming programs or hemp crop transport.
In Wake of Fatal Shooting, Louisville Cops Shut Down Station Rather Than Meet With Local Police-Reform Advocates
Recent incidents in Louisville reflect a wave of "officer-involved shootings" and community-cop issues in Kentucky and Southern Ohio cities.
Kentucky Court Rules Printer Can't Be Forced to Produce Pro-Gay Messages
It's a fairly pure example of compelled speech.
States' Supreme Court Defenses of Gay Marriage Bans All Too Familiar
The fundamental question is whether marriage recognition is actually a right.
Louisville Cop Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Two Children; Previously Commended for His Work With Youth
Cop had multiple commendations for working with youth. Psychologist says she was kicked out of clinical program after reporting kids's allegations against him.
Federal Appeals Court Tackles Four States' Gay Marriage Bans
Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio, where bans have been tossed by a federal judge, getting cases reviewed.
Free Hemp From Stupid Restrictions
Kentucky's lawsuit against the DEA may point the way to change.
Kentucky AG Won't Appeal Same-Sex Marriage Order—Gay Marriage News Roundup
Order requiring Kentucky to recognize out of state same-sex marriages will go into effect on March 20.
