Kentucky

The movie There Will Be Blood brings back memories of the time I was an oil billionaire at the age of l9

Posted on February 10, 2008
By LawReader Movie Critic and former oil man Stan Billingsley ? Feb. 10, 2008. I must confess a personal fascination with the movie ?There will be blood?, which was based on a book by the prolific author and muckraker Upton Sinclair  (He is credited with writing almost 100 books...

Ohio Court debates changes in law allowing public access to court records.

Posted on February 09, 2008
Ohio may adopt rule to allow case by case sealing of court files. By JIM PROVANCE  February 8, 2008  BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF COLUMBUS - Proposed rules that would shield some court records from public view are likely to change before they come before the entire Ohio Supreme Court, Chief Justice Thomas Moyer said yesterday...

KENTUCKY CLIMBS WAY BACK INTO A SHOT AT NCAA BERTH

Posted on February 09, 2008
Kentucky wins another SEC game and ties for second place in the SEC.  Only Tennessee 8-1 and Mississippi State 7-2, have a better SEC record than UK.  Arkansas is tied with Kentucky at 6-2. About the only chance UK has of getting into this year?s NCAA Tournament is to win 6 or 7 of the last [...

Court upholds police tactics in violating State eavesdropping law. Federal eavesdropping law applied.

Posted on February 08, 2008
By Amber Krosel | Daily Herald Staff  Feb. 8, 2008   SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that police don’t have to follow a state eavesdropping law when working as part of a federal investigation. The ruling stemmed from a 2003 DuPage County drug sting that resulted in Randall Coleman being sentenced to 22 years in [...

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Hillary with 1,033 delegates leads Obama who has 937. She could pickup another 300 delegates if Michigan and Florida are counted.

Posted on February 08, 2008
By LawReader Senior Editor Stan Billingsley - Feb. 9, 2008 CNN credits Hillary with 1,033 delegates of which 840 are pledged through the primary elections and caucuses, and another l93 Super Delegates who have committed to her. The New York Times credits Hillary with a lead of l71 delegates...

The MADD influence is spreading. Court Watchers Monitor Courts in Leslie

Posted on February 07, 2008
“They know they’re welcome in my court anytime I’m there,” said Ky. District Judge Renee Muncy. LawReader  found this posting on the internet: Posted on August 3, 2007 by Hunter Biederman Apparently some other groups are getting into the court watching program too...

Judicial Nominating Commission announces names of nominees for vacant District Court judgeship in Clay, Jackson and Leslie counties

Posted on February 07, 2008
Feb. 7, 2008  FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice Joseph E. Lambert, today announced the three nominees to fill a vacant district judgeship for the 41st Judicial District, Division 1, consisting of Clay, Jackson and Leslie counties...

KBA announces upcoming CLE opportunities

Posted on February 07, 2008
Feb. 7, 2008 FROM:  John D. Meyers, Director for CLE Don?t miss an opportunity to earn live CLE credits learning about timely topics through the KBA Teleseminar program!  Learn from the convenience of your home or office ? all you need is a telephone!  The following seminars will be offered in February: February 12 - ?Family Law:  Estate [...

There is case law that supports the conclusion that Kentucky does not need a Constitutional Amendment to permit the licensing of Casino Gambling

Posted on February 07, 2008
By LawReader Senior Editor Stan Billingsley ? Feb. 7, 2008  Gov. Beshear made his support for a constitutional referendum to allow casino gambling a mainstay of his successful campaign for Governor in 2007.  That issue as advanced by Gov. Beshear is based on the assumption that a constitutional amendment is necessary to permit the legislature to [...

Chief Justice Lambert forms Mass Tort and Class Action Litigation Committee to safeguard against potential abuses in tort litigation

Posted on February 07, 2008
Feb. 7, 2008 Chief Justice Joseph E. Lambert has appointed 12 Kentucky attorneys to a committee that will study mass tort and class action litigation cases and develop recommendations for the Supreme Court of Kentucky. The Mass Tort and Class Action Litigation Committee will determine whether current court rules for attorneys and judges provide adequate safeguards [...

Don McNay - Surviving the Current Recession

Posted on February 07, 2008
Feb. 7, 2008  Don McNay -financial consultant and author from Richmond, Ky. Harry Truman said that a recession is when your neighbor loses his (or her) job.  A depression is when you lose your job.   A  21st century version of Truman’s theory is: A recession is when your neighbor is foreclosed on...

Eric Richardson named Special Justice to Ky. Supreme Court

Posted on February 07, 2008
Florence resident Eric Richardson has been appointed by the governor to serve as a Special Justice to the Kentucky Supreme Court to hear four conflict cases. Under Ky. Law when two Justices have disqualified themselves from hearing a case, the Gov. can appoint a Special Justice to sit...

Senate passes bill to deny shock probation in DUI death cases

Posted on February 07, 2008
The Ky. State Senate approved SB 25 Thursday, which would prohibit shock probation for DUI convictions where someone was killed. A similar prohibition already exists for violent offenses. “They may not be violent offenders, but their victims suffered a violent death,” said Sen...

House leaders considering additional tax increases so Education cuts can be restored in state budget.

Posted on February 06, 2008
Democratic leaders in the House will likely propose a legislative “package” that would bring in “several hundred million dollars” to enhance Gov. Steve Beshear’s austere budget proposal, said House budget committee chairman Harry Moberly ?D-Richmond...

Everybody has to be somewhere - even Sex Offenders

Posted on February 06, 2008
Florida is trying to dissolve a community of sex offenders living under a bridge that includes a makeshift gym, kitchen, living room and numerous pets.  The men have lived under the Julia Tuttle Causeway for more than a year. They say limited money and strict local ordinances make it nearly impossible for them to live anywhere [...

Fed. Appeals Court sends Bystander Recovery Product Liability Question to State Appeals Court for opinion

Posted on February 06, 2008
Amaris Elliott-Engel The Legal Intelligencer February 6, 2008   In the rare exercise of a mechanism that the federal courts may use to consult state courts about purely state questions of law, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to address the permissible scope of bystander recovery under Pennsylvania’s products liability [...

JUDGE DELAHANTY THREATENS CONTEMPT FOR PROSECUTOR WHO IS A SERIAL OBJECTOR. LawReader has some suggested remedies.

Posted on February 06, 2008
LawReader Senior Editor Stan Billingsley ? Feb. 6, 2008 Jefferson District Court  Judge Kevin Delahanty has threatened an assistant Jefferson County Attorney, Matt Golden, with contempt for continued objections during probable cause hearings.   Delahanty says he has told Golden and other prosecutors that he allows the Commonwealth a continuing objection, and that it is unnecessary to [...

Court of Appeals continues to send mixed message on SEND A MESSAGE closing arguments.

Posted on February 06, 2008
The Court of Appeals should consider sitting En Banc the next time this issue come up.Feb. 6, 2008 by Stan Billingsley, LawReader Senior Editor In November a panel of the Ky. Court of Appeals made up of Judges Dixon, Lambert and Senior Status Judge Paul Rosenblum sent a strong message that prosecutors should not make a [...

Rare video you will want to see. Three musical giants on stage at the same time.

Posted on February 06, 2008
Give yourself a few minutes of joy.  The following link is to an unbelievable musical event when Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles and Fats Domino all appear on stage at the same time playing piano and singing.  With Ray gone over the rainbow, this won?t ever happen again...

Pres. Bush submits $3 trillion budget. See what it contains.

Posted on February 05, 2008
Feb. 5, 2008 - Budget of the United States Government -Fiscal Year 2009 The Budget Documents Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2009 contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President?s budget and management priorities, and budget overviews organized by agency...

Green County to break ground for $11.5 million judicial center Feb. 8

Posted on February 05, 2008
Feb. 5, 2008  FRANKFORT, Ky. ?- The public is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony for the planned Green County Judicial Center on Friday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. CST. The event will take place on the construction site at 200 W. Court St. in Greensburg, which is directly across the street from the existing courthouse...

PSC notes changes in Do Not Call lists

Posted on February 05, 2008
 Issues instructions to telephone companies regarding consumer information         The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is reminding residents that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has assumed responsibility for maintaining the list of telephone customers who do not want to receive calls from telemarketers...

State Senate passes $l7 million giveaway in face of $400 million deficit

Posted on February 05, 2008
The  Senate must not have been listening ?we have a $400 million dollar budget deficit.  This Feel Good bill to cut tax revenue by another $17 million would seem out of the question.  This type of legislation has resulted in the legislature cutting state revenue by some $600 million in annual revenue over the last [...

First a budget cut, and now a physical assault on Public Defender

Posted on February 05, 2008
Defendant assaults his attorney  click to see video of sucker punch which earned the defendant a new attorney. This video was shown on the NBC Today show Tuesday morning. We have sympathy for PA Doug Crickmer, and hope he has no lasting effects from this unjustified assault...

Democrats win 3 of 4 House Seats in special elections

Posted on February 05, 2008
Unofficial Results for 95th Representative District (Unexpired Term) County Larry D. Brown Republican Greg Stumbo Democrat Floyd 801  3,591  Total 801   3,591 Total Registered Voters = 29,311 Votes Cast = 4,489 Turnout = 15%     Unofficial Results for 6th Representative District (Unexpired Term) County Marvin Wilson Republican Will R...

REPUBLICAN TAKES STATE SENATE SEAT IN EASTERN KY. STUMBO RETURNS TO HOUSE

Posted on February 05, 2008
While the state board of elections is only reporting two of four counties vote totals are in as of 8:14 p.m, a Lexington Television blog has called the election for the Republican.  REPUBLICAN CAPTURES MOUNTAIN SENATE SEAT Despite personal campaigning by Governor Steve Beshear for Democratic senate candidate Scott Alexander? Republican Brandon Smith has come out the victor [...

Leaked Lunsford Poll Gives Him Large Lead In Primary, and within striking distance of McConnell.

Posted on February 05, 2008
Feb. 5, 2008   Someone threw the following Lunsford Poll over our transome.  It shows that he has four times the support in the Democratic Primary than Andrew Horne and ten times the support of Greg Fischer.   Fischer has the ability to spend a lot on money on television between now and the May Primary and things [...

The courts must not tolerate any contempt for the truth

Posted on February 05, 2008
  The failure to rapidly pursue blatant perjury leads to the deterioration of the rule of law   February 5, 2008 BY Judge MICHAEL WARREN- Detroit Free Press The importance of telling the truth while under oath in court has been recently splashed across the front page...

There is a solution to the revenue shortfall in Frankfort, that solution is taxes not tolls.

Posted on February 04, 2008
Editorial by LawReader Senior Editor Stan Billingsley ? Feb. 4, 2008 ?The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves?? My father once gave me some fatherly advice and said, ?You get what you pay for.?  If Kentucky ever wants to get off the bottom in education funding and education quality, we are going [...

Budget cuts worry Prosecutors and Public Advocates

Posted on February 04, 2008
Feb. 4, 2008  The state’s chief public defender says Gov. Steve Beshear’s proposed budget cuts may force public defenders to withdraw from some cases, potentially placing thousands of cases in limbo.  Public Advocate Ernie Lewis says that’s the “doomsday scenario” if a proposed budget cut of 3...

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