September 5, 2010 | By Andrew Wolfson | awolfson@courier-journal.com The Courier-Journal It is considered crass in most cultures, and hardly a subject of polite conversation. But now the Kentucky Supreme Court must answer a profound legal question about the burp: Is one enough to invalidate an alcohol breath test? A Jefferson district judge decided that …
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Jefferson seeks faster resolution of certain district court cases By Jason Riley and R. G. Dunlop | The Courier-Journal In a radical change designed to help resolve district court cases more quickly while reducing the time police officers are off the streets, the Jefferson County attorney’s office tomorrow is ending a long-standing practice of routinely …
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Filing errors also leave some sealed cases open and Confusing laws allow abuse and inequality Byline: Jason Riley and Kay Stewart May 15, 2005 Source: The Courier-Journal Thousands of Kentuckians are erasing their arrests and convictions every year by taking advantage of expungement laws that make it cheap and easy to bury their past mistakes. …
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Injunction is issued after suit questions its constitutionality Mar 6, 2004 Author: Joseph Gerth | jgerth@courier-journal.com | Source: The Courier-Journal >> Nude dancing returned to Louisville yesterday, following a one-night hiatus, when a judge issued an order blocking the metro government from enforcing its strict new adult-entertainment ordinance. The ruling by Jefferson Circuit Judge …
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Lawsuit claims new metro rules on operations illegal Joseph Gerth jgerth@courier-journal.com Source: The Courier-Journal A new Louisville metro government ordinance that limits the hours that strip clubs and adult bookstores can operate is unconstitutional, lawyers for several adult businesses told a Jefferson circuit judge yesterday. But a lawyer for the metro government argued that courts …
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From the Courier Journal’s Reader’s Forum Gold made ‘a difference’ November 3, 2002 Paul Gold may not be a household name in Jefferson County, but he has made a difference in many households. Paul Gold served as District Court Judge for nine years, but also spent some time as a special judge in Family Court. …
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