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Louisville unveils first statue honoring a Black woman, celebrating legal pioneer and civil rights activist Alberta Odell Jones

On Friday, May 15, 2026, a new statue honoring civil rights advocate and legal trailblazer Alberta Odell Jones was unveiled ...
Louisville Public Media

Kentucky immigration attorneys hopeful in wake of federal court ruling

A federal court says ICE wrongly detained immigrants without bond hearings. The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 ...

Statue of civil rights pioneer Alberta O. Jones unveiled in downtown Louisville

A statue of Alberta O. Jones, a civil rights leader and the first Black woman to pass the Kentucky bar, was unveiled at the ...

Jefferson Co. attorney candidates both have longtime ties to office

Two Democrats, Sarah Martin and Karl Price, are vying to be the next Jefferson County attorney. Both have longtime ties to ...
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6 in Louisville indicted on felony Human Trafficking and organized crime offenses

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina D. Whethers announced Tuesday that the Jefferson County Grand Jury returned multiple felony indictments in Commonwealth v. Yejin Jeong, Timothy ...
The Conversation

What a US attorney general actually does – a law professor spells it out

President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 2, 2026, only 14 months after she was sworn into office, making her time in the role the shortest in 60 years. While much recent ...
WTVQ

Federal judge dismisses charges against former Louisville officers in Breonna Taylor case

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — A federal judge has dismissed charges against two former Louisville Metro Police Department law enforcement officers who were accused of charges relating to a ...
Kentucky Today

Louisville agrees to pay attorneys’ fees to photographer who successfully challenged city’s Fairness Ordinance

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) — The city of Louisville has agreed to pay $800,000 in attorneys’ fees to wedding photographer and blogger Chelsey Nelson. The fee settlement comes after the U.S. District Court ...
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Attorney general appeals Louisville judge's reduced sentence in robbery and sexual abuse case

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More than a week after a Louisville judge shortened the sentence of a man convicted in a robbery and sexual abuse case, attorney general Russell Coleman has submitted an appeal to ...
WLKY

Commonwealth Attorney provides insight, update on Louisville's safety plan

JEFFERSONVILLE, DEANDRIA TURNER, WLKY NEWS. THANK YOU. DEANDRIA TURNER. CURBING VIOLENCE IN LOUISVILLE IS AN ALL HANDS ON DECK EFFORT. PROSECUTORS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY ARE ...
The Courier-Journal

Louisville rejects mask ban for law enforcement, including ICE

The Louisville Metro Council rejected a proposal to ban law enforcement from wearing masks during enforcement activities. The proposed ban was inspired by reports of masked ICE agents conducting ...
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Attorneys prepare legal action 1 month after deadly UPS plane crash

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — It’s now been one month since the deadly UPS plane crash that killed 14 people and injured several others. “There’s a lot of really devastating emotions and feelings and ...