Category: Kentucky

Kentucky 527s may face new disclosure rules

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 10, 2010
Categories In Kentucky

So-called 527 groups in Kentucky may face new disclosure requirements, according to this AP report. SB25 is available here.

Steve Henry campaign finance case in Kentucky closes

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date December 23, 2009
Categories In Kentucky

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports. Only because he wanted to put the case behind him, Henry said, did he agree to tender what is known as an Alford plea to three misdemeanor charges. Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate accepted the plea, then sentenced Henry to a year in jail and fined him $500. But the jail […]

Kentucky Election Law in the Balance

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 14, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases, Kentucky

What impact would Citizens United have on the states? Here’s a look at what a reversal of Austin would mean for Kentucky. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell ended his August recess Wednesday sitting in on U.S. Supreme Court arguments that could roll back some 30 years of Kentucky election law.