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Sophia Rosing appears in court for an arraignment hearing on Friday, March 17, 2023, at the Robert F. Stephens Circuit Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucky.

Former UK student pleads not guilty in arraignment hearing

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter March 17, 2023

Former UK student Sophia Rosing entered a not-guilty plea at the Lexington Circuit Court Friday morning, after assaulting a student worker in Boyd Hall on Nov. 6, 2022. According to Judge Lucy A. VanMeter,...

Sophia Rosing leaves the stand at her preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at the Robert F. Stephens District Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Kentucky Kernel

Former UK student arrested for assault waives right to preliminary hearing

Kendall Staton November 15, 2022

Former UK student Sophia Rosing appeared in court this morning for a preliminary hearing on charges of assault and public intoxication. Upon arrival, Rosing waived the right to a preliminary hearing based...

Gracyn Courtrights drivers license photo as it appears in the criminal complaint filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI matched her drivers license to surveillance footage and pictures of Courtright at the riot on the Capitol to confirm her presence on Jan. 6, 2021.

Former UK student sentenced to one month in jail for role in Capitol insurrection

Natalie Parks December 17, 2021

Nearly a year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, a federal judge sentenced former UK student Gracyn Courtright to one month in prison for her role in the Capitol riot. She will be allowed to voluntarily...

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RBG’s potential pre-election replacement should concern both sides of the aisle

Sarah Michels September 19, 2020

When news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death hit the nation Friday, there was little time to grieve. RBG, a champion for gender equality and underrepresented peoples, had been battling pancreatic cancer...

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State Supreme Court agrees to review UK-Kernel lawsuit

Natalie Parks December 19, 2019

Kentucky’s Supreme Court has agreed to consider hearing arguments in UK’s lawsuit against the Kernel.UK motioned for discretionary review in their case against the Kernel, which was granted by the...

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Suspension not enough for judge who suggested rape victim close her legs

April 8, 2019

If you follow any news media sites on social media, it’s unlikely that you missed the recent headlines about a judge who suggested to an alleged rape victim that she should have closed her legs to prevent...

Judge Robert Johnson listens to Assistant Attorney General Travis Mayos argument at the Kentucky Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Decision in Kernel, UK case to be delayed; court will reconsider case

Rick Childress December 10, 2018

A new three-judge appeals court panel will have to be assembled and will have to reconsider UK's lawsuit with the Kernel, the Kentucky Court of Appeals announced in an order last week. The appointment...

Ben Hughes, pastor of Emmanuel Christian Fellowship, speaks to the media after Haily Duvalls arraignment in Fayette District Court on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

‘We love her’: Pastor to help UK student accused of bomb threats

Jacob Eads November 8, 2018

The UK student charged with making threatening messages aimed at UK’s White Hall Classroom Building appeared in court via video chat Thursday afternoon. Her pastor offered to sign her out of jail and...

Tom Miller, the Kentucky Kernels lawyer, presents his argument to the panel of judges at the Kentucky Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Oral arguments heard in Kernel v. UK appeal; decision from panel still to come

Rick Childress September 25, 2018

Attorneys representing UK, the Kernel and the Kentucky Attorney General’s office argued their positions before a panel of three judges in the Kentucky Court of Appeals on Tuesday.Since the Kernel’s...

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The battle continues.

Bailey Vandiver August 21, 2018

After nearly two years of legal proceedings, the Kentucky Kernel is still involved in three lawsuits concerning the obtainment of records about sexual misconduct at universities.The Kernel’s pursuit...

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Kentucky appeals panel will hear oral arguments in Kernel v. UK lawsuit concerning open records

Bailey Vandiver August 13, 2018

A Kentucky Court of Appeals panel will hear oral arguments in the Kernel Press v. University of Kentucky lawsuit.In August of 2016, UK sued the student newspaper when the university refused to give the...

The decision to recall judge in Brock Turner case is more than fair

Matt Hasty June 14, 2018

Former California judge Aaron Persky, better known as the man who gave Brock Turner a light sentence, was recalled from the judicial bench on June 5.Turner was convicted of sexually assaulting a young...

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