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Ann Rice O'Hanlon's mural inside Memorial Hall on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Joel Repoley | Staff 

Judge dismisses Memorial Hall lawsuit but says mural must stay

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter April 30, 2024

Poet Wendell Berry and his wife’s lawsuit against the University of Kentucky’s plans for the removal of a controversial mural in Memorial Hall was dismissed, but the judge said the mural cannot be...

Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. listens to UK's lawyer during oral arguments heard by the Kentucky Supreme Court in UK's lawsuit against the Kernel on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at the Kentucky Supreme Court in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff.

Details of the James Harwood investigation and records battle

Emily Girard August 26, 2021

James Harwood, at the time an associate professor of entomology at UK, resigned from his position in February 2016 after being accused of sexual harassment. The terms of his resignation agreement stated...

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This battle is (kind of) over. It shouldn’t have had to be fought.

Kernel Editorial Board March 29, 2021

Five years. Six editors. Thousands of dollars in court fees and lawyer payments.The University of Kentucky’s lawsuit against the Kentucky Kernel has had a heavy toll. But in the end, the ruling was simple:...

Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. listens to UK's lawyer during oral arguments heard by the Kentucky Supreme Court in UK's lawsuit against the Kernel on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at the Kentucky Supreme Court in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff.

Kentucky Supreme Court rules in favor of Kernel in lawsuit from UK

Natalie Parks March 25, 2021

The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Kentucky Kernel in an open records lawsuit from the University of Kentucky, upholding the ruling from Kentucky's Court of Appeals and ending a five-year...

Mural in Memorial Hall on the campus of the University of Kentucky on Friday, March 31, 2017. Photo by Adam Sherberg | Archive 

Mural still standing months after promise to remove

Haley Simpkins February 8, 2021

UK has not started the physical removal process of the controversial Memorial Hall mural.Following the killing of George Floyd and racial injustice protests in mid-2020, President Capilouto announced the...

Journalism professor Buck Ryan before a College of Communication and Information meeting with President Eli Capilouto on Friday, September 21, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Court of Appeals rules against professor, in favor of UK party in due process case

Natalie Parks November 5, 2020

According to an opinion published by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the complaint of tenured professor Buck Ryan has been dismissed and the court affirmed the district court's...

Date set for Supreme Court hearing of UK, Kernel lawsuit

Date set for Supreme Court hearing of UK, Kernel lawsuit

Sarah Michels September 3, 2020

After a four-year legal battle, lawsuit between UK and the Kentucky Kernel will be heard by the Kentucky Supreme Court. The lawsuit, Kernel Press v. University of Kentucky, was originally filed against...

University of Kentucky students walk into the student center on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Is UK liable if students contract COVID-19?

Lauren Campbell August 19, 2020

As of Aug. 18, 301 UK students had tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Lexington Fayette County Health Department. Students were tested on their return to campus, since many students were arriving...

Journalism professor Buck Ryan before a College of Communication and Information meeting with President Eli Capilouto on Friday, September 21, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Communications of UK students requested in suit of tenured professor

Sarah Michels April 22, 2020

Journalism professor Leland “Buck” Ryan has requested the disclosure of communications between him and at least seven former students as part of his second lawsuit against the University of Kentucky,...

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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...

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto met with faculty from the College of Communication and Information on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Professor sues UK and a student over Title IX complaint

Natalie Parks December 4, 2019

President Eli Capilouto announced in an email Friday that a UK professor was suing the university and a UK student in state court.The professor, Buck Ryan, is a member of the journalism faculty. He had...

Lisa Niblock, a UK senior, is a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed at Lexington's federal courthouse alleging that UK officials are discriminating against female athletes by refusing to create varsity sports opportunities. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

‘Last resort:’ The story behind the Title IX lawsuit against UK

Emily Laytham September 28, 2019

In 1972, a federal law known as Title IX was passed mandating equal opportunity for men and women in collegiate sports. Soon after, Suzie Stammer was approached by the University of Kentucky’s athletics...

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