In accordance with a court order, the University of Kentucky has provided the open records requested by the Kentucky Kernel regarding an alleged September 2024 rape in Chellgren Hall.
According to a...
A Fayette Circuit Judge heard arguments on March 25 from the Kentucky Kernel and the University of Kentucky on their motions regarding an open records lawsuit.
UK denied an open records request filed...
Jon Fleischaker, an experienced Kentucky litigator, talks about his 40 years of experience in work involving media law, the First Amendment, and the creation of the Open Records Act.
On this week’s episode of Catching Up with the Kernel, your hosts Giana Gallo and Owen Chesemore inform you on a suspect arrested for a reported on-campus sexual assault who is now released from jail,...
Editor's note: Jon Fleischaker and Michael Abate are media law and First Amendment experts who serve as General Counsel to the Kentucky Press Association. They practice at the law firm of Kaplan Johnson...
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...
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:...
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...
“They really want a government that operates in darkness.”That’s what Amye Bensenhaver, former assistant attorney general, said about House Bill 387 on Tuesday, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. I...
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...
The Kentucky Attorney General ruled that Kentucky State University must give investigative documents pertaining to alleged sexual misconduct by a university employee over to the Kernel. The decision,...
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...
