Appellate Courts

The death of a former Kentucky governor and his open government legacy

Amye Bensenhaver

Sep 22, 2023

Banner announcing 1000+ open records and open meetings decisions on AG's websites

Over 1000 disserved by Kentucky Attorney General in open records and open meetings decisions

Amye Bensenhaver

Sep 4, 2023

Jon Fleischaker, Michael Abate, and Rick Adams, attorneys representing KOGC

Court of Appeals hears oral arguments in a case that presents an existential threat to the open records law

Amye Bensenhaver

Aug 30, 2023

First page of Court of Appeals opinion in Campbell County v Moellman

An inevitable outcome in a published Court of Appeals open meetings opinion challenging masking requirements

Amye Bensenhaver

Aug 26, 2023

Image of parents and teachers at a table identified by the letters OTA

Public access to school fundraising records off the table

Amye Bensenhaver

Jun 12, 2023

Cartoon of Capitol in a delivery box marked “handle with care”

Through the open records lens darkly and addendum

Amye Bensenhaver

May 24, 2023

Daniel Cameron accepts the GOP gubernatorial nomination

Addendum: Through the open government lens darkly

Amye Bensenhaver

May 21, 2023

Daniel Cameron accepts gubernatorial nomination

Through the open government lens darkly: How would transparency fare under a Cameron gubernatorial administration

Amye Bensenhaver

May 19, 2023

Open government laws make national headlines: Is it possible Kentucky leads the way?

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 25, 2023

Motion to file memo in support of granting review and reply in opposition

Attorney General abandons neutral role in reviewing open records appeals in motion to Kentucky Supreme Court

Amye Bensenhaver

Feb 25, 2023

Ashley Gruner v Department of Kentucky State Police

Franklin Circuit Court affirms recent appellate court ruling that KRS 17.150(2) does not swallow the limitations found in KRS 61.878(1)(h)

Amye Bensenhaver

Feb 23, 2023

Two more records related bills are moving in the legislature

Amye Bensenhaver

Feb 12, 2023

Screenshot of email exchanged by Eastern Kentucky University officials

EKU officials’ email a sad reminder of the looming threat to the open records law

Amye Bensenhaver

Jan 12, 2023

Banner announcing Coalition’s Top Ten Open Government Stories of 2022

Fish and Wildlife Commission files brief in open records litigation with Open Government Coalition

Amye Bensenhaver

Dec 27, 2022

Photo of police car with “Police Records” caption

The Herald-Leader examines law enforcement agencies’ continuing defiance of Kentucky open records laws

Amye Bensenhaver

Dec 20, 2022

First page of Shively Police Department’s petition for rehearing

What’s the harm? Shively Police Department petitions Court of Appeals for a rehearing in recent case

Amye Bensenhaver

Dec 1, 2022

Court of Appeals opinion in Courier Journal v Shively Police Department

Kentucky Court of Appeals’ opinion rejects law enforcement claims that all records in an open investigation are exempt from public inspection

Amye Bensenhaver

Nov 11, 2022

Statement of the case in Kentucky Open Government Coalition v Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission

Coalition’s open records lawsuit is moving in the appellate courts

Amye Bensenhaver

Oct 26, 2022

Excerpt from Chief Justice John Minton’s State of the Judiciary Address

A View from the Bench: The Chief Justice’s Final State of the Judiciary Address

Amye Bensenhaver

Oct 22, 2022

Coalition Blog - Appellate Courts

The death of a former Kentucky governor and his open government legacy

Over 1000 disserved by Kentucky Attorney General in open records and open meetings decisions

Court of Appeals hears oral arguments in a case that presents an existential threat to the open records law

An inevitable outcome in a published Court of Appeals open meetings opinion challenging masking requirements

Public access to school fundraising records off the table

Through the open records lens darkly and addendum

Addendum: Through the open government lens darkly

Through the open government lens darkly: How would transparency fare under a Cameron gubernatorial administration

Open government laws make national headlines: Is it possible Kentucky leads the way?

Attorney General abandons neutral role in reviewing open records appeals in motion to Kentucky Supreme Court

Franklin Circuit Court affirms recent appellate court ruling that KRS 17.150(2) does not swallow the limitations found in KRS 61.878(1)(h)

Two more records related bills are moving in the legislature

EKU officials’ email a sad reminder of the looming threat to the open records law

Top Ten Open Government Stories of 2022 Part ll

Fish and Wildlife Commission files brief in open records litigation with Open Government Coalition

The Herald-Leader examines law enforcement agencies’ continuing defiance of Kentucky open records laws

What’s the harm? Shively Police Department petitions Court of Appeals for a rehearing in recent case

Kentucky Court of Appeals’ opinion rejects law enforcement claims that all records in an open investigation are exempt from public inspection

Coalition’s open records lawsuit is moving in the appellate courts

A View from the Bench: The Chief Justice’s Final State of the Judiciary Address

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