Law Enforcement

Amicus brief cover in Shively Police Department v Courier Journal, Inc.

Coalition tenders amicus brief in Kentucky Supreme Court open records case

Amye Bensenhaver

Oct 22, 2023

Danial Camera tweet touting advisory opinion favoring an agency ally

Kentucky's attorney general parades his ignorance and abuse of the Office's statutory duties and functions

Amye Bensenhaver

Sep 29, 2023

Coalition co-founder investigates allegations of local police misconduct

Amye Bensenhaver

Aug 28, 2023

Louisville's new body cam policy violates open records law and subverts its intent

Amye Bensenhaver

Aug 18, 2023

Mark Murphy editorial cartoon from Courier Journal depicting LMPD chief candidates with identities hidden

The fault, Mayor Greenberg, is not in the law

Amye Bensenhaver

Jul 21, 2023

Greenberg administration fails the most recent test of its commitment to the open records law

Amye Bensenhaver

Jul 6, 2023

Daniel Cameron accepts the GOP gubernatorial nomination

Addendum: Through the open government lens darkly

Amye Bensenhaver

May 21, 2023

A welcomed open records victory that comes with a hint of regret

Amye Bensenhaver

Apr 20, 2023

The 490 Project press release announcing settlement

Foundational principles of open government vindicated in settlement of lawsuit filed against LMPD by The 490 Project

Amye Bensenhaver

Apr 19, 2023

Scene of April 10 mass shooting in Louisville

Kentuckians have not looked away in the past. We must not look away now.

Amye Bensenhaver

Apr 15, 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

Following a four week recess, lawmakers introduce two new exceptions to the open records law on day one

Amye Bensenhaver

Feb 7, 2023

Shively Police Department’s Petition for Discretionary Review

Shively Police Department requests Supreme Court review of opinion holding law enforcement agencies to the same standard as all other public agencies

Amye Bensenhaver

Jan 25, 2023

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

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

Amye Bensenhaver

Dec 20, 2022

Associated Press photo of George Floyd protest

In 2021, Kentucky lawmakers ignored “cons” of divesting the public of the right to know

Amye Bensenhaver

Dec 19, 2022

Photo of a poster declaring “Harassers out of the workplace” from the Chronicle of Higher Education

“Pass the Harasser”: How public records reveal what the harassers (and often their public employers) will not

Amye Bensenhaver

Dec 4, 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

Coalition Blog - Law Enforcement

Coalition tenders amicus brief in Kentucky Supreme Court open records case

Kentucky's attorney general parades his ignorance and abuse of the Office's statutory duties and functions

Coalition co-founder investigates allegations of local police misconduct

Louisville's new body cam policy violates open records law and subverts its intent

The fault, Mayor Greenberg, is not in the law

Greenberg administration fails the most recent test of its commitment to the open records law

Addendum: Through the open government lens darkly

A welcomed open records victory that comes with a hint of regret

Foundational principles of open government vindicated in settlement of lawsuit filed against LMPD by The 490 Project

Kentuckians have not looked away in the past. We must not look away now.

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)

Following a four week recess, lawmakers introduce two new exceptions to the open records law on day one

Shively Police Department requests Supreme Court review of opinion holding law enforcement agencies to the same standard as all other public agencies

Top Ten Open Government Stories of 2022 Part ll

Top Ten Open Government Stories of 2022, Part l

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

In 2021, Kentucky lawmakers ignored “cons” of divesting the public of the right to know

“Pass the Harasser”: How public records reveal what the harassers (and often their public employers) will not

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

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