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  • NYC Court Tosses US Fleeting Expletives Policy

    July 13, 2010 1:26 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday found that a government policy that can lead to broadcasters being fined for allowing even a single curse word on live television is unconstitutionally vague. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan tossed out the Federal Communications Commission's... more »
  • High Court Turns Down Both Sides In Tobacco Fight

    June 28, 2010 11:20 AM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected appeals by the Obama administration and the nation's largest tobacco companies to get involved in a legal fight about the dangers of cigarette smoking that has stretched more than 10 years. The court's action, issued without comment Monday, leaves in place court... more »
  • Appeals Court Says No Secrets For Kentucky Store

    May 19, 2010 12:17 PM

    (AP) - If Victor's got a little secret, he'll have to keep it to himself. A split federal appeals court upheld an injunction Wednesday barring a central Kentucky business owner from using the names "Victor's Secret" and "Victor's Little Secret" on an adult novelty and lingerie shop. The U.S. 6th... more »
  • Judge: Negligence "Substantial Factor" In Flight 5191 Crash

    December 18, 2009 2:31 PM

    (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the negligence of two pilots who took off on the wrong runway was a "substantial factor" in the August 2006 crash of a Comair regional jet in Lexington. U.S. District Judge Karl Forester's ruling, issued Thursday evening in Lexington, came in the... more »
  • High Court Upholds Cost-Saving Prisoner Release Plan

    November 25, 2009 1:50 PM

    A cost-saving initiative that has allowed the early release of thousands of prisoners and parolees can continue, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr., writing for the full court, concluded that the Department of Corrections has been properly following state law by releasing prisoners or... more »
  • State Supreme Court Says State Must Re-Adopt Lethal Injection Protocol Play Video

    November 25, 2009 10:33 AM

    The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that the state improperly adopted its lethal injection protocol and must readopt procedures to administer the three-drug cocktail used to execute condemned inmates. The ruling comes in a challenge brought by three Kentucky death row inmates. The inmates said the Kentucky Department of Corrections... more »
  • Court Upholds Ruling In Hurricane Price Gouging Case

    October 6, 2009 4:52 PM

    Attorney General Jack Conway Tuesday announced a significant ruling in Franklin Circuit Court in a lawsuit against Marathon Petroleum Company LLC, Marathon Oil Corp., and Speedway SuperAmerica LLC alleging price gouging in the wholesale and retail pricing of gasoline in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. On Monday, Franklin... more »