“Any Person” Embraces “Any Persons”: Kentucky Supreme Court Authorises Joint Adoption by Unmarried Couples Introduction On 20 June 2025 the Supreme Court of Kentucky released G.G. and T.S. v. Cabinet...
“Waiver of Particular-Case Jurisdiction for Unverified RCr 11.42 Motions and the Narrow Path to Mandamus” Commentary on Supreme Court of Kentucky’s decision in Glenn A. Peeler, Jr. v. John D. Simcoe...
“No Irreparable Harm, No Writ” – The Kentucky Supreme Court’s Re-affirmation of Strict Prerequisites for Prohibition Relief in Evidence-Suppression Cases Introduction In James Lynch v. Commonwealth...
“Beyond the Interview Room” – Kentucky Supreme Court Tightens the Reins on Forensic-Interviewer Testimony and Clarifies Waiver of Instructional Error Commentary on Jamie Boggs v. Commonwealth of...
Commonwealth v. Mills: Kentucky Adopts the “Favourability-Only” Test for Mid-Trial Brady Disclosures 1. Introduction In Jeremy Daniel Mills v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Supreme Court of Kentucky...
“Silent Waiver”: Kentucky Supreme Court Clarifies When a Faretta Hearing Is Required Introduction In Keithyon Nelson v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Supreme Court of Kentucky delivered a memorandum...
Moore v. Commonwealth: Re-Drawing the Line Between Police Narrative and “Investigative Hearsay” in Kentucky Introduction On 20 June 2025, the Supreme Court of Kentucky, in a not-to-be-published...
The “West Doctrine”: Vacatur of Fines and Costs upon Commonwealth Concession Post-Jeffreys Introduction In Kristopher Shane West v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Supreme Court of Kentucky affirmed a...
“Vacate-the-Lesser” Rule Reaffirmed: Supreme Court of Kentucky Clarifies Remedy for Mutually-Exclusive Verdicts in Taylor v. Commonwealth Introduction On 20 June 2025, the Supreme Court of Kentucky...
Consistency of Medical Causation Evidence in Kentucky Workers’ Compensation – A Comprehensive Commentary on Michael Hardin v. Ford Motor Co. (Sup. Ct. Ky. 2025) 1. Introduction In Michael Hardin v....
Clarifying the Limits of Prosecutorial Argument & Bolstering: The Unpublished Guidance of Rivak C. Kalfus v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2025) Introduction In Rivak C. Kalfus v. Commonwealth of...
Voluntary Payments Bar Common-Law Refunds: Kentucky Supreme Court Reaffirms Inland Container Test in T-Mobile South LLC v. Kentucky 911 Services Board 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of Kentucky’s...
“Abandonment-by-Conduct”: Kentucky Supreme Court Re-affirms that a Defendant’s Post-Invocation Behavior Can Waive the Right to Self-Representation Introduction The Supreme Court of Kentucky’s...
Impairment over Intoxication: Kentucky Supreme Court Clarifies Elements of the 2023 Vehicular-Homicide Statute in Jent v. Commonwealth 1. Introduction In Tracie Jent v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, the...
Insureds’ Authority to Allocate PIP Benefits Within “Elements of Loss” Introduction Erie Insurance Exchange v. Megan Johnson, decided April 24, 2025 by the Supreme Court of Kentucky, clarifies the...
Extension of the Prison Mailbox Rule to Collateral Appeals: Remedy for Mail Mismanagement Introduction This commentary examines the Supreme Court of Kentucky’s April 24, 2025 decision in Bradley...
Defining the Scope of Appealable Sentencing Discretion After a Conditional Guilty Plea Introduction Michael S. Montgomery v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2025) is a Supreme Court of Kentucky decision...
Refining Jury Instructions: Self-Protection Threshold and Combination Kidnapping Instructions under Kentucky Law Introduction The case of Dillon Brewster v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2025-SC-0281-MR)...
Enforcing SCR 3.130: Suspension for Failure of Diligence and Client Protection in In Re: Steven O. Thornton Introduction In In Re: Steven O. Thornton (2025-SC-0069-KB), the Supreme Court of Kentucky...
Prohibiting Inferences from Defendant’s Counsel Consultations as Palpable Error Introduction The Supreme Court of Kentucky’s decision in Justin Wischer v. Commonwealth of Kentucky establishes a...