Medical marijuana pioneer James Burton says he grew pot to help his glaucoma. In Kentucky, he was charged with possession and sent to prison.
Author: Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier Journal
A lawyer says she was kidnapped by her client. Her book may help overturn his conviction
Kentucky lawyer Sharon Muse Johnson’s account of her kidnapping by Frankie Covington in her book is inconsistent with her testimony, a prosecutor says
A worker didn’t want a birthday party. His company held one anyway. Now it owes him $450K
A Northern Kentucky worker asked a boss not to give him a birthday party, saying it would stress him out. The company did anyway. It didn’t go well.
‘Modest and humble’: Texas Roadhouse founder Kent Taylor remembered for taking care of his employees during coronavirus pandemic
Company legend says Kent Taylor designed the first Texas Roadhouse on a cocktail napkin, building the chain into a goliath of 600-plus restaurants.
Virtual court hearings in 2020 have it all: Nudity, beer, bikinis and barking dogs
In Kentucky and across the nation, remote court hearings during the coronavirus pandemic have featured naked litigants and lawyers in bed.
Police, county attorney’s office hide 738,000 records in Kentucky sex abuse case
Louisville police and the county attorney’s office claimed sexual abuse records were turned over to the FBI. But an email indicates that’s not true.
Black teen handcuffed after wide turn sues police department for eyeing him as ‘perfect target’
Tae-Ahn Lea is suing Louisville Metro Police after he was handcuffed and his vehicle was searched during a traffic stop for a wide turn.
Maximum Security’s owners ask court to summarily declare it winner of Kentucky Derby
In a motion for summary judgment, Gary and Mary West have asked a federal judge to summarily declare Maximum Security the Derby winner.
Owners of biblical Noah’s ark replica sue over rain damage to property
Ark Encounter, a Kentucky attraction with a replica of Noah’s ark, has sued its insurers for failing to cover rain damage to its access road.
A prosecutor ridiculed a couple’s patron saint. So a court reversed their drug convictions
A prosecutor lambasted defendants for worshiping the patron saint of narcotraffickers, “Jesús Malverde.” Saint also is known as angel of the poor.