A Kentucky woman who is pregnant and seeking an abortion filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County Circuit Court seeking to strike down two abortion bans under the state constitutional rights to privacy and self-determination.
Attorneys from the ACLU of Kentucky and the Kentucky Democratic Party were unsuccessful in asking Jefferson Circuit Court to order polling locations in Jefferson County remain open past 6:00 p.m. ET.
The ACLU of Kentucky today petitioned the Court to allow us to join the Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) in their lawsuit demanding Jefferson County polling locations remain open to accommodate Kentuckians who have experienced extreme, prolonged delays while voting in today’s historic election.
The ACLU of Kentucky is aware of the tech issues that have led to long lines for too many voters in Jefferson County.
To the extent LMPD seeks to overcome its own past, we encourage the department to develop specific guidelines to govern circumstances under which an individual may be detained for purportedly violating the anti-mask ordinance.
In their friend-of-the-court brief filed today in U.S. v. Skrmetti, Kentucky parents and a wide array of civil rights groups say laws like Tennessee’s and Kentucky’s discriminate against transgender people and harm youth and their families.