Versailles became the 14th Kentucky town to adopt a fairness ordinance with a vote of 3-2. Versailles has a population of 8,568. LGBTQ residents will now be protected from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
The American Civil Liberties Union asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding Kentucky’s forced narrated ultrasound law against a First Amendment challenge.
Mayor Greg Fischer recently announced that the Jefferson County Youth Detention Center (JCYC) will close on January 1, 2020.
The ACLU of Kentucky, the Institute for Compassion in Justice, and the Children’s Law Center sent a letter to Mayor Greg Fischer and Commissioner Denver Butler at the Department of Juvenile Justice proposing a community-based solution to protect the rights of children and families after the annou