The court said the legislature's action on the assignment of court cases encroached on judicial authority.
It required the clerk of the state Supreme Court to choose another court through a random selection.
Such constitutional cases typically are heard in Franklin County Circuit Court in the capital city of Frankfort.
Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office defended the venue law, which passed as Senate Bill 126.
The intent, he said, was to “control Kentucky courts and block any civil action alleging a law is unconstitutional from being heard in one circuit court: the Franklin Circuit Court.”
Persons:
—, Andy Beshear, Daniel Cameron's, Cameron, Beshear, Laurance, VanMeter, ” VanMeter, ”, Robert Conley, “
Organizations:
Franklin County Circuit Court, Democratic Gov, GOP, Lawmakers, Republican, Franklin Circuit
Locations:
FRANKFORT, Ky, Franklin County, Frankfort, Kentucky