Legal Opinion

Pearce v. University of Louisville ex rel. Board of Trustees

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided December 18, 2014No. 2011-SC-000756-DG; 2012-SC-000104-DGPublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE VENTERS

In this decision we review, two separate opinions of the Court of Appeals, each of which concerns the applicable scope of KRS 15.520. KRS 15.520, often referred to as the “police officer’s Bill of Rights,” details specific procedural rights for police officers who are accused of misconduct and are facing the disciplinary processes administratively conducted by the police agency that employs them.

We granted discretionary review of these cases because the issue they present is of significant concern to law enforcement personnel throughout the state and to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Cumberland Valley Contractors, Inc. v. Bell County Coal Corp.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Withers v. University of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Bob Hook Chevrolet Isuzu, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Transportation CabinetKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
  4. St. Clair v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2004
  5. MPM Financial Group, Inc. v. MortonKentucky Supreme Court · 2009

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Beth Lewis Maze & Unknown Similarly Situated Purchasers Contracts v. Bd. of Dirs. for the Commonwealth Postsecondary Educ. Prepaid Tuition Trust FundMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018
  2. Castle v. CastleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2019
  3. Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission v. Norman WilsonKentucky Supreme Court · 2017
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Beshear v. BevinMissouri Court of Appeals · 2019
  5. In re JosephUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2018

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