Chambers v. Stengel

GRAVES, Justice.

The Kentucky Constitution provides that the Supreme Court has the sole authority to regulate and discipline “members of the bar.” see Ky. Const. § 116. However, the Kentucky Constitution does not give the Supreme Court the power to criminalize lawyer conduct. We certify that the Kentucky General Assembly did *742not violate separation-of-powers principles by enacting KRS §§ 21A.300 and 21A.310(1), which impose criminal sanctions on practicing attorneys who solicit accident or disaster victims by direct mail within 30 days of the event.

This case comes to this Court on a request for…