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02/19/2026

If you or someone you know was over-detained, more information can be found at www.LouisvilleJailSettlement.com

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2026/01/27/louisvilles-lawsuit-settlement-payout-20-million-over-jail-errors/88378442007/

If approved by the federal judge overseeing the case, the settlement amount would be one of the largest in Metro history.

01/29/2026

More information can be found at www.louisvillejailsettlement.com

Garry Adams, one of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs, said the amount still needs to be approved by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings.

06/06/2025

“We asked a federal judge to intervene and stop the abuse at the Adair County facility in a lawsuit we filed 18 months ago. The response to all of this from the DJJ was to spend its efforts trying stymie the litigation with a slew of petty motions and a frivolous appeal, while allowing the conditions in the facility to descend to another hellish low.”

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Adair Youth Development Center in Columbia has 30 days to correct the nearly two dozen problems found by state inspectors.

03/07/2025

02/05/2025

Pro Practice tip: Never forget to pack your super secret strategy kitten.

12/18/2024

Garry Adams and Pete Lay score a win right out of the gate!

A Franklin Circuit Court judge denies the Kentucky Community and Technical College System’s motion to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit.

10/10/2024

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2024/10/09/kentucky-doj-lawsuit-adair-county-juvenile-detention-abuse/75277894007/

Laura Landenwich, who represents some of the alleged victims in a class action lawsuit against the Adair County Juvenile Detention Center, discusses.

06/13/2024

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2024/06/13/federal-investigation-kentucky-juvenile-justice-department-reactions-optimism/73892861007/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3YWVw5eXHc84tO-dp6pS2TELKB4mOYEBmwQZwwvngdQLDzW_EH4BDntzs_aem_AZHUWCHwIhXZxEueBM4RCdAfg-OFupGatKGYBE8qwojq6nf2TxSHfiO88Kj2uj9lkEJl_ukTcliDxFNR0ryPzYqw

The U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into Kentucky’s juvenile justice system comes at a key moment, with an influx of new detainees coming.

03/25/2024

https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article287066980.html

One sentence buried in Senate Bill 242 would give state officials the right to release confidential juvenile records.

01/18/2024

Things you like to hear -- 7th Circuit Judge to Laura Landenwich, "Your understanding of the facts, I mean, it's impressive." Very proud of our partner, Laura, as she argues before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in the case Amanda Rakes v. Jonathan F. Roederer, et al.

If you're interested, here's the brief to the 7th Circuit.