Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky,sixth-most populous city in the Southeast,and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area,it is the country's 24th-largest city,although by population density,it is the 265th most dense city. Louisville is the historical county seat and,since 2003,the nominal seat of Jefferson County,on the Indiana border.
Ernesto Scorsone is an LGBT advocate,American lawyer,politician and retired judge from Kentucky.
The Louisville Metro Council is the city council of Louisville,Kentucky. It was formally established in January 2003 upon the merger of the former City of Louisville with Jefferson County and replaced the city's Board of Aldermen and the county's Fiscal Court. Louisville City Hall houses the offices and chambers of the council.
The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) began operations on January 6,2003,as part of the creation of the consolidated city-county government in Louisville,Kentucky,United States. It was formed by the merger of the Jefferson County Police Department and the Louisville Division of Police. The Louisville Metro Police Department was most recently headed by Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel since January 2,2023. On Tuesday June 25,2024,Chief Gwinn-Villaroel resigned following an ongoing sexual harassment and abuse scandal among the Louisville Metro Police Department. Major Paul Humphrey was appointed Interim Chief by Mayor Craig Greenburg. A national search will be conducted for a permanent chief. LMPD divides Jefferson County into eight patrol divisions and operates a number of special investigative and support units. The LMPD is currently negotiating a consent decree with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) subsequent to a 2023 investigation by the DOJ that concluded that the LMPD engaged in a decades long pattern of civil rights abuses.
In the United States,a no-knock warrant is a warrant issued by a judge that allows law enforcement to enter a property without immediate prior notification of the residents,such as by knocking or ringing a doorbell. In most cases,law enforcement will identify themselves just before they forcefully enter the property. It is issued under the belief that any evidence they hope to find may be destroyed between the time that police identify themselves and the time they secure the area,or in the event where there is a large perceived threat to officer safety during the execution of the warrant.
Gregory Edward Fischer is an American businessman and entrepreneur who served as the second mayor of Louisville Metro from 2011 to 2023. In 2019,he was elected vice president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors,and in 2020,he served as its president.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,transgender,and queer (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Kentucky still face some legal challenges not experienced by other people. Same-sex sexual activity in Kentucky has been legally permitted since 1992,although the state legislature has not repealed its sodomy statute for same-sex couples. Same-sex marriage is legal in Kentucky under the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. The decision,which struck down Kentucky's statutory and constitutional bans on same-sex marriages and all other same-sex marriage bans elsewhere in the country,was handed down on June 26,2015.
Attica Woodson Scott is an American politician who served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 41st district from 2017 to 2023.
Daniel Jay Cameron is an American attorney and politician who served as the 51st attorney general of Kentucky from 2020 to 2024. A member of the Republican Party,Cameron was the first African American and the first Republican since 1943 to be elected to the office. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election,losing to Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear.
Breonna Taylor was an African-American woman who was shot and killed while unarmed in her Louisville,Kentucky home by three police officers who entered under the auspices of a "no-knock" search warrant. After Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) ex-detective Brett Hankison was acquitted of felony wanton endangerment of Taylor's neighbors at the state-level,Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the Department of Justice was charging Hankison with the unconstitutional use of excessive force that violated Taylor's civil rights. He was found guilty in November 2024. Three other officers,who were not present at the shooting,were also federally charged with conspiracy in falsifying evidence to procure the search warrant,and then covering it up.
Breonna Taylor,aged 26,was an African-American medical worker who was killed on March 13,2020,after police officers from Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) forced entry into her home. Taylor's boyfriend,Kenneth Walker,fired a warning shot,mistaking the police for intruders,and wounded officer Jonathan Mattingly. Mattingly and two other LMPD officers—Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove—opened fire. It was determined that Cosgrove fired the fatal shot and that none of Hankison's shots hit anyone. Taylor's family was awarded $12 million in compensation and was given a promise the LMPD would reform its practices.
Christine Bojanowski is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing District 32 in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Karen A. Berg is a physician and professor who also serves in the Kentucky State Senate,representing the 26th District. She was elected to the Kentucky Senate as a Democrat in a special election held on June 23,2020,defeating Bill Ferko. She succeeded Senator Ernie Harris,who resigned on April 15,2020. She is the only Jewish member of the Kentucky State Senate.
The Breonna Taylor protests were a series of police brutality protests surrounding the killing of Breonna Taylor. Taylor was a 26-year-old African-American woman who was fatally shot by plainclothes officers of the Louisville Metro Police Department on March 13,2020. Police were initially given "no-knock" search warrant,but orders were changed to "knock and announce" before the raid. Taylor's boyfriend,Kenneth Walker,who was inside the apartment with her during the raid,said he thought the officers were intruders. He fired one shot,hitting officer Mattingly in the leg, and the officers fired 32 shots in return,killing Taylor.
Athena Hollins is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Hollins represents District 66B,which includes parts of Saint Paul in Ramsey County,Minnesota.
Josh Calloway is an American politician from Kentucky. A member of the Republican Party,he has been a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2021. He represents Kentucky's 11th House district,which includes Breckenridge and Hardin counties.
Charles David Yates is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Kentucky Senate from the 37th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 1,2021.
Patrick Clay Flannery is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 96th House district since January 2021. His district includes Carter and Lewis counties as well as part of Boyd County.
Brion Curran is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL),Curran represents District 36B in the north Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of White Bear Lake and Vadnais Heights and parts of Ramsey and Washington Counties.
Joshua Jedidiah Watkins is an American politician who is a member-elect of the Kentucky House of Representatives. His term will begin in January 2025. He will represent the 42nd district,which comprises part of Jefferson County.
