Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed a motion in Franklin Circuit Court last week to defend placing Marsy’s Law on the November ballot.
In a release from his office, Cameron says the Commonwealth’s Constitution “permits the General Assembly to place proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot for consideration by the people.” He adds “he will strongly defend the right of Kentuckians to vote on proposed constitutional amendments, including Marsy’s Law.”
Marsy’s Law, which is sponsored by Senator Whitney Westerfield, passed by the General Assembly in an overwhelming, bipartisan fashion earlier this year. It includes constitutional protections for victims of crime. The protections ensure crime victims are afforded due process and provided with specific rights, including notification of all court proceedings.
The current court challenge against Marsy’s Law was filed by the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and challenges the process used to pass the law and the constitutionality of the measure. In 2019, the Kentucky Supreme Court heard a separate legal challenge to Marsy’s Law and struck the law down, based on the ballot language of the constitutional amendment.
View a copy of the motion by clicking here.
