Author

Jon Fleischaker

Jon Fleischaker

Jon Fleischaker is a media law and First Amendment expert who serves as general counsel to the Kentucky Press Association. He practices at the law firm of Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird LLP, where he regularly litigates open records and First Amendment disputes across the commonwealth. Fleischaker was among the original authors of the state’s Open Records and Open Meetings Acts.

Commentary

HB 509 would destroy Kentucky’s long tradition of openness. And Beshear knows it.
By: and - April 7, 2024

Repeatedly in recent weeks, Gov. Andy Beshear has come out in favor of House Bill 509, a bill that would dramatically weaken Kentucky’s open records laws. The governor has tried to assure citizens the bill would result in more transparency, not less. The governor is wrong; this bill will inevitably lead to the public’s business […]