Kentucky State students file state lawsuit against law ushering in polytechnic mission • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky State students file state lawsuit against law ushering in polytechnic mission • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky State University alumni, students and supporters crowded a House Appropriations and Revenue Committee meeting April 1 to hear about changes to Senate Bill 185. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer)Kentucky officials are facing a second lawsuit over a new law to make Kentucky State University a polytechnic institution.  Filing the case in Franklin County Circuit Court last week, a group of anonymously identified students allege that …

Kentucky State students file lawsuit to stop state takeover of HBCU

Things are getting even more complicated at Kentucky State University. Just days after one lawsuit challenged a sweeping new state law aimed at restructuring the school, a second class action suit has now been filed—this time by a group of anonymous students who say the legislation itself is unconstitutional, according to reports. The May 21 filing comes less than two weeks after an earlier lawsuit from students and alumni argued that the same l…

Kentucky State students file state lawsuit against law ushering in polytechnic mission

By McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern · May 26, 2026 Kentucky State University alumni, students and supporters crowded a House Appropriations and Revenue Committee meeting April 1 to hear about changes to Senate Bill 185. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer) Kentucky officials are facing a second lawsuit over a new law to make Kentucky State University a polytechnic institution.  Filing the case in Franklin County Circuit Court last week, a…