Kentucky Supreme Court justices grilled lawyers, going back and forth over whether the General Assembly is allowed to pass laws that are targeted at specific cities or counties, via “class of one” laws.

Attorneys representing the state and Jefferson County Board of Education made their arguments a second time before the court Wednesday over a law that limits the elected school board, delegating more authority to the superintendent.

The courts’ makeup has shifted since the case first came before the Supreme Court, when the court ruled 4-3 that the law is constitutional. The newly elected Justice Pamela Goodwine voted in favor of resurrecting the case while the six other sitting justices maintained their original position.

Both Lexington and Louisville are members of a “class of one.” Lou

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