{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-432.280","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 432.280","heading":"Court may bring criminal action for libel or slander -- Punish resistance to","body":"judicial order.\nNothing in KRS 432.230 to 432.270 shall prevent any court or judge from proceeding\nagainst any person writing or publishing a libel or slanderous words concer ning such\ncourt or judge in relation to his judicial conduct in court by indictment, nor prevent any\ncourt from punishing any person guilty of a contempt in resisting or disobeying any\njudicial order or process issued by or under the authority of such court.","path":["KRS Chapter 432"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18681","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:46Z","sha256":"34f282b2ae4a0c0964db75372a80f1a9addd4d7d8aff7d55b2402960b082cda0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-432.270","next":"us-ky/krs-432.290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}