肯塔基州最高法院暂停弹古德曼法官,裁定众议院超出了宪法的权力. Kentucky Supreme Court halts impeachment of Judge Goodman, ruling House exceeded constitutional authority.

肯塔基州最高法院已停止对法耶特巡回法官朱莉·古德曼的弹程序, 5-1裁决国会超出了其宪法的权力. The Kentucky Supreme Court has halted impeachment proceedings against Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Goodman, ruling 5-1 that the state House exceeded its constitutional authority. 法院表示立法者不能单方面定义可弹的犯罪行为, 关于司法裁决的争议应该由司法行为委员会或上诉程序处理, 而不是立法机构. The court stated lawmakers cannot unilaterally define impeachable offenses and that disputes over judicial rulings should be handled by the Judicial Conduct Commission or the appellate process, not the legislature. 裁决废除了弹条款, 并停止预定审判. The decision voids the articles of impeachment and stops the scheduled trial.