Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Brought by Black University of Kentucky Football Players Against Police

A federal judge has dismissed 10 of the 11 claims in a lawsuit filed by five University of Kentucky football players against the Lexington Police Department. In the lawsuit filed in September 2022, the players – R.J. Adams, JuTahn McClain, Andru Phillips, Vito Tisdale and Joel Williams – claimed that Lexington police officer Cory Vinlove (Officer Vinlove) tried to “frame” them “for a crime they did not commit” as a way to “further his own career and embarrass the University of K