Kentucky judge allows case arguing period product tax is unconstitutional to proceed

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 486

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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A lawsuit arguing that Kentucky’s tax on menstrual products is unconstitutional will be allowed to proceed through the courts, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Melissa Logan Bellows ruled Thursday.

This comes roughly a month after the judge heard arguments over the state’s motion to dismiss the case that Alex Baldon and Skylar Davis filed in March.

These women assert that Kentucky is discriminating against women on the basis of sex by taxing period …

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