The case involving 141 Internet domain names, which the state of Kentucky wish to seize as gambling devices, and were instructed not to do so by the Court of Appeals is now being dealt with in the Kentucky Supreme Court.¬† The Court of Appeals ruled in iMEGA’s (Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association) favor when they ruled that the domain names may not be seized according to the state of Kentucky’s law.

iMEGA filed their brief with the Supreme Court towards the end of May, and the state of Kentucky’s attorneys were meant to file their brief on the 17th June.

Some say “better late than never,” but filing a brief to the Supreme Court a day late could not have helped Kentucky’s already flimsy case.¬† The brief should have been given to the court on 17th June, but was filed the next day on the 18th June.

When the court asked the state’s attorneys to explain why the brief was late, they said that they had calculated that the 18th was the date it was due, and added that the work involved in writing the brief was voluminous.

The next step that will be taken is for the Supreme Court to review both briefs and make a decision as to whether the case needs further judicial review.  Should the decision for further judicial review be taken, the court will set a date for a hearing at which both parties will be given the opportunity to present their cases.  If not, the decision made by the Court of Appeals stands.