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Kathy Jennings
Kathy Jennings is an American Democratic politician and attorney serving as Delaware's 46th attorney general since 2019, after careers as a prosecutor and county administrator.
Katiso Molefe
Katiso 'KT' Molefe, Johannesburg businessman and alleged 'Big Five' cartel leader named at the Madlanga Commission; murder accused in the Armand Swart and DJ Sumbody cases, on R400,000 bail, presumed innocent.
Katko v. Briney
Katko v. Briney is a 1971 Iowa Supreme Court decision holding that a landowner may not use a spring gun or other deadly device to protect unoccupied property.
Kaveri River water dispute
The Kaveri River water dispute, also spelled Cauvery, is a long-running disagreement between the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over sharing the Kaveri River's water.
Kay's Tutor v Ayrshire & Arran Health Board
Kay's Tutor v Ayrshire & Arran Health Board, also cited as Kay v Ayrshire and Arran Health Board, is a 1987 House of Lords Scots delict case: an admitted 300,000-unit intrathecal penicillin overdose in a meningitis child was held not proven to have caused his deafness, and judges may not adopt untested causation theories.
Kaycee Madu
Kaycee Madu (Kelechi Madu), Nigerian-born Canadian lawyer and Alberta UCP politician; MLA for Edmonton-South West 2019–2023; Canada's first Black justice minister and deputy premier; resigned over a 2021 call to Edmonton's police chief after a traffic ticket.
Kazybek Bi
Kazybek Bi (Kaz Dausty) was a Kazakh judge-orator of the Middle Zhuz, chief bi under Khan Tauke and a drafter of the Zhety Zhargy law code.
Kea W. Riggs
Kea Whetzal Riggs, born 1965 in Oklahoma, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in New Mexico since 2019, appointed by President Trump.
Keddie murders
The Keddie murders, also called the Cabin 28 murders, are an unsolved April 11–12, 1981 quadruple homicide at Keddie Resort, Plumas County, California, killing Sue Sharp, John Sharp, and Dana Wingate; Tina Sharp's remains were found in 1984. Smartt and Boubede were suspects; DNA matched a living suspect in 2018.
Keelhauling
Keelhauling (keel-hauling) was a naval punishment, originating in the 17th-century Dutch Navy, in which an offender was dragged by rope under a ship's keel, often fatally; it was never official in the Royal Navy and was abolished in 1853.
Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC, barrister and former Director of Public Prosecutions (2008-2013), led Labour from April 2020 and served as UK Prime Minister from 5 July 2024 to 20 July 2026, winning a 411-seat landslide before resigning amid U-turns, the Mandelson affair and record-low approval.
Keith Ellison
Keith Maurice Ellison, born in 1963 in Detroit, is an American attorney who has served as Minnesota's attorney general since 2019 after 12 years in the U.S. House.
Keith G. Kautz
Keith G. Kautz is an American attorney and Republican serving as Attorney General of Wyoming since 2025, appointed by Governor Mark Gordon after retiring from the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Keith Gibson (serial killer)
Keith Gibson (born 1982), Philadelphia serial killer and robber; six murders in Pennsylvania and Delaware, January–June 2021, while on probation for manslaughter; 7 life terms in Delaware (2024) and 4 consecutive life terms plus 76 years in Philadelphia (2026).
Keith Hunter Jesperson
Keith Hunter Jesperson, the "Happy Face Killer," is a Canadian-American long-haul trucker who murdered at least eight women, 1990-1995, signing anonymous letters with smiley faces; incarcerated in Oregon since 1995.
Keith P. Ellison
Keith P. Ellison (born 1950) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas since 1999, appointed by President Bill Clinton.
Keith Starrett
Keith Starrett, born 1951 in McComb, Mississippi, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, appointed by George W. Bush in 2004.
Keli Lane
Keli Lane, Australian former elite water polo player convicted in 2010 of murdering her two-day-old daughter Tegan (born 1996, body never found); sentenced to 18 years, appeals dismissed, denied parole under NSW no-body-no-parole laws.
Keli M. Neary
Keli M. Neary, born 1981 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is a US district judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, appointed by President Biden and confirmed in 2024.
Kelley B. Hodge
Kelley Brisbon Hodge, born 1971, is an American federal district judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since 2022 who previously served as interim district attorney of Philadelphia.
Kelly Gissendaner
Kelly Renee Gissendaner, Georgia death row inmate convicted of orchestrating her husband Douglas's 1997 murder by Gregory Owen, executed by lethal injection September 30, 2015, first Georgia woman executed in 70 years; Owen received life.
Kelly H. Rankin
Kelly H. Rankin, also known as Kelly Harrison Rankin, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge for Wyoming since 2024 and chief judge since 2025.
Kelo v. City of New London
Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005): Supreme Court case, 5-4, holding economic development takings for private developers are a Fifth Amendment public use; sparked state eminent domain reforms.
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli, Republican, was Virginia attorney general 2010–2014, sued over the ACA, lost the 2013 governor's race to McAuliffe, served as acting USCIS director from 2019, and founded the pro-DeSantis Never Back Down super PAC in 2023.
Ken Kratz
Ken Kratz, former Calumet County, Wisconsin district attorney (1992-2010) and Steven Avery special prosecutor, resigned in 2010 after sexting a domestic abuse victim; his license was suspended four months in 2014.
Ken McElroy
Ken Rex McElroy (1934–1981), the "town bully" of Skidmore, Missouri, was indicted 21 times and convicted once before being shot dead in his truck before dozens of silent witnesses; no one was ever charged.
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton, 51st Attorney General of Texas since 2015 and 2026 GOP Senate nominee against James Talarico; known for suits against the Biden administration, a 2015 securities indictment, and 2023 impeachment and acquittal.
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Ken Saro-Wiwa (Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa, 1941–1995), Nigerian writer and television producer, led MOSOP, the Ogoni campaign against Shell's oil pollution in the Niger Delta, and was hanged with the Ogoni Nine on 10 November 1995 after a condemned trial.
Ken Starr
Ken Starr (1946–2022), American lawyer, D.C. Circuit judge, and 39th U.S. Solicitor General; independent counsel 1994–1999 whose Whitewater/Lewinsky Starr Report led to Clinton's impeachment; later Pepperdine dean, Baylor president, Epstein lawyer.
Kenichi Shinoda (篠田 健一)
Kenichi Shinoda (篠田 健一), alias Shinobu Tsukasa, born 1942, is the sixth kumicho of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza syndicate, leading it since 2005 after heading the Kodo-kai; he survived the 2015 split that formed a breakaway group.