FACT SHEET: Information on chad meredith, Trump's nominee to the U.S. district court for the eastern district of Kentucky

Vehement Defense of Kentucky’s Abortion Restrictions

• Chad Meredith represented Kentucky in a lawsuit seeking to restore the state’s transfer agreement law, which requires abortion clinics to have a written agreement with a hospital and ambulance service in case of an emergency. Meredith argued that if Kentucky’s last abortion clinic closed, the impact would be “essentially none” because patients could travel out-of-state.

• Meredith defended Kentucky’s law requiring a mandatory ultrasound to be performed at least 24 hours before an abortion procedure. He claimed that “not every patient fully understands” the procedure as part of his defense for the burdensome requirement.

• Reproductive rights groups already opposed his nomination when he was previously considered.

Dangerous Loyalty

• As part of former governor Matt Bevin’s legal team, Meredith was involved in decisions about hundreds of controversial pardons. Bevin’s boss, Steve Pitt, personally recommended the pardon of a convicted sex offender, Dayton Jones. Bevin was investigated for pardoning a convicted killer whose family hosted a political fundraiser for him, and disgustingly defended his pardons of sex offenders.

• After Meredith refused to turn over public records related to pardons after an open records request and a subpoena, Governor Andy Beshear’s administration asked a judge to compel Meredith to turn over the records.