Despite order, Bevin says UofL board should continue to meet

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican Gov. Matt Bevin says the new University of Louisville board that he appointed should continue to meet despite a judge temporarily stripping them of its authority.

Bevin told radio host Terry Meiners on Wednesday that the board should continue to meet because it has work to do. He said Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd overstepped his authority and has been trying to “walk this back.”

Bevin issued an executive order in June abolishing the University of Louisville board of trustees. He replaced them a few weeks later with new board members. Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear sued Bevin, saying his order was illegal. Shepherd then temporarily blocked Bevin’s order.

Beshear said Bevin “encouraged the defiance of a court order,” calling it “a serious action that should concern all Kentuckians.”