Federal judge reaffirms unconstitutionality of 2021 election law
For the second time since 2023, a federal judge has found that a Kansas law barring the mailing of advanced ballot applications with personalized...
U.S. Supreme Court decision bolsters Kansas age-verification law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law similar to one passed in Kansas that makes it tougher for children to view...
State Supreme Court reverses capital murder conviction in pregnant woman’s death
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday reversed the capital murder conviction of a Kansas City, Kansas, man in the shooting death of a woman...
UPDATED: Appeals court lifts injunction on DL gender marker changes
(Updated with comments from Kobach, governor and the ACLU)
A state appeals court panel on Friday gave Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration the go-ahead to allow...
UPDATED: Kelly joins brief backing California efforts to block National Guard deployments
(Updated to reflect federal appeals court ruling keeping Trump deployment order in place)
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday joined with 21 other states supporting...
Supreme Court nominating panel: How they voted
Here is how the Supreme Court Nominating Commission voted on the three candidates recommended to Gov. Laura Kelly to appoint to the Kansas Supreme...
Interview snippets with last five Supreme Court candidates
On Monday, we published small capsules with key questions that the Supreme Court Nominating Commission asked of 10 candidates seeking to fill an opening...
Here’s who will help decide next Kansas Supreme Court justice
Over the years, this nine-member panel that largely works in obscurity has been the subject of hot debate in the Kansas Legislature.
Next week, the...
Coalition challenges law barring terminally ill pregnant women from forgoing medical treatment
Three Kansas women and two physicians are challenging the constitutionality of a nearly 50-year-old state law that nullifies the end-of-life medical treatment decisions for...
Law banning transgender medical treatment for children challenged in state court
(Will be updated as warranted)
A pair of transgender adolescents and their parents are challenging a new state law banning surgery and the use of...
