Judge grants temporary restraining order in California food-assistance case
A federal judge in California late Thursday agreed to temporarily stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture from acting on warning letters threatening to withhold...
UPDATED: Governor names private attorney to state Supreme Court
(Updated to reflect debate on judicial selection amendment)
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday named a private attorney who is regarded as a champion of the...
Schmidt responds to SCOTUS case after siding with employer
The U.S. Supreme Court didn't go in Attorney General Derek Schmidt's favor this time.
Kansas was among 16 states that asked the justices to re-examine...
Kelly makes second historic nomination to state appeals court
Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday nominated Shawnee County District Judge Rachel Pickering to fill a seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals, potentially making...
UPDATED: Biden nominates Kansas U.S. Attorney
(Updated to include more biographical details)
President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated a Jackson County, Missouri, prosecutor as the next U.S. attorney in Kansas.
Biden named...
Schmidt names new solicitor general
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Thursday appointed a new solicitor general to replace Toby Crouse, who was recently confirmed to a federal judgeship.
Schmidt...
Folsom dominates latest appeal courts balloting
Federal public defender Carl Folsom III dominated balloting when a screening committee recommended him a second time for a seat on the Court of...
Wyandotte County government sues Haley over BPU health insurance coverage
The Wyandotte County Unified Government is suing longtime state Sen. David Haley of Kansas City, seeking to recover benefits that were paid to a...
UPPATED: Judicial nominee navigates questions about judicial philosophy, how to define women
(Updated to include recommendation to full Senate)
State appeals court nominee Lori Bolton Fleming on Monday morning navigated questions about judicial philosophy, agency regulations, attorney...
Kobach asks judge to modify birth certificate consent order
Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach late Friday night asked a federal judge to modify the terms of a 2019 consent agreement so it would...
