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...
Former Supreme Court justice passes away after battle with ALS
Former Kansas Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Wilson died Saturday after resigning from the high court last year when she was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s...
Longest-serving appeals court judge to retire
Gov. Laura Kelly is going to get her fourth appellate court appointment with the announcement that the longest serving judge on the Kansas Court...
UPDATED: Judge denies injunction blocking political consultant from working for competitor
(Updated to clarify part of the opinion that said there was inconsistency between statements in affidavits and deposition testimony).
A Johnson County judge has refused...
JoCo government questions sheriff’s power to bring civil lawsuit
Johnson County government is locked in a dispute over whether Sheriff Cal Hayden can independently bring litigation against an Overland Park man accused of...
GOP leadership asks chief justice to address case backlog
Republican House leadership is asking the chief of justice of the Kansas Supreme Court to address the backlog of cases facing the court system...
Bills would allow child support from moment of conception
Fathers could be responsible for picking up the cost of child support from the moment of conception under legislation that Kansas lawmakers are considering.
Bills...
Kansas voters sink judicial amendment
Kansas voters on Tuesday rejected a constitutional amendment that could have reshaped how the law is decided by electing justices to the state Supreme...
Senate approves bill banning lawyers from floating damage awards to juries
The Kansas Senate on Wednesday passed a bill banning lawyers from suggesting amounts for noneconomic damages to juries, a technique that the business community...
UPDATED: House passes bill allowing child support from moment of conception
The Kansas House on Wednesday agreed on a bill holding fathers responsible for picking up the cost of child support from the moment of...
