BREAKING: Supreme Court dismisses judicial salary case
(Updated to include response from House speaker and more details about salaries)
The Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by six judges...
House passes speedy trial compromise
The Kansas House on Thursday approved an agreement between prosecutors and defense lawyers that is intended to help relieve a backlog in the court...
Kansas wins identity theft case at U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas prevailed at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices found that federal immigration law doesn't override the state's prosecution of identity...
High court accepts ethics findings against former magistrate
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday accepted a judicial ethics panel's findings that a former Russell County magistrate violated the conduct code for judges...
Samsel pleads guilty to reduced charges
Republican state Rep. Mark Samsel on Monday pleaded guilty to reduced charges of misdemeanor disorderly conduct arising from an outburst that occurred when he...
Masterson moves to force Senate to consider judicial confirmation at sine die
Just before the Senate adjourned early Sunday morning, Republican state Sen. Ty Masterson moved to force the chamber to consider judicial confirmation at sine...
Chief justice withdraws from legislative address
New Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert has withdrawn from giving the annual State of the Judiciary address to the Legislature.
Luckert pulled out...
Schmidt declines opinion on nondiscrimination laws
Attorney General Derek Schmidt is bowing out of the controversy over municipal nondiscrimination laws.
Schmidt this week turned down Overland Park's request to sort out...
Schmidt seeks delay in appeal of landmark abortion case
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking the state Supreme Court to put off all proceedings in his appeal of the court's landmark ruling...
SCOTUS declines to review Kansas criminal threat law
(Developing: Will be updated)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review two Kansas Supreme Court decisions striking down part of the state’s criminal...
