Schmidt says court avoided key issues in ACA ruling
Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt said the U.S. Supreme Court dodged a key constitutional question when it found in favor of the Affordable Care...
New chair elected to Supreme Court screening panel
Kansas lawyers have elected Gloria Farha Flentje as the new chair of the committee that screens candidates for the Kansas Supreme Court.
Flentje, a longtime...
Races underway for Supreme Court nominating commission
Races for seats on the panel that screens state Supreme Court justices are coming down to the wire as balloting ends Saturday.
A battle is...
Fee sweeps case could cost state $6 million
Kansas could be hit with a $6 million bill over a lawsuit contending the state unlawfully used millions of dollars in fees for regulating...
Court order eases concerns about emergency management law
A new administrative order issued by the Kansas Supreme Court erases some of the concerns voiced about how the state's new emergency management law...
UPDATED: Speedy-trial bill wins Senate approval
(Updated to reflect final vote)
The Kansas Senate on Wednesday approved a bill suspending the state's speedy trial rights for two years, an alternative to...
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...
Agreement reached on speedy trial bill
Prosecutors and defense attorneys have reached an agreement to preserve the state's speedy trial law but suspend the statute for three years to give...
Kelly nominates prosecutor to appeals court
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday night nominated a Sedgwick County prosecutor to a seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals, replacing Carl Folsom III...
Bill seeks to lift cap on defense attorney pay
Kansas would be able to pay more for private lawyers who take on defense cases for the state under legislation considered by a House...
