UPDATED: Supreme Court upholds workers comp changes
(Updated to include comments from workers compensation lawyer and Kansas Chamber)
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday dealt a defeat to a workers’ compensation case...
Pandemic compensation case delayed
A court case that could decide whether the state should cover business losses suffered because of the shutdown during the pandemic has been delayed...
Sixteen seek appeals court seat
Gov. Laura Kelly's judicial screening committee will meet next month to consider 16 candidates seeking a seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals that...
Business seeks compensation for pandemic shutdown
A Sedgwick County gym is testing the legal waters over whether state government should cover revenue losses suffered amid the economic shutdown during the...
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...
UPDATED: Former officers sue Highway Patrol
(Updated to include more details from lawsuit with edits throughout)
Two former Highway Patrol officers who were forced out last summer have gone to federal...
Auditors: KHP followed procedures for officers’ dismissal
Legislative auditors concluded that the Kansas Highway Patrol adhered to state law when it fired two officers last summer.
The auditors conducted an abbreviated 100-hour...
UPDATED: Kelly names third Supreme Court appointment
(Updated to include fresh comments from Standridge, Kelly and Kansans for Life; excerpts from interview about the appointee's interests with edits throughout)
Kansas Appeals Court...
U.S. Senate confirms Crouse for federal bench
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night confirmed Kansas Solicitor General Toby Crouse to a seat on the federal bench in Kansas.
The Senate voted 50-43...
Kansas nominee for federal bench draws national opposition
The nation's eyes have been riveted on the U.S. Senate's efforts to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court before the election.
But there's...
