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...
BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds congressional maps
(Developing: Will be updated)
The Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the state's new congressional districts, rejecting claims that the new map was drawn in...
Kelly supports severing unconstitutional parts of KEMA law
Gov. Laura Kelly opposes throwing out the state's entire new emergency management law, urging the state Supreme Court to only jettison portions of the...
Burris gives up judgeship
Outgoing state Rep. Jesse Burris of Mulvane has decided not to take a seat as a Sedgwick County magistrate judge, which he was elected...
Redistricting forces change on Supreme Court screening panel
Lawrence attorney Terry Campbell has resigned from the Supreme Court Nominating Commission after he was moved out of the 2nd Congressional District because of...
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...
Senate advances constitutional amendment on judges
The Kansas Senate gave first-round approval to a constitutional amendment that would take state Supreme Court nominations out of the hands of a special...
NEW: Biden to nominate federal public defender to appeals court bench
A federal public defender with a deep military legal background who once represented Guantanamo detainees charged with war crimes is President Joe Biden's pick...
Kobach names new solicitor general
Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach is naming retired Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Anthony J. Powell as his top appellate lawyer.
Powell, who retired from the...
Congressional redistricting: Revenge or proportional representation?
The legal contest over the drawing of the state's congressional districts culminated Monday at the Kansas Supreme Court, which for the first time will...
