Kansas chief justice’s special counsel to depart
The special counsel to Kansas Chief Justice Marla Luckert is leaving the judicial branch to take a job with the Council of State Governments...
State, abortion providers clash in court over informed-consent law
A landmark Kansas Supreme Court ruling that found a state constitutional right to an abortion loomed large Tuesday as the state defended its informed...
Kansas abortion case: A guide to the legal teams squaring off
Here's an inside look at the many lawyers who are participating in a lawsuit challenging the state's Women's Right to Know law, which among...
Kelly names Lenexa prosecutor to bench
Gov. Laura Kelly turned to a candidate with experience as a prosecutor to fill a seat on the bench in the 6th Judicial District.
Kelly...
Legal bills surpass $1 million in defense of voting laws
The cost of defending election laws enacted in 2021 has now surpassed $1 million as the litigation winds its way through the federal and...
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...
Johnson County allowed to intervene in ‘unusual, very difficult’ case with sheriff
A Johnson County judge on Tuesday agreed to let Johnson County government intervene in a lawsuit that Sheriff Calvin Hayden brought independently against an...
UPDATED: Kobach to oppose intervention of transgender Kansans in gender marker case
(Updated to correct that Watson blocked the Department of Revenue from making gender marker changes not the law)
Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach said Wednesday...
UPDATED: Judge rules in favor of former KHP superintendent in lawsuit
(Updated to include comment from Highway Patrol.)
A federal judge has ruled in favor of former Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Herman Jones in a lawsuit...
Judge refuses to allow Kansas to change gender markers on driver’s license
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration lost a round in court Wednesday to reinstate a policy allowing transgender Kansans to change their gender markers on driver's...
