UPDATED: Senate confirms Pickering; governor’s office criticized
(Updated to include response from governor's office)
The Kansas Senate has confirmed Rachel Pickering for a seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals, making her...
UPDATED: Chief justice seeks pay increase for judges; top lawmaker cool to idea
(Updated to add 2023 judicial salaries with proposed increases)
In her annual state-of-the-judiciary address to the Legislature, Chief Justice Marla Luckert asked lawmakers for a...
Election skeptic lawsuits pile up legal bills
From the outset, these election lawsuits never had much of a chance.
One was thrown out in state court in five minutes.
One was described by...
Kansas Supreme Court : What is a ‘valid’ election map?
The Kansas Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with how it can determine whether the state's new election districts for the Legislature are "valid" under...
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...
House, Senate maps pass court muster
The Kansas Supreme Court signed off on new districts for the state House and Senate, setting aside an objection from Democratic Sen. Tom Holland...
Screening panel names three appeals court nominees
A Shawnee County judge, a former public defender and a member of the state tax appeals board were recommended for a seat on the...
Cleaver son-in-law withdraws candidacy for Kansas judgeship
President Joe Biden's nominee for a federal district court judgeship in Kansas withdrew his candidacy Tuesday after he yet failed again to get rated...
Conservative legal group joins Kobach in defending abortion law
(Will be updated as warranted)
A high-powered conservative legal group with deep pockets has joined Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach in defending a state law...
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...
