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...
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...
UPDATED: Federal judge OKs modification of birth certificate consent order
(Updated to include comment from Lambda Legal)
A federal judge on Thursday granted Attorney General Kris Kobach's request to modify the terms of a 2019...
State settles discrimination claim in JoCo court clerk’s office
The State Finance Council on Wednesday approved a $7,000 settlement with a Douglas County man who claimed that he was discriminated against in the...
State opens defense of election law at federal appeals court
The legal battle over the constitutionality of a 2021 election law that barred the mailing of advanced ballot applications with personalized voter information is...
Sheriff defends right to bring independent lawsuit
Johnson County Sheriff Cal Hayden says he has the "authority, autonomy and independence" to bring a civil lawsuit without the oversight of the Johnson...
Kelly names Revenue Department counsel to judgeship
Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday named the general counsel from the state Revenue Department to a district court judgeship in Shawnee County.
Kelly appointed Jay...
State Supreme Court agrees to hear dispute over voting restrictions
The state Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower-court ruling that found that limiting how many ballots can be delivered by a third...
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...
Bill removing mandatory jail time for not paying traffic tickets clears Senate
The Kansas Senate has approved a bill removing mandatory jail time for a first-time offense of driving with a license suspended or revoked for...
