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...
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...
Federal judge limits election plaintiff’s ability to bring lawsuits
A federal judge is restricting the ability of a former U.S. Senate candidate to bring lawsuits against state and federal officials after she whipped...
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...
