Transgender Kansans allowed to intervene in gender marker case
Shawnee County District Judge Teresa Watson on Friday agreed to allow five transgender Kansans to intervene in a lawsuit challenging a state policy allowing...
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...
Kansas judicial nominee quizzed about sentence recommendation, affirmative action
Republican U.S. senators pressed federal appeals court nominee Rich Federico of Kansas about a sentence he recommended as a public defender in a child...
Kansas federal appeals court nominee clears U.S. Senate committee
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning sent the nomination of federal appeals court nominee Rich Federico to the full Senate for approval.
The...
Kobach challenges use of pronouns in federal court
Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach is objecting to federal judges requiring litigants appearing before the court to use preferred pronouns for the parties participating...
Court computer security incident leading to delay in social services
The network security incident that has taken the Kansas court system offline statewide is now affecting state social services, including delays in child support...
NEW: Chief justice names new special counsel
Marisa Bayless has moved up the ranks at the Kansas Supreme Court to become special counsel to Chief Justice Marla Luckert.
Bayless revealed her new...
Lansing inmate wins round in court against state in religious freedom case
An inmate at the Lansing Correctional Institute won a round in court against the state Corrections Department over claims that the state is denying...
Former U.S. attorney, law professor urge Supreme Court to uphold rejection of election law
A former U.S. attorney and a law professor have joined together to oppose state election laws that limit how many ballots can be delivered...
Civil rights attorneys ask judge to impose KHP injunction; accuse state of dodging
Civil liberties lawyers are asking a federal judge to adopt their proposed injunction bringing the Kansas Highway Patrol under judicial oversight after the state...
