Agreement reached on speedy trial bill
Prosecutors and defense attorneys have reached an agreement to preserve the state's speedy trial law but suspend the statute for three years to give...
Schmidt responds to SCOTUS case after siding with employer
The U.S. Supreme Court didn't go in Attorney General Derek Schmidt's favor this time.
Kansas was among 16 states that asked the justices to re-examine...
Supreme Court grants stay of KEMA law ruling
(Developing: Will be updated)
The Kansas Supreme Court on Tuesday morning agreed to put on hold a lower-court ruling that threw out a new emergency...
Historic Supreme Court term for Kansas
Monday marked a historic moment in Kansas legal history.
When the U.S. Supreme Court started its new term Monday, it heard the first of three...
Folsom back as a finalist for appeals court seat
Federal public defender Carl Folsom III is back as a finalist for a seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals after the Senate torpedoed...
ACLU seeks $3.3 million in legal fees for citizenship case
The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking $3.3 million in legal fees after prevailing in its legal battle to stop the state's proof-of-citizenship requirement...
Eight seek appeals court seat
Eight candidates have applied to replace Appeals Court Judge Michael Buser, who will be retiring from the bench at the end of January after...
Kelly names new Johnson County judge
Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday named Chris Jayaram of Overland Park as a new district judge in the 10th Judicial District, which covers Johnson...
Kelly names defense attorney to JoCo judgeship
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday named Overland Park defense lawyer Paul W. Burmaster to fill the Johnson County District Court vacancy created when Kevin...
Kansas judicial branch adopts new parental leave policy
Outgoing Republican Jeff Colyer's parental leave idea for state employees is catching on elsewhere in state government.
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday announced it...
