Coalition challenges law barring terminally ill pregnant women from forgoing medical treatment
Three Kansas women and two physicians are challenging the constitutionality of a nearly 50-year-old state law that nullifies the end-of-life medical treatment decisions for...
Law banning transgender medical treatment for children challenged in state court
(Will be updated as warranted)
A pair of transgender adolescents and their parents are challenging a new state law banning surgery and the use of...
Former transgender student employee sues KU over dismissal
A former University of Kansas student employee has filed a federal lawsuit against the school for being dismissed after addressing the media about a...
Federal judge orders ethics commission to pay nearly $100,000 in attorney fees
A federal judge has ordered the Kansas ethics commission to pay nearly $100,000 in attorneys' fees after an Overland Park neighborhood group successfully challenged...
Kansas Supreme Court refuses to hear fusion voting case
The Kansas Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a challenge to a state law that bans “fusion candidates” who could represent...
State ordered to pay more than $200,000 for wrongful conviction in child sex assault...
The state has been ordered to pay out roughly $200,000 for a wrongful conviction claim stemming from the alleged sexual assault of a 6-year-old...
UPDATED: A deep look at 15 of the applicants seeking seat on Kansas Supreme...
(Updated with new profile information on a candidate seeking the position)
Fifteen candidates are seeking to fill a seat on the Kansas Supreme Court that...
Judicial election amendment: The known unknowns
When Kansas voters go to the polls in August 2026, they will be asked a simple question.
Should Kansas voters elect justices to the Kansas...
Cities ask governor to veto bill giving A.G. oversight of local class-action lawsuits
Six Kansas cites, including five of the state's largest, are asking Gov. Laura Kelly to veto a bill giving Attorney General Kris Kobach oversight...
Governor signs bill reining in third-party litigation funding, plus eight others
Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday signed a bill requiring the disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements, which critics have said weaken the traditional attorney-client relationship...
