Tag: U.S.. Supreme Court
UPDATED: Schmidt announces candidacy for governor
(Updated to add interview with Schmidt and Democratic Party reaction)
Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Tuesday announced his candidacy for governor in 2022, setting...
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...
BREAKING: Abortion amendment clears Kansas Legislature
(Developing: Will be updated)
Kansas could become the seventh state in the country to pass a constitutional amendment that would ensure abortion is not a...
UPDATED: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear citizenship case
(Updated to include comments from Kobach, ACLU, and the attorney general)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away Kansas' request to uphold a controversial...
Commission agrees to hear LGBTQ discrimination complaints
The state Human Rights Commission on Friday agreed to apply a historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling to state law, clearing the way for the...
Sunday Reader: Disputed endorsement; New PAC in Big 1st
Good morning everyone:
Another hot news week in Kansas politics (yes, we're tired of saying that), marked by escalating tensions between Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly...
Sunday reader: Church fight legal fees; Hamilton attack ads
Good morning:
Hope everyone has had a great holiday weekend. Even though we had a truncated week, there was a lot of news to cover,...
SCOTUS declines to review Kansas criminal threat law
(Developing: Will be updated)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review two Kansas Supreme Court decisions striking down part of the state’s criminal...
Sunday Reader: New federal prison; SCOTUS & concealed carry
Good morning everyone:
Other than major decisions out of the U.S. Supreme Court, it was kind of a ho-hum week in state politics — maybe...
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...
