The August vote on Kansas Supreme Court justice selection will affect the course of our shared government and civic life for an age. That sounds like a big, overarching statement, but it has the benefit…

TOPEKA — The state’s nonpartisan nominating commission Thursday named three district court judges as finalists for a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court. Commissioners interviewed seven applicants and voted during a public meeting to present…

In 1983, a young well-coiffed David Copperfield conjured up a magic trick so bombastic and implausible in an analog world that 50 million viewers stayed home on a Friday night to watch the Statue of…

Lee A. Johnson has visions — nightmares, really — of judicial campaigns devolving into whether voters are attracted to candidates with legal experience and formidable intellects or those with “beautiful hair and nice teeth.”  “Do…

One of the worst things about this August’s ballot measure to elect members to the Kansas Supreme Court is that Kansans are being led to believe the sitting court is inept — or worse, corrupt…

Former Kansas Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Wilson, age 66, died Saturday following a battle with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Wilson served on the highest court from 2020 to July 2025, when she resigned after…

The backers of a constitutional amendment to get rid of merit selection of Kansas Supreme Court justices prattle a lot about bringing “transparency” to the process. Fortunately, you have the opportunity to watch merit selection…

TOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court Justice Marla Luckert will retire later this month, an announcement from the court said. Luckert suffered a stroke in October that led to a car accident. She relinquished public-facing duties…

Kansas Appleseed will host “Justice for All: The Future of Kansas Courts” —  a conversation on the upcoming election on a constitutional amendment to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices. The event is at 6 p.m.,…

Imagine that you walk into a courtroom and find that the judge about to hear your case is also the regional chairman of the ruling party. You might be imagining China, maybe North Korea, perhaps…