Tag: Kansas Supreme Court

TOPEKA — A former court reporter in Wyandotte County District Court was sanctioned by the Kansas Supreme Court for failing to cooperate with an investigation into allegations that she tried to get $2,000 from a…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed Friday the fundamental constitutional right of women to terminate a pregnancy and struck down a state law banning a second-trimester abortion method. In a separate decision issued simultaneously…

On May 31, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled on a case challenging the state’s 2021 election laws that made it more difficult for Kansas citizens to vote.  In its majority decision, the Court states that…

While not an outright victory, Friday was a pretty good day for voting rights advocates in Kansas. After three years of legal wrangling, their efforts were largely affirmed by the Kansas Supreme Court. The high…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court is accepting public comment on proposed updates to child support guidelines that took effect Jan. 1. The Supreme Court will accept comments through an online survey until 5 p.m.…

Last week justices on the Kansas Supreme Court signaled that they find fault with the 2021 state law that makes it more difficult for groups to hold voter registration drives.  The controversial law criminalizes “false…

TOPEKA — Voting rights groups want to be able to register voters again without the threat of jail time, one attorney argues. Kansas Supreme Court Justices have to decide whether this argument has merit. On…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court issued a two-page order Tuesday releasing jurisdiction of the Gannon v. State school finance case after concluding the Legislature complied with mandates to resolve violations of the Kansas Constitution…

The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday made the right call to restore a constitutionality challenge to a state law that purports to prohibit impersonation of election officials.  The lawsuit followed the passage of House Bill…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas law that makes it a felony to impersonate an elections official is vague enough that voting rights advocates can pursue a legal challenge, the state’s highest court ruled Friday,…