Tag: Kansas Supreme Court
ACLU won’t address its conflicting views on abortion and the death penalty
Court filings by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other activists seek to overturn the Kansas death penalty, in…
Kansas Supreme Court convenes special session in Lansing
The state Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases at the Lansing Middle School Auditorium before an estimated crowd of…
Some districts still pay dues to Schools for Fair Funding
More than four years after the Kansas Supreme Court compelled school funding to be increased by more than $1 billion,…
Audit: Economic development ‘incentives’ don’t cover costs to taxpayers
A recent audit of economic development “incentive” programs by the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit found that — while…
Kansas Supreme Court: KORA requires production of electronic records
A recent Kansas Supreme Court decision has put public records custodians on notice — under the Kansas Open Records Act…
KS Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall resigns teaching position over free speech issues
Just over a month after an associate dean at the University of Kansas School of Law labeled a speech that…
Supreme Court refers ‘big box’ property tax case to Board of Tax Appeals
The Kansas Supreme Court today released its opinion on Johnson County’s appeal on Walmart property tax valuations dealing with so-called…
Gene Bicknell wins his tax case against the state of Kansas
Businessman and former Kansan Gene Bicknell won his 15-year tax dispute with the State of Kansas in a unanimous decision…
Kansas Supreme Court reverses district court ruling on SB 40
The Kansas Supreme Court reversed a ruling from a district court judge declaring Senate Bill 40, — which gave due…
KS Supreme Court sets date for SB 40 hearing
Save the date. The Kansas Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether a new law stands on Oct. 26. The…
Kansas Justice Institute files legal brief in defense of SB 40
The Kansas Justice Institute argues that a legislative overhaul of the Kansas Emergency Act, known as Senate bill 40, should…
Supreme Court issues stay in SB 40 case
After intervention by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, the Kansas Supreme Court has issued a stay in the case involving…
Bicknell on tax fight: ‘They’re just waiting on me to die’
Just over three years ago, former Pittsburg resident and pizza magnate O. Gene Bicknell filed suit against the state of…
Criminal case backlog creates pressure to amend speedy trial law
Alleged criminals awaiting trials in Kansas could be released without having their day in court for lack of a speedy…
SCOTUS overturns Kansas Supremes again, legislators call for changes to appointment process
The United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has again overturned the Kansas Supreme Court, after vacating a decision that would have…
Kansas senator calls for change in judicial selection
Prompted by the announced retirement of two Kansas Supreme Court justices, Senator Ty Masterson is calling for a change in…
Local attorney addresses constitutional issues at Wichita forum
Local attorney Richard Peckham spoke recently at a meeting of the Wichita chapter of Republican Women United about state and…
SFFF diverts $8.4 million from classrooms to pay lawyers
Kansas public school districts have paid more than $8.4 million in membership fees to Schools for Fair Funding (SFFF), an…
School district lawyers say $1 billion isn’t enough to resolve Gannon suit
Legislators just increased school funding another $90 million per year, bringing the total being phased in through the 2023 school…
Court rejects Kelly’s request to file school finance brief
The Kansas Supreme Court denied Gov. Laura Kelly’s request to file an amicus brief in the on-going school financing lawsuit…
Right-sizing courts could raise judicial pay
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss wants another $22 million to improve judicial pay but right-sizing Kansas courts could…
Delay in Kansas Supreme Court Abortion Decision Has Watchers Wondering
Democrats or abortion-friendly moderates appointed six of the seven justices on the Kansas Supreme Court. As is perhaps even more…
Poll: Kansans Overwhelmingly Want the Court Out of Their Schools
Last week, the Kansas Supreme Court decided the additional $818 million Kansas lawmakers approved to fund public schools over the…
Kansas GOP Leaders, Candidates Say ‘Not So Fast’ To $$$-Hungry Court
The decision Monday by the Kansas Supreme Court that the latest effort by Kansas lawmakers to appease the court was…