January 9, 2026

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Tag: lawsuit

Prairie Village moving forward with $30 million bond issue, despite lawsuit

On Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, the Prairie Village, Kansas, City Council moved forward with a plan to construct a nearly-$30…

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Kobach sues to force Kelly, DCF, to turn over SNAP data

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Department of Children and Families Secretary Laura Howard…

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Attorney General Kobach says Kelly has no authority to join lawsuit against President Trump

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has moved to block Kansas Governor Laura Kelly from joining a lawsuit against the Trump…

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Rep. Davids requests $3.9 million for city hall projects which Prairie Village claims no details exist

Calling it an “evolving project,” The City of Prairie Village claims it doesn’t have more than a general breakdown of…

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Prairie Village resident sues city over $30 million ‘municipal complex’ bond issue

A new lawsuit by a Prairie Village resident contends the charter ordinance the city is using to authorize $30 million…

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Education lobby gearing up for funding fight, potential lawsuit, as formula review begins

The Kansas Education Funding Task Force has begun meeting to discuss potential changes to the school funding formula before it…

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USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton declines to comment on federal lawsuit filed by Carrie Schmidt

Officials with the Gardner-Edgerton school district have declined to answer questions about a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Carrie…

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Kansas mom wins preliminary victory in sugaring lawsuit

A single mom in Hays, Kansas, is one step closer to owning her dream business after winning the first round…

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Texas attorney general suing feds over new nursing home rules impacting Kansas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over a new rule nursing home…

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Kansas among 15 states suing to prevent illegal aliens from accessing Obamacare

Fifteen states are suing the Biden-Harris administration to prevent illegal aliens from being allowed to purchase tax-payer subsidized health insurance…

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Former Emporia State professor suing for religious discrimination

A pair of lawsuits against Emporia State University for religious discrimination in 2022 is moving forward, with a trial scheduled…

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Judge expands Title IX injunction to hundreds of schools in 44 states

In early July, Federal Judge for the District of Kansas John Broomes issued a preliminary injunction halting the implementation of…

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Kobach sues federal government over new Title IX rules

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing the federal government over changes to Title IX requirements that are supposed to…

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Olathe school district dodging questions about legal fees

The Olathe Unified School District administration and board of education are either refusing to answer questions about legal fees defending…

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Kansas, 10 other states sue Biden Administration over latest student loan forgiveness plan

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, along with the attorneys general of ten other states, is suing the Biden Administration over…

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Lawrence man sues city, library over First Amendment violation

A Lawrence man is suing the Lawrence City Commission, the commissioners individually, the Lawrence Public Library, and several library employees…

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Gilmore wins 1st Amendment case against Olathe school board member

In a victory for free speech rights, a federal jury recently sided with Olathe resident Jennifer Gilmore who was removed…

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Marion Record reporter Deb Gruver sues Marion police chief Gideon Cody

The first federal lawsuit filed in the wake of the raid of the Marion County Record has been filed and…

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Kansas joins lawsuit against listing lesser prairie chicken as ‘threatened’

Attempts by the federal government to list the lesser prairie chicken — a type of grouse — as “threatened” under…

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Nurse practitioner fired over religious exemption for birth control files lawsuit

A Kansas nurse practitioner says she was fired because of her faith — despite having had a religious exemption for…

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Teacher suspended over pronouns gets damages and disciplinary action removed

A Fort Riley, Kansas, teacher who was suspended for refusing to use a student’s “preferred pronouns” has reached a settlement…

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Eleven KS counties reject 30×30 federal land grab

Kansas counties are pushing back against President Joe Biden’s “Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful” plan — often referred to…

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Judge blocks vaccine mandate for federal contractors in KS

A federal judge in Georgia has blocked the federal contractor vaccine mandate which would have required employees at any company…

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Lawsuit seeks to end religious exemption for private colleges

A class-action lawsuit filed in March in the federal court for the Western District of Oregon could end the Title…

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