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Death penalty skeptics in Kansas seize ‘pro-life,’ high cost, wrongful conviction arguments
Rep. Bill Sutton’s opposition to the death penalty was conceived through Catholic faith, magnified by conservative wariness of government and molded into a cause during more than a decade of service to the Kansas House.
Death penalty skeptics in Kansas seize ‘pro-life,’ high cost, wrongful conviction arguments
Rep. Bill Sutton’s opposition to the death penalty was conceived through Catholic faith, magnified by conservative wariness of government and molded into a cause during more than a decade of service to the Kansas House.
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Newest addition to Kansas Supreme Court promises to be the justice all Kansans deserve
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Larkin Walsh is not in her seat because of a predetermined plan or politics. She is there because of people, she said in her first moments after being formally sworn in Friday as the state’s newest justice.
Kansas federal attorneys went 5 months without pay, sparking constitutional crisis
For nearly 20 weeks, certain lawyers, paralegals, psychologists, interpreters, court reporters and investigators were not paid. Criminal defense attorneys say it’s a constitutional crisis.
Families of transgender Kansas teens want to overturn ban on gender affirming care for minors
The families of two transgender teens are asking a Douglas County judge to temporarily block the ban on gender-affirming care. That would allow young Kansans to resume hormone therapies and other treatments.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Students allege open records violations in amended lawsuit against Lawrence school district’s AI surveillance
A group of current and former Lawrence high school students added claims to their lawsuit against the Lawrence school district over its use of an AI monitoring software, alleging open records violations and arguing the district’s switch to a new software does not absolve it of the claims.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence man accused in hit-and-run charged with leaving the scene of a fatality accident
The district attorney’s office has charged a Lawrence driver suspected of striking and killing a 20-year-old KU student with leaving the scene of a fatality accident.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission approves increased fines for some traffic tickets
Lawrence city commissioners voted Tuesday to increase fines that people will pay for traffic tickets in municipal court, expected to increase city revenue by $40,800.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Lawrence man pleads no contest in 2021 stabbing homicide outside Dillons
A Lawrence man accused of killing a man and stabbing his dog outside of a Dillons in 2021 pleaded no contest to two charges and was convicted Friday.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence schools have ceased using Gaggle AI monitoring software, court documents say
The Lawrence school district has stopped use of Gaggle, an AI monitoring software that sparked a federal civil rights lawsuit by current and former students, according to court documents.
Kansas navigates post-Dobbs world with state abortion restrictions in limbo
The Kansas abortion trial with wide-reaching implications for state lawmakers and health care providers wrapped with arguments over the two sides’ differing definitions of pain, humanity and consciousness.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Mark Simpson to serve as next chief judge of Douglas County District Court
Judge Mark Simpson will be the next chief judge for Douglas County District Court, the Kansas Judicial Branch announced Wednesday.
