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Douglas County District Court to operate on ‘limited basis’ during day of mourning
Douglas County District Court will have limited operations on Thursday, Jan. 9, which has been declared a national and state day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Douglas County District Court to operate on ‘limited basis’ during day of mourning
Douglas County District Court will have limited operations on Thursday, Jan. 9, which has been declared a national and state day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
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Kansas Supreme Court: ‘Skill-gaming’ company lacks standing in lawsuit against state regulators
The Kansas Supreme Court deflected a legal squabble initiated five years ago by a company that sought an official declaration that its Dragon’s Ascent game available to players at truck stops or convenience stores was legal under state law.
Watchdog group sues to get disbarred Kansas prosecutor’s ‘shocking’ case records
A watchdog group has sued the U.S. Department of Justice, asking the government to release documents on a controversial former prosecutor from Kansas.
Kansas faces ‘constitutional crisis’ with rural attorney shortage, Supreme Court justice says
Kansas Supreme Court Justice K.J. Wall said Friday the state is “approaching a constitutional crisis” with a shortage of attorneys in rural areas, and that “equity and justice” are at stake.
Woman exonerated in Eudora infant’s death alleges coroner, prosecutors hid and fabricated evidence
A Lawrence woman who was convicted and later exonerated in the death of a 9-month-old Eudora boy has filed a new federal lawsuit that includes allegations that prosecutors and the coroner hid crucial information while fabricating other evidence.
Former rural Kansas prosecutor charged with felony perjury and witness intimidation
Former Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston, who was jailed for misdemeanor convictions earlier this year, now faces six felony charges of perjury and witness intimidation.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Injunction will prohibit land alterations for proposed solar farm until next hearing in lawsuit
An injunction issued late Tuesday will prevent any construction or land modification associated with a proposed solar farm north of Lawrence until at least the next court hearing in a lawsuit seeking to stop the project.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Group suing Douglas County Commission over planned solar farm seeks emergency order to stop vote
Two days ahead of the Douglas County Commission’s vote on updated plans related to a massive solar farm proposed to be built north of Lawrence, plaintiffs in a lawsuit are asking the court to stop the vote.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Prosecutors recommend reduced sentence in plea agreement for fatal shooting of Lawrence man
A Topeka man accused of recklessly shooting and killing an 18-year-old Lawrence man pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder after reaching an agreement with the Douglas County district attorney.
Kansas county sues plastic companies over recycling, alleging ‘fraud and deception’
Plastics and chemical companies engaged in “a decades-long campaign of fraud and deception” about recycling, causing a pollution crisis, a western Kansas county claims in a lawsuit.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Sheriff’s office names woman killed south of Eudora, suspected shooter
The woman who was shot and killed Thursday night in her home south of Eudora was Nicole Eaton, according to the sheriff’s office. Her husband and suspected shooter, Ben Eaton Jr., was also found dead.
