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Former Lawrence school speech pathologist charged with child sex crimes will face trial, judge rules
A former Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist was bound over for trial on Thursday on charges of child sex crimes against students.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Former Lawrence school speech pathologist charged with child sex crimes will face trial, judge rules
A former Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist was bound over for trial on Thursday on charges of child sex crimes against students.
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Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Defense attorney questions Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s handling of privileged calls
A defense attorney on Monday further questioned a lieutenant with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office about violating attorney-client privilege by recording calls between jail inmates and their attorneys, insinuating negligence.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Douglas County jail recorded calls between some defendants and attorneys for months, lieutenant testifies
The Douglas County jail was recording phone calls between some defendants and their defense attorneys for at least several months, a violation of their attorney-client privilege.
The Kansas Supreme Court could strike down a Wichita ordinance used to arrest a protester
Gabrielle Griffie was charged with disorderly conduct in Wichita after a 2020 protest. Her lawyers say that violates her First Amendment rights.
Kansas police took Jeremy Sellhorn’s car in 2020 and he can’t get it back. He isn’t alone
Police can take money, cars and other property from Kansans through a process called civil asset forfeiture. Police say it’s a tool that stops criminals. But opponents say law enforcement takes too much.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Douglas County DA’s answer to complaint admits some allegations, shifts focus to former employees
The Douglas County DA has filed her answer to a disciplinary complaint, admitting some of the core allegations against her but adding context and placing some blame on ex-employees.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Douglas County DA responds to disciplinary complaint, says her political speech should have First Amendment protection
Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez on Tuesday filed her answer to a pending disciplinary complaint and released a statement saying, in part, that her comments about a judge were “deserving of heightened protections under the First Amendment.”
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Nearly 1,000 traffic cases dismissed in Douglas County District Court
In hopes of avoiding numerous driver’s license suspensions, Douglas County judges have dismissed about 940 traffic cases. Circumstances of the batch dismissals are also mentioned in a pending disciplinary case against DA Suzanne Valdez.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Updates on the disciplinary case against the Douglas County DA and how much it’s cost so far
A pending complaint against Douglas County DA Suzanne Valdez will proceed to a disciplinary hearing in which several judges and former prosecutors may be called to testify.
Kansas ACLU seeks strict boundaries to end KHP’s unconstitutional vehicle searches
A judge proposed unprecedented court oversight of the Kansas Highway Patrol to break the agency’s affinity for unconstitutional searches of vehicles.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence police now offering vouchers rather than tickets for some defective equipment stops
If a Lawrence police officer pulls you over for having a taillight out, you might get a voucher to get it fixed instead of a ticket.
