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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school district para had unlawful relationship with student, court documents allege
A former paraeducator in the Lawrence school district carried out an inappropriate relationship with a middle schooler, and in one instance touched the student against his will, court documents allege.
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A shortage of public defense attorneys in Kansas could result in courts throwing out criminal cases
Kansas is facing a crisis when it comes to defending accused criminals who cannot afford their own attorneys. A shrinking number of rural attorneys is making it harder. If the problem is not addressed there is a risk that courts will throw out criminal cases.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence police say there are ‘more than 2 potential victims’ in elementary school sexual assault case
Lawrence police say they now believe there are more potential victims beyond the two known children who were allegedly sexually assaulted by an employee at Prairie Park Elementary School.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence police investigating alleged sexual assault of elementary school students
Two Prairie Park Elementary School students were allegedly sexually assaulted by an employee of the school, Lawrence police say.
City drops discrimination lawsuit against west Lawrence apartment complex
The city has dismissed a lawsuit against a Lawrence apartment complex accused of refusing to rent to a woman who receives housing vouchers, though ultimately the woman was not able to move in.
Attorney General Kris Kobach seeks to profoundly limit filing of ineffective counsel motions
AG Kris Kobach is the driving force behind a Kansas Senate bill placing stringent limits on the ability of people convicted of a crime to file multiple petitions claiming ineffective legal representation.
Reminder: Parking at Douglas County court is limited because of construction
Construction work that has begun at the downtown Judicial and Law Enforcement Center means parking will be limited in the nearby lot for a while to come.
Judge threw out civil rights lawsuit against KCKPD, but 5 women will appeal
Five women who filed a civil rights lawsuit against Wyandotte County and a list of former KCK police brass say they will appeal a federal judge’s dismissal of their case.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Lawrence attorney nominated to fill Kansas Court of Appeals vacancy
Meryl Carver-Allmond, a Lawrence attorney and general counsel for the Kansas Supreme Court chief justice, is one of three nominees to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals bench.
‘Who are they going to target next?’ Kansas appeals court hears arguments on gender markers
”Today it’s our transgender population, but who’s next? … State-sponsored discrimination has no place in our democracy, and this is what this bill is all about,” an attorney for the Kansas Department of Revenue told Kansas Court of Appeals judges Monday.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Attorney’s medical issues delay jury trial for Lawrence teen charged with shooting his friend
The jury trial originally scheduled to begin later this month in the first-degree murder case against Cir Allen Keith Glover was postponed Friday afternoon at the request of his attorney.





