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State Government September 30, 2025 - 3:53 pm

Kansas judge dismisses Kobach’s lawsuit over governor’s refusal to give food program data to feds

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

A Kansas district court judge on Tuesday dismissed a case filed by Attorney General Kris Kobach that challenged the right of Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration to withhold Kansans’ personal data from the federal government.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts August 13, 2024 - 2:57 pm

Kansas Supreme Court decision could affect Albert Wilson wrongful conviction case

by Mackenzie Clark

A Douglas County judge has asked attorneys representing Albert Wilson in a wrongful conviction case against the State of Kansas to address a recent Kansas Supreme Court decision that could affect Wilson’s case.

State News August 1, 2024 - 1:26 pm

Judge clears way for civic groups to resume voter registration drives

by Grace Hills, Kansas Reflector

Kansas civic groups are resuming voter registration efforts after a three-year-pause due to a law that made it a felony to “represent oneself as an election official.”

State Government March 11, 2024 - 7:10 pm

Kansas court upholds AG Kobach’s argument in transgender driver’s license case

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

A district court has sided with Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach on a temporary block to keep Kansas residents from changing the gender listed on their drivers’ licenses.

State News September 16, 2021 - 6:56 pm

Kansas judge won’t block new state voting law

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

A Shawnee County judge Thursday allowed Kansas to continue enforcing a controversial election law, rejecting arguments it will inhibit voter registration and education efforts. 

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
State News September 14, 2021 - 12:45 pm

Voting rights attorneys argue whether new Kansas law blocks registration drives

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Voting rights attorneys battled Tuesday in Shawnee County District Court over the merits of a new law that threatens felony prosecution for any activities that could be mistaken as the work of an election official.

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