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A group of Lawrence landlords have taken their argument against the city’s ordinance meant to ensure voucher recipients can find housing to a higher court.
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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.
The Kansas Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a nursing student’s lawsuit challenging on religious grounds a mandate she get a COVID-19 vaccination or be excluded from required clinical coursework at an Emporia hospital.
The seven Kansas Court of Appeals judges up for retention have been scored by attorneys with the Kansas Bar Association for retention recommendations.
A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals issued an opinion Friday declaring voting a foundational constitutional right potentially undermined by state law mandating election volunteers verify signatures on advance ballots and restricting the number of advance ballots a person could deliver to an election office.
The Kansas Senate unanimously confirmed Kansas Court of Appeals nominee Rachel Pickering despite alarms set off by Republicans about judicial criticism leveled against her decisions as appellate defense counsel in a 15-year-old criminal case.
Gov. Laura Kelly nominated a Shawnee County District Court judge to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals who would become the first Hispanic judge on that appellate court if confirmed by the Kansas Senate.
A defense attorney asked the Kansas Court of Appeals on Tuesday to reject the basis for subjecting a woman to a lifetime of probation because she can’t afford to pay restitution for her crimes.
Meryl Carver-Allmond, of Lawrence, is among three nominees for a judge position on the Kansas Court of Appeals.
Judge Anthony Powell is preparing to retire from the Kansas Court of Appeals after nine years in the role.
