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State Government July 11, 2023 - 12:08 pm

ACLU, Kelly challenge judge’s order to halt gender changes on Kansas driver’s licenses

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas filed a motion Tuesday on behalf of transgender Kansans to intervene in a lawsuit initiated by Attorney General Kris Kobach to prohibit a state agency from processing requests to change gender markers on driver’s licenses.

State Government July 7, 2023 - 1:31 pm

Kobach sues governor for letting trans Kansans change the gender on their IDs and birth certificates

by Blaise Mesa, Kansas News Service

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit against Gov. Laura Kelly Friday over what gender people can have on their birth certificates and state-issued IDs.

State Government June 29, 2023 - 4:57 pm

Kansas governor rejects AG’s advice on new anti-trans law. Kobach: ‘We will see her in court’

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach on Thursday promised to see Gov. Laura Kelly in court after she said state agencies will continue to support residents who seek gender-affirming birth certificates and driver’s licenses.

State Government June 26, 2023 - 6:23 pm

Kobach says trans Kansans’ IDs will be changed back to their sex assigned at birth

by Rose Conlon and Blaise Mesa, Kansas News Service

Transgender Kansans who legally changed the gender on their drivers’ licenses or birth certificates will soon see them changed back by the state, Attorney General Kris Kobach said.

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Environment April 12, 2023 - 4:31 pm

Kobach adds Kansas to lawsuit against Biden administration on lesser prairie chicken

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Attorney General Kris Kobach aligned Kansas with Texas and Oklahoma in a lawsuit crafted to block the federal government’s listing of the wild, colorful lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act.

Greg Kramos / USFWS
Environment February 1, 2023 - 4:11 pm

Kansas AG announces plan to sue Biden administration over lesser prairie chicken protections

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach plans to sue President Joe Biden’s administration over the lesser prairie chicken, calling federal protections for the bird illegal and potentially devastating to landowners and businesses in the state. 

Crime & Courts December 31, 2022 - 10:05 am

Kobach’s U.S. Senate campaign, We Build the Wall hit by $30,000 fine for campaign law violations

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach’s campaign for U.S. Senate in 2020 violated federal election law by accepting and failing to report an in-kind corporate donation in the form of under-market rental of the We Build the Wall’s 295,000-person donor list.

Crime & Courts December 13, 2022 - 12:18 pm

Kobach nominates former federal prosecutor to serve as KBI director

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach said Tuesday he would nominate a former Republican rival, Tony Mattivi, to be director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

State Government November 11, 2022 - 11:43 am

Mann surrenders quest to overtake Kobach in Kansas race for attorney general

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Mann conceded the close race to Republican Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach despite incomplete results from mail and provisional ballots.

State Government November 9, 2022 - 12:40 pm

Kobach claims victory in Kansas AG race, vows to fight Biden administration

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kris Kobach is set to take the Kansas attorney general seat, becoming the state’s top law enforcement officer and chief legal adviser after a series of political failures. Kobach said he will use the position to sue President Joe Biden’s administration. 

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