Gov. Laura Kelly and AG Kris Kobach filed scorched-earth briefs outlining their disagreement on who possessed authority to advance federal litigation on behalf of the state of Kansas.
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert will step down from her position at the start of the new year and retire within weeks, she announced Friday.
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Larkin Walsh is not in her seat because of a predetermined plan or politics. She is there because of people, she said in her first moments after being formally sworn in Friday as the state’s newest justice.
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Women for Kansas will host a virtual talk to inform voters about a 2026 ballot question proposing that voters elect Kansas Supreme Court justices, rather than justices being selected through a merit-based process.
Wednesday marked the first day in two years that transgender Kansans were able to change the gender markers on their drivers licenses after the Kansas Supreme Court denied Attorney General Kris Kobach’s appeal in a long legal battle.
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Thanks to a Kansas Supreme Court decision this week, transgender Kansans will soon be able to change the gender markers on their driver’s licenses.
The Kansas Supreme Court swore in a new justice, Larkin Walsh, on Wednesday, marking Gov. Laura Kelly’s fourth appointee to the bench.
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The Kansas Supreme Court has decided to not to suspend former Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez’s law license for one year or impose any sanctions against her, dismissing a long-running professional conduct case.
Campaigns for and against a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution allowing direct election of justices to the Kansas Supreme Court have begun the one-year charge to the August 2026 primary election where the issue will be decided.
Gov. Laura Kelly appointed an attorney in private practice who has argued cases before the state and federal appellate courts to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court.
