The Kansas Supreme Court took up the latest appeal of serial killer John Robinson Sr. a quarter century after he was sentenced to death and a decade after his capital murder sentence was upheld in the slaying of a woman found in a barrel on his farm near La Cygne.
Voters are staring down a complicated constitutional amendment question on their ballots. Here’s what you should know to cast an informed vote on judicial selection.
A Douglas County judge issued a temporary injunction Thursday to allow the counting of advance mail ballots postmarked by Election Day but arriving at county offices up to three days after polls closed.
Every registered Kansas voter has a chance to weigh in on a proposed constitutional amendment that would change to electing state Supreme Court justices. Early voting is underway.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly filled a vacancy Monday on the Kansas Supreme Court by selecting Johnson County District Judge Chris Jayaram, who has focused on a civil case docket after a 20-year career in private practice.
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Just days remain before the deadline to register to vote or update your voter registration for the upcoming primary election, which includes a constitutional amendment and some Douglas County Commission seats.
A constitutional amendment on voters’ Aug. 4 ballots would require Kansas Supreme Court justices to be chosen through direct election. Finalists for a vacancy on the bench would be willing to stand for election if the amendment passes but don’t see themselves as politicians.
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Douglas County District Judge Carl Folsom was selected Thursday as one of three nominees the governor will consider to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court.
Kansas Abortion Fund president Sandy Brown wants Kansans to show up in August and repeat their 2022 decision to defeat a constitutional amendment that could upend abortion rights in the state.
Two current Douglas County District Court judges and a Lawrence attorney have applied for a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court.
