A state judicial nominating commission unanimously recommended Tuesday that Gov. Laura Kelly choose from Douglas County District Judge Amy Hanley and two other candidates to fill an impending vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court.
A divided Kansas Supreme Court on Friday affirmed that “officers do not run afoul of the Fourth Amendment’s protections by performing a dog sniff of any vehicle that is legally parked in public.”
The Kansas Supreme Court agreed Friday with a district court decision tossing a lawsuit filed by a former Emporia State football player shot by a teammate who mistakenly believed that disassembling his handgun required pulling the trigger.
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Wilson will retire, effective July 4, following a recent ALS diagnosis.
Kansas voters will decide in the August 2026 primary election how the state should select its Supreme Court justices, but some fear the timing of the vote could dampen turnout.
Kansas voters will decide next year whether to rewrite the state’s constitution to turn the Kansas Supreme Court into an elected office.
The Kansas Senate adopted a resolution that calls for the election of justices to the Kansas Supreme Court by popular vote. The House now has a choice: Accept the Senate’s resolution, pass an alternative, or table the issue for another year.
Kansas Senators advanced a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would convert Kansas’ method for selecting state supreme court justices from a merit-based system to an elections system.
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Marla Luckert told lawmakers Wednesday about her “grim” vision of a future where the rule of law is threatened by a lack of legal representation.
The Kansas Supreme Court deflected a legal squabble initiated five years ago by a company that sought an official declaration that its Dragon’s Ascent game available to players at truck stops or convenience stores was legal under state law.
