Kansas court reporter’s state certificate revoked amid blackmail, abuse allegations
TOPEKA — A former court reporter in Wyandotte County District Court was sanctioned by the […]
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Kansas Supreme Court reaffirms that abortion rights are protected by constitution, striking down 2 laws
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday struck down two laws restricting abortion, affirming its prior interpretation that ending a pregnancy remains a constitutionally protected right in Kansas.
Kansas Supreme Court upholds limit on collecting ballots, sends two other laws back to lower court
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday endorsed a law limiting how many advance ballots a person can collect for others, but sent lawsuits challenging other controversial election provisions back to lower courts for more work.
Voting rights groups ask Kansas Supreme Court to block law they say impedes voter registration
A Kansas law that makes it a crime to impersonate an election official unconstitutionally interferes with voter outreach efforts, voting rights groups told the state Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Kansas Supreme Court ends five-year hold on jurisdiction of public school funding case
The Kansas Supreme Court issued a two-page order Tuesday releasing jurisdiction of the Gannon v. State school finance case after concluding the Legislature complied with mandates to resolve violations of the Kansas Constitution by suitably funding public education.
Kansas Supreme Court affirms death penalty conviction in Ottawa quadruple murder case
The state’s highest court on Friday rejected Kyle Flack’s appeal against the death penalty for his convictions in the fatal 2013 shootings of four people in Ottawa.
Kansas’ chief justice blames Russian ransomware hackers for disabling court’s electronic systems
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert said Wednesday that the state didn’t pay ransom demands of a cybercriminal group that infiltrated the judicial branch’s computer system in October.
Can you be charged with a felony for helping Kansas voters get registered? That’s back in court
The Kansas Supreme Court has revived a challenge to a state law that caused advocacy groups to cancel voter registration drives.
Kansas judiciary plans to begin restoration in December of IT systems hit by cyberattack
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert said Tuesday the information system used by more than 100 district courts in Kansas crippled in an early October cyberattack could be restored by the end of December.
Kansas court officials confirm details of ‘evil, criminal’ international cyberattack
Foreign cybercriminals launched the attack on the Kansas judicial branch’s information system in October and stole records of appellate cases and judicial administration files potentially regarded as confidential under state law, officials said Tuesday.
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