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Crime & Courts December 9, 2022 - 11:56 am

ACLU of Kansas wants U.S. Supreme Court to ditch state’s congressional map over race

by Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service

The ACLU of Kansas argues the Kansas Supreme Court incorrectly interpreted federal law when it ruled race wasn’t a factor in the map drawn by the Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news July 25, 2022 - 10:44 am

Douglas County elections office gets creative to overcome redistricting confusion

by Andrea Albright

The deadline to request an advance ballot by mail is Tuesday — here’s how to do that. Also, County Clerk Jamie Shew shares how his office is handling hundreds of different ballots for Douglas County voters this year after redistricting.

State Government June 21, 2022 - 10:30 am

Kansas Supreme Court issues full opinions on legislative, congressional redistricting cases

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Supreme Court released full opinions of decisions affirming constitutionality of new congressional and legislative district maps for use in the 2022 elections that concluded reliance on partisanship to gerrymander district boundaries wasn’t prohibited.

Lawrence news May 20, 2022 - 10:10 am

Want to run for office this year? Here are the filing deadlines

by Lawrence Times

Some, but not all, election filing deadlines are different this year because of the delay caused by redistricting.

State Government May 18, 2022 - 11:39 am

New state House, Senate maps receive Kansas Supreme Court approval

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed the validity Wednesday of the newly drawn boundaries for state House and Senate districts.

State Government May 18, 2022 - 10:38 am

Kansas Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of congressional redistricting map

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday declaring the congressional redistricting map approved by the Republican-led Legislature to be in compliance with the Kansas Constitution.

State Government May 16, 2022 - 4:31 pm

Supreme Court of Kansas explores constitutionality of revised congressional redistricting map

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Justices of the Kansas Supreme Court stepped into an explosive legal and political drama Monday triggered by the Legislature’s decision to split the state’s most diverse county between two congressional districts and relegate Lawrence to the rural conservative 1st District reaching into western Kansas.

State Government May 16, 2022 - 3:24 pm

Arguments pit process vs. result in Kansas Supreme Court debate over legislative maps

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

Attorney General Derek Schmidt began proceedings Monday asserting to the Kansas Supreme Court that new boundaries for Kansas House and Senate districts violated no law.

State Government May 10, 2022 - 10:23 am

Kansas legislative leaders argue district court erred by ruling congressional map unconstitutional

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Republican-controlled Legislative Coordinating Council’s legal brief to the Kansas Supreme Court rejects a lower court decision that the 2022 congressional map was unconstitutional, arguing that judge’s ruling amounted to partisan overreach and parroted unproven claims by plaintiffs.

State Government May 3, 2022 - 3:13 pm

Kansas Attorney General argues fairness of congressional map is off limits for state court

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

AG Derek Schmidt’s office says the Kansas Supreme Court has no business evaluating the fairness of redrawn congressional districts, despite a district court’s ruling that the map is heavily biased toward Republicans and dilutes minority votes.

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