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Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors

JURIST

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (D) vetoed SB 233 on Friday, a Senate bill aimed at prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, including surgery, hormone treatments, and puberty blockers. I do not believe that is a conservative value, and it’s certainly not a Kansas value.

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Kansas Supreme Court finds no fundamental right to vote in state constitution

JURIST

The Kansas Supreme Court held Friday that there is no fundamental right to vote in the state’s constitution in a complex ruling related three 2021 election laws concerning false representation of election officials, verification of advance ballots and limitations on their collection.

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“Kansas Voters Will Decide Whether to Hold Open Elections for State Supreme Court; A question on the ballot next year will ask voters to amend the Constitution to set open elections; Republicans said it would empower Kansans, while Democrats argued it would politicize the judiciary”

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Kansas Voters Will Decide Whether to Hold Open Elections for State Supreme Court; A question on the ballot next year will ask voters to amend the Constitution to set open elections; Republicans said it would empower Kansans, while Democrats argued it would politicize the judiciary”: Mitch Smith of The New York Times has this report.

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The IP Law Wrinkle To The Kansas City Chief’s Dynasty

Above The Law

The Kansas City Chiefs look to win their third Super Bowl in a row this week. The post The IP Law Wrinkle To The Kansas City Chief’s Dynasty appeared first on Above the Law. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which sports legend owns the trademark to three-peat” and a slew of related phrases?

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Supreme Court declines to consider appeal to reinstate Kansas voter ID law

JURIST

The US Supreme Court refused Monday to review an appeal seeking to reinstate Kansas’ voter identification law. The appeal cited an Indiana voter identification law requiring a photo identification presented when voting in person as justification for Kansas’ requirements: This Court’s decision in Crawford v.

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DOJ charges Kansas mom with leading female ISIS battalion, training kids to use suicide belts

JURIST

A 42-year-old mother and former schoolteacher from Kansas faces terrorism charges in US federal court for having allegedly led an all-women Islamic State battalion, trained children to use suicide belts and heavy weapons, and planning to attack an American college, according to materials released by the Department of Justice on Saturday.

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Kansas to Upgrade its Victim Notification System

The Crime Report

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has announced enhancements to the state’s victim notification system. The changes came after a Kansas domestic violence report showed 22,593 domestic violence incidents were reported to law enforcement, an incident every 23 minutes.

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