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Kansas Supreme Court reaffirms abortion rights and strikes down state restrictions

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The Kansas Supreme Court issued two decisions on Friday striking down a series of abortion rules and restrictions that reaffirmed its 2019 decision that the state constitution guarantees the right to terminate a pregnancy. In its first opinion, the Kansas Supreme Court upheld the district court’s decision. Physicians Herbert C.

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

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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 judge blocks state abortion laws including restrictions on medication

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A Kansas judge blocked several existing and planned abortion restrictions in the state on Monday including requiring providers to tell patients that abortion medication can be reversed and that abortion is linked to breast cancer, both of which are contested claims. Wade , Kansas is one of only a few states that provides abortion protections.

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Kansas prosecutors find police had ‘insufficient evidence’ to raid local newspaper office

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Police in Marion County, Kansas must return items seized during an August 11 raid of a local newspaper office after Marion County Attorney Joel Ensey found on Wednesday that police had “insufficient evidence” to search the office in the first place. ” Ensey did not acknowledge the identity theft allegation in his statement.

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Kansas lawmakers urge AG to release report on August 2023 raid on local newspaper

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Kansas lawmakers urge the state’s attorney general on Tuesday to release a report containing information on an August 11, 2023 police raid on a local weekly newspaper in the state. The post Kansas lawmakers urge AG to release report on August 2023 raid on local newspaper appeared first on JURIST - News. In House Resolution No.

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Kansas court blocks state ban on standard abortion method

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A judge for Shawnee County District Court in Kansas blocked the state’s ban on Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) abortions Wednesday. The Kansas legislature passed Senate Bill 95 , commonly known as the Kansas Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act, in 2015. The state appealed.

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“‘Foreign cyberattack’ stole data from courts in ‘assault on the Kansas system of justice’”

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“‘Foreign cyberattack’ stole data from courts in ‘assault on the Kansas system of justice’”: Jason Alatidd of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report. Daniel Desrochers of The Kansas City Star reports that “ Foreign cyberattack stole residents’ sensitive information from Kansas court system.”

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