JURIST

DECEMBER 15, 2020

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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AUGUST 3, 2022

“The price of victory in Kansas”: Pat Smith has this post at the “Ius & Iustitium” blog.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

She told a theater crowd in Kansas City, Mo., “Justice Sotomayor’s side hustle during a hectic term? A kids’ musical. that she believes her biggest legacy lies outside her trailblazing role in the law.” ” Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

A Kansas man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday for threatening a Black man with a knife simply because of the man’s race. Colton Donner was driving through a residential neighborhood in Paola, Kansas, in September of 2019 when he saw the victim walking along the sidewalk.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Kansas judicial branch is still dealing with the aftermath of an Oct. 12 cyberattack that affected computer systems used by district and appellate courts.…

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HowAppealing

MARCH 23, 2021

“Jacy Hurst becomes first woman of color on Kansas Court of Appeals; Lesley Isherwood was also confirmed by the Kansas Senate”: Titus Wu of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The post After Kris Kobach’s Incompetence Costs Kansas $1.9M, Voters Choose Him As State’s Top Lawyer appeared first on Above the Law. can't say they weren't warned.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

“Kansas asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear case over state’s ‘ag-gag’ law”: Sebastien Malo of Reuters has this report.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In a case out of Wichita, Kansas, the ACLU is challenging the death penalty for a person convicted of a double murder, Frank Morris reports for NPR. Kansas has not killed anyone with capital punishment since 1965. The ACLU argues that the practice has been used discriminatively against Black people.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A Kansas City Commission is arguing for creative reforms to reduce crime, save taxpayers money without jailing defendants and putting people’s housing and jobs at risk by locking them up, Josh Merchant reports for the Missouri Independent.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

“Kansas Supreme Court indicates it could punt on whether a key COVID-19 law is constitutional”: Andrew Bahl of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report. Katie Bernard of The Kansas City Star reports that “ Kansas Supreme Court questions validity of Johnson County judge’s COVID ruling.”

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 9, 2021

“Kansas Supreme Court to return to in-person oral arguments in September”: The Supreme Court of Kansas issued this news release today.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed and remanded a lower court ruling on Tuesday which allowed the organizations VoteAmerica and the Voter Participation Center (VPC) to send out mail-in ballot applications to Kansas voters with pre-filled information. Kansas later enacted HB2332 in 2021.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In what may in part reflect the backlash against the defunding movement, voters in Kansas City, Missouri and Detroit approved additional funding this week to their police departments.

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Law 360

APRIL 22, 2024

Kansas has become the fourth state to approve new laws governing so-called earned wage access products, joining Nevada, Missouri and Wisconsin in regulating services for workers seeking cash advances.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 2, 2021

“Kansas judge suspended for frequent F-bombs, sexism; called Black men ‘boy’ in court”: Dion Lefler of The Wichita Eagle has this report. And oxana Hegeman of The Associated Press reports that “ Kansas Supreme Court suspends foul-mouthed judge from bench.”

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MARCH 7, 2022

“Lawmakers may change how Kansas Supreme Court justices are picked as redistricting case looms”: Andrew Bahl of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2022

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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The Crime Report

AUGUST 22, 2022

A surveillance technology used by the Kansas City Police Department to detect the location of gunshots is coming under increasing criticism for failing to reduce the city’s high homicide rate and for its placement in minority neighborhoods, reports KCUR.

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AUGUST 14, 2021

“Lawrence resident sworn in as first Black woman on Kansas Court of Appeals”: Dylan Lysen has this front page article in today’s edition of The Lawrence Journal-World.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A Kansas federal judge has tossed what remained of a father's proposed class action seeking damages after his adult son fatally huffed computer duster, saying manufacturers can't be held liable because the son was engaged in criminal activity.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 18, 2023

The post County Attorney Rejects Warrant Used In Raid Of Small Kansas Newspaper, Asks Court To Force Cops To Return Seized Devices appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

The employees of the center “acted in self-defense under Kansas law,” Bennett wrote, explaining that the law makes them “immune from prosecution” in this case.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The post Kansas Senate Is Anti-Vaccine, Pro-Horse Paste appeared first on Above the Law. As in ALL vaccines.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Cedric “CJ” Lofton was murdered last September while in custody at the Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center (JIAC) in Wichita, Kansas. We are calling for the closure of all Kansas juvenile corrections facilities, including JIAC, the Juvenile Detention Facility (JDF), and the Juvenile Residential Facility (JRF).

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LegalReader

MAY 5, 2022

If you are filing Chapter 13 without an attorney, you should be aware that the Kansas Bankruptcy Court has local rules, procedures, and forms that you are required to use.

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The Crime Report

MAY 3, 2023

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners has denied claims by former KCPD Attorney Ryan McCarty, that the department denied public records requests and funneled criminal evidence away from prosecutors, Peggy Lowe reports for KCUR. The Board stated that McCarty’s allegations were inaccurate and in violation of his ethical duties.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 21, 2022

The Kansas City Police Department is slated to get $269 million in the upcoming fiscal year, by far the most of any city agency, $33 million more than the state law requires that the department receive at least 20 percent of the city’s general fund, reports KCUR 89.3

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Above The Law

AUGUST 3, 2022

The post Kris Kobach Might Be The Next Attorney General Of Kansas So Let’s All Remember That He’s So Bad At Law A Judge Ordered Him To Take Remedial Classes appeared first on Above the Law. But the briefs are going to be hilarious.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 29, 2021

A Kansas medical examiner has ruled that the death of 17-year-old Cedric Lofton, who lost consciousness after he was handcuffed by personnel while lying face down at a county juvenile center in Wichita, is a homicide, despite assertions from authorities that a preliminary autopsy suggested Lofton had not suffered life-threatening injuries while in (..)

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The Crime Report

APRIL 30, 2021

Kansas Law Enforcement officials have called attention to the connection between a wave of methamphetamines currently flooding the state and a growing uptick in crime, labeling both a threat to the state, reports KSN.com. percent in 2020. percent in 2020.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 24, 2021

a case in which a Kansas federal judge denied a request by a law enforcement agency to obtain a “geofence” search warrant demanding Google hand over location data from cell phones could have big implications for what remains private on people’s devices, reports KMBC News.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 27, 2022

While Kansas offers programs to help people recover and avoid jail or prison, many people who need them don’t have access. As the number of Kansans on drug probation sentences has grown by two-thirds in a decade, many contend the state is not doing enough to support people with addiction, reports KPR.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A report by the Kansas Department of Children and Families found that five investigations conducted over the last thirteen months by state child welfare officials failed to confirm allegations of neglect or drug use by the family of a five-year-old girl who was later found raped and killed at a gas station, Heather Hollingsworth and John Hanna report (..)

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JANUARY 26, 2021

“Convictions of Militia Members Who Plotted to Bomb Apartments of Muslim Immigrants Upheld; The three men — all members of the so-called ‘Kansas Security Force’ — claimed they were entrapped by the FBI and an undercover informant”: Amanda Pampuro of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S. (..)

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JURIST

APRIL 18, 2023

An 84-year-old Kansas City man turned himself in Tuesday after being formally charged on Monday for shooting a black teenager who rang his doorbell. The shooting of Yarl garnered national scrutiny after Kansas City Police opted to initially release Lester without charge, a decision that prompted local protests. He is in custody.”

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EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Although you may disagree with their methodology, social psychologists have found that it takes 36 days after a tragedy before jokes about it become funny. What about jokes by a lawyer at a murder trial? Well, who knows about whether.

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