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Kansas Legislature's leaders and elected state officers challenge Gov. Laura Kelly's perspective. The governor claims constitutional authority to "stand up for Kansans." The Kansas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Jan. 16.

The Missouri Supreme Court's unanimous decision cited a lack of decorum by the St. Charles county judge in his choice to dress like Elvis Presley and play Presley's music through his phone in court.

In St. Charles, Elvis has left the courtroom. Judge Matthew Thornhill resigned after the state's disciplinary commission released viral photographs of him wearing an Elvis outfit, but he also is accused of mentioning his political affiliation and campaigning from the bench.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s office argued that the anti-redistricting referendum attempt violates the state and U.S. constitutions by infringing on the legislature's sole authority to draw maps. The federal case is one of multiple legal battles over state lawmakers' mid-decade redistricting effort.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that allows judges to extend probation for years when an offender fails to pay restitution in their cases. The lawsuit alleges the practice punishes people for being poor.

An affidavit outlines the events leading up to Charles Adair’s death and the KBI investigation that followed. Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Fatherley is charged with second-degree murder.

The office of Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is subpoenaing patient medical records, incident reports, “adverse event documentation” and more from Planned Parenthood. The organization called the request "nothing more than an attempt to harass" them and is fighting back in court.

A federal judge ruled Friday that University of Missouri System President Mun Choi violated students' freedom of speech when he barred the group Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine from taking part in the Homecoming parade. The judge ruled Choi excluded the group because of its views on Israel and Palestine.

United Nation of Islam, a quasi-religious group based in Kansas City, Kansas, was accused of forcing children to endure long, unpaid work days while living in crowded conditions with strict diets. Sentences for the six leaders range from five years of probation to 10 years in prison.

Legislators originally approved the recall vote for August 26, but the Jackson County and Kansas City election boards said they could not possibly meet legal balloting requirements in that short timeframe.

Sherri Foster missed several months of rent in 2020, but the lease on her Prairie Village house included a late fee of $20 per day. The court ruled she owed fees for all 1,062 days between her first missed payment and the judgment date.

Trump plans to nominate R. Matthew Price to be the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, and St. Louis County Circuit Judge Thomas Albus for the Eastern District. The nominations will have to get U.S. Senate approval.