Kansas Supreme Court

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.

Groundwater in western Kansas is a precious commodity. Hays and Russell are back in court to defend a plan to transfer water from a ranch in another county.

The Kansas Supreme Court’s decision to reject an appeal from Attorney General Kris Kobach allows the state to resume a process that had been in place for more than 20 years.

Federal Medicare and Medicaid regulations mandate staff vaccinations for employers that receive funding. But the high court ruled that Katlin Keeran was protected by a 2021 Kansas law making it illegal for employers to question the sincerity of religious beliefs for opting out of vaccines.

Those wanting merit-based selection of justices are keen to keep the status quo, while others seek to establish direct elections for justices.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly tapped a Leawood attorney to fill a vacancy, at a time when conservatives want supreme court justices to be elected in the future.

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.

This saga began in March 2021 when Geary County sheriff’s deputy Bradley Rose pulled over a motorist on Interstate 70 because he noticed half of the word “Illinois” couldn’t be easily read on the tag. But a unanimous Kansas Supreme Court said that wasn't enough to qualify as reasonable suspicion of a crime.

Republicans still support changing the process even after watching the most recent Supreme Court nominating process. Democrats say the process is working.

The Kansas Supreme Court heard a case this week that stems from a Leawood woman who sought a religious exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for an occupational therapy job.

A proposed state constitutional amendment would require Kansas Supreme Court justices to be elected rather than appointed by the governor.

Republicans in the Kansas Legislature are pushing a resolution that would put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot in August 2026, that would require Kansas Supreme Court justices to be elected by the popular vote.