Kansas Supreme Court

The state is enacting a plan to overhaul its online security of sensitive information, partly in response to an attack on Kansas' courts last year.

The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday reaffirmed that abortion rights are protected by the state constitution, and that lawmakers seeking to restrict abortion must meet a high “strict scrutiny” test. It was a decision that cemented Kansas' role as a key abortion access point for patients across the broader region.

The law upheld by the court says it’s a felony offense for a person to collect and turn in more than 10 advance ballots for other people. Another controversial measure, which criminalizes impersonating an election official, will be sent back to the district court.

The Kansas Supreme Court said late Tuesday it no longer needs to monitor K-12 funding. That put an end to the Gannon lawsuit filed in 2010. Some Democrats are worried the Republican-controlled Legislature will try to cut school funding now that the court isn’t looking over its shoulder.

Kyle Flack was sentenced to death in 2016 after he was convicted of killing three adults and a child. He had argued police violated his right to remain silent during interrogations.

The Kansas Supreme Court has revived a challenge to a law that caused voter advocacy groups to cancel registration drives.

Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach has asked justices to reconsider an earlier ruling that found the state constitution protects the right to an abortion.

A 2021 Kansas law makes it a crime to engage in conduct that would cause someone to believe you are an election worker. In response, multiple nonprofits like the League of Women Voters suspended or limited efforts to educate and assist prospective voters.

A landslide vote last year kept abortion legal in Kansas, but now the fight continues in the Statehouse — where abortion opponents have already introduced legislation that would further restrict access.

Dr. Erik Mitchell has been a coroner in Douglas County and has testified in cases across Kansas. Critics say he sometimes gets it wrong.

The civil rights group argues the Kansas Supreme Court incorrectly interpreted federal law when it ruled race wasn’t a factor in the map drawn by the Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature.

Kansas polling places are open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 8. See results as they come in for the governor's race, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and constitutional amendment questions.