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“The same politicians and groups who tried to change the constitution to eliminate our rights want to take over the Kansas Supreme Court and try again,” said Kansans for Constitutional Freedom ...
Kansas has become a crucial national access point for abortion in the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to an abortion, leading Missouri and a swatch of mostly ...
Kansans have never voted to remove a state Supreme Court justice. Kansas election results: All six state Supreme Court justices to stay on the bench Skip to main content
The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the U.S. state of Kansas.Composed of seven justices, led by Chief Justice Marla Luckert, [1] the court supervises the legal profession, administers the judicial branch, and serves as the state court of last resort in the appeals process.
Five justices of the Kansas Court of Appeals had terms that expired on January 10, 2021. Their seats were up for retention this general election. [6] The justices were Sarah Warner, David E. Bruns, G.Gordon Atcheson, Karen Arnold-Burger, and Kathryn Gardner.
The Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission was established in 1958 when Kansas voters approved an amendment to the state's constitution. The commission is tasked with presenting the governor with a slate of three qualified candidates whenever a vacancy occurs on the Kansas Supreme Court. The governor interviews the candidates and makes the ...
In 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court's majority ruled that the state constitution's bill of rights protects the right to an abortion. The 6-1 decision found that the protection of "inalienable ...
Activists smarting from the public’s overwhelming endorsement of abortion rights will want to remake the court for political purposes. | Editorial Six Kansas Supreme Court justices are on the ...