Kansas Court of Appeals

Two state supreme court justices and five appellate court judges are up for a vote in November's election on whether they should keep their seats. Nearly all were appointed by a Democratic governor.

It was the latest ruling in a court battle between Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Kansas Appleseed, along with Kansans who believe a 2025 statute eliminating a three-day grace period for mail-in votes violates their constitutional rights.

Justices splinter into two camps, take separate paths to same outcome

Plaintiffs to challenge court decision with appeal to Kansas Supreme Court

Justices agree with Court of Appeals’ rejection of claim that mistake was a harmless error

United Kansas Party challenges 125-year prohibition on multiparty nominations

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.

Attorney General Kris Kobach instructed the Kansas Department of Revenue, which houses the division of motor vehicles, not to make gender marker changes while the issue is in litigation.

The Kansas Court of Appeals decision reverses a district court order that prohibited transgender people from changing driver's licenses to reflect their gender identity.

The attorney’s argument, if successful, could have a far-reaching effect on a two-tiered system of justice in Kansas, in which those who can afford to pay court fines are held to a different standard than those who can’t.