Kansas Supreme Court

Beatty: Trump’s endorsement pivotal to Masterson’s primary victory

Johnson County judge Christopher Jayaram ruled the state's abortion restrictions, including mandatory waiting periods, violated Kansans' right to bodily autonomy and "infringe upon a woman's fundamental rights." The controversial case was made even more so by the timing of the decision.

Kansas voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have changed to electing state Supreme Court justices, in a win for groups that were concerned the change would impact abortion rights and school funding.

Legal debate on 3-day grace period for mail ballots runs up against Tuesday primary

At stake is the process for selecting justices for the Kansas Supreme Court.

Democratic governor marks fifth appointment to state’s highest court

On Aug. 4, voters in Kansas and Missouri will decide multiple, consequential ballot issues, vote in primaries for U.S. House and Senate seats, plus decide local and county-level races on both sides of the state line.

Proposed constitutional change on Aug. 4 ballot could upend merit-selection system

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

Legislators pocket 4.4% bump, executive branch gets 1%, judicial branch — zilch.