Category: Forum
Updated on September 10, 2024
Kansas Federal District Court Drags “Ag-Gag” Law
The agricultural industry is one of the largest drivers of the Kansas economy, valued at nearly $65.7 billion.[1] As such, Kansas has a tremendous interest in protecting agribusiness within the state. However, certain interest groups also have a …
Updated on September 10, 2024
Got (Raw) Milk? You Can Now, Thanks to the First Amendment
Despite the variety of milks available to us at the grocery store, you probably did not know you could buy raw milk in the state of Kansas—and for good reason. Under an obscure 1967 law, Kansas dairies were …
Updated on September 10, 2024
You Plead Insanity, I Plead Insanity, We All Plead Insanity: United States Supreme Court Reviews Whether Lack of an Insanity Defense is Unconstitutional
On October 7, 2019, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about Kansas’s lack of insanity defense, specifically whether it violates the Eighth or Fourteenth Amendment. In 2009, James Kahler was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death …
Updated on September 10, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court to Review Whether an Officer Can Initiate a Traffic Stop Based Solely upon the Status of the Registered Owner
On November 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments to review the Kansas Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Kansas v. Glover. [efn_note] 422 P.3d 64 (Kan. 2018). [/efn_note] In Kansas v. Glover, the Kansas Supreme …
Updated on September 10, 2024
Kansas’s Omnibus Criminal Justice Bill SB 18 Expands Definition of Person Felony for Criminal History Score
Individuals who committed prior crimes out-of-state may now face harsher sentences than if they committed those crimes in Kansas under Senate Bill 18 which passed in May 2019. Kansas recently amended sentencing statutes in the Omnibus Crimes, Punishment, …
Updated on September 10, 2024
Reintroducing LGBT Rights in Kansas
In January 2019, Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive Order No. 19-02 (the “Order”),[efn_note]Jonathan Shorman, Kelly Reinstates Protections for LGBT State Workers in Kansas Eliminated by Brownback, The Wichita Eagle (Jan. 15, 2019, 10:40 AM), https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article224559230.html.[/efn_note] prohibiting state employers …
Updated on September 10, 2024
Introducing the Kansas Law Review Forum
The Kansas Law Review is pleased to announce the launch of the University of Kansas Law Review Forum. The Forum will provide timely reactions to recent legal developments. The goal of the Forum is to provide readers with …
