Category: Forum
Updated on February 10, 2020
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 …
Posted on December 21, 2019
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 December 21, 2019
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. In Kansas v. Glover, the Kansas Supreme Court held an enforcement officer lacks articulable …
Updated on September 24, 2019
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 December 21, 2019
Reintroducing LGBT Rights in Kansas
In January 2019, Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive Order No. 19-02 (the “Order”), prohibiting state employers and contractors from discriminating against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees. While many may applaud the Order as a step toward LGBT …
Updated on September 26, 2019
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 …
