Kansas Lawsuits Resources

Judge upholds Missouri redistricting map
A Cole County judge Friday upheld Missouri’s congressional redistricting map, rejecting two lawsuits that argued the map did not meet constitutional requirements.

Kansas Abortion Bill Would Impose Sweeping Restrictions
Kansas lawmakers have been given six days to consider one of the most sweeping state anti-abortion bills to be introduced. A Kansas House committee is scheduled to take up a bill Wednesday that would exempt doctors from malpractice suits if they withheld medical information to prevent an abortion.

Wichita: School finance plans would hurt districts with at-risk students
TOPEKA – Officials from several of Kansas’ largest school districts criticized Gov. Sam Brownback’s school finance formula Monday, saying that it freezes funding after years of cuts and isn’t flexible enough for changing demographics.

Hearing Could Set Future Course for Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits, Kansas City Defective Medical Device Lawyer Says
Derek H. Potts of The Potts Law Firm, LLP, appeared at a hearing on January 26 in Miami on behalf of plaintiffs who are seeking to create multidistrict litigation cases against three transvaginal mesh manufacturers.Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 One of the country’s leading defective medical device attorneys, Derek H. Potts, appeared at a hearing on January 26 in Miami that could set ...

Kansas ag secretary asks DHS to legitimize illegal immigrant farm labor
Faced with a shortage of hired hands, Kansas ranchers and farmers are appealing to their state’s secretary of agriculture for a solution. And he says he has one: hiring illegal immigrants.

Redistricting suits reach Missouri Supreme Court
The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in three lawsuits challenging the new boundaries for state Senate and U.S. House districts.

NFL Notebook: Chiefs turn to Crennel
Going 2-1 and stunning then-undefeated Green Bay as Kansas City's interim head coach meant a lot more than gratification for Romeo Crennel.

Study: Kansas voting 'racially and ethnically polarized'
According to a study presented to the House Redistricting Committee, voting in Kansas in 2008 and 2010 was racially and ethnically polarized, something legislators will have to consider as they redraw district maps.

Oklahoma's 2012 football schedule in limbo during WVU lawsuits
For planning purposes, Oklahoma's 2012 football schedule remains in limbo.