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Here s a peek at today s legal setback for arguments against local public health restrictions as pandemic numbers worsen . . .
Johnson County District Judge David Hauber’s ruling Thursday also struck down limits on state and local officials’ power to impose pandemic-related restrictions.
The law allowed people to file grievances with cities, counties and local school boards over restrictions and mandated decisions within 10 days.
It also set a 10-day deadline for court rulings in lawsuits. Hauber said the law denied officials due legal process and improperly infringed on the judicial branch’s power.
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The Kansas Supreme Court dealt with a decision by the Kansas Court of Appeals by focusing on jurisdictional issues without defining boundaries of the Kansas Open Records Act as it pertained to public access to audio records of district court proceedings. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)
TOPEKA Kansas Supreme Court Justice Dan Biles turned Friday to colorful actions of children in the popular comic strip Peanuts to express criticism of the high court’s majority opinion sidestepping questions about government transparency.
The issue before the Supreme Court was whether attorney Linus Baker could compel the Johnson County District Court under the Kansas Open Records Act to release copies of audio recordings from two open court hearings associated with a protection-from-abuse case involving Baker’s adult daughter. Johnson County officials refused to turn over the recordings and a district court judge rejected Baker’s attempt to force release of the audio.
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Sunday, Jun 27 2021
The Iowa Supreme Court will soon revisit one of the most politically charged questions of our time.
Last week a Johnson County District Court permanently blocked the state from “implementing, effectuating or enforcing” a law requiring a 24-hour waiting period before all abortions. Judge Mitchell Turner ruled the law unconstitutional on two grounds. The state is appealing the ruling and argues that a 2018 Iowa Supreme Court precedent, which established a fundamental right to an abortion under the Iowa Constitution, was “wrongly decided.”
Republican lawmakers planned for this scenario when they approved the waiting period during the waning hours of the 2020 legislative session. They may get their wish, but a reversal of the 2018 decision is not guaranteed.