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Kansas Supreme Court lets stand law allowing challenges of COVID-19 policy, arguing a district court shouldn't have ruled on constitutionality issues.
The justices were unanimous in deciding that a Johnson County judge should not have struck down the law in a case involving a different legal question.
But the Supreme Court declined to say whether the law is, in fact, constitutional — calling its ultimate fate into question. A majority of the justices instead adopted a posture of restraint.<br/><br/>
Kansas Supreme Court moves into web of constitutional issues on appeal of judge's order faulting state law fueling challenges of COVID-19 mandates.
The suit started with a fight over masks orders in some Johnson County schools, but a controversial law limiting government COVID-19 response is hanging in the balance.