The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission targeted a small community organization that had existed for years and demanded that they release all of their donors based on minor candidate mailings. Given the impact on core political speech and chilling implications, the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission was forced to dismiss this action…
A small gym in Wichita continues to fight against business shutdown orders by requesting compensation for the shutdown under the Kansas Emergency Management Act (KEMA). This case inspired legislation in the past that was ultimately vetoed by the Governor, paving the way for litigation to continue. However, in 2022, the…
A lawsuit filed in September 2021 challenging quarantine orders issued against two minor children seeks to have the quarantined orders declared void as a matter of law. The Shawnee County Local Health Officer issued pre-signed PDF templates to school officials with the intent of having non-medically-trained school officials issue K.S.A.
In the fall of 2020, the Blue Valley School Board refused to allow students to participate in football and other outside sports. However, the school board itself did not make this determination but rather delegated their authority to the superintendent and an unelected board of advisors. A KOMA investigation was…
Through strategic litigation and demand correspondence, the firm was able to cause the Kansas Governor to abandon her continued business shutdown plans. Even the Wichita Eagle noted that Governor Kelly’s “about face” on her “phased-in” reopening plan was in response to litigation risk. …
