In response to of the few known attempts of governmental body seeking to criminally prosecute a business for violating a local COVID mandate, the firm filed a successful motion to dismiss in City of Emporia v. Flowers. After pointing on numerous flaws in the case, the City of Emporia immediately…
In partnership with the Kansas Justice Institute, the firm filed Taylor v. Allen against Linn County on unreasonable search and seizure practices which required all businesses in the county to maintain a list of patrons, who they were with, and how long they were at the business…
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. …
Beginning with engaging on behalf of churches to allow “park and preach” events in March 2020, the firm was at the forefront of civil liberty issues at the beginning of the pandemic. Unlike heavily litigated cases in Kentucky and Mississippi, the firm was able to protect these events through demand…
