Kansas Supreme Court Blog


"Covers decisions of the Kansas Supreme Court, providing summaries of all published opinions. Also includes some coverage of the selection process for the court. A volunteer effort in the style of SCOTUSBlog."

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Recent Posts from Kansas Supreme Court Blog


  • Decision: Moser v. KDoR

    August 28th. The Kansas Supreme Court has issued its opinion in Moser v. Kansas Department of Revenue (No. 96,734) an appeal from a suspension of a driving license. In a unanimous opinion, written by Justice…

  • Decision: Landmark National Bank v. Kesler

    August 28th. The Kansas Supreme Court has issued its opinion in Landmark National Bank v. Kesler (No. 98,489), a complex foreclosure proceeding. In a unanimous opinion, written by Justice Eric Rosen, the Court held that…

  • Decision: Philips v. St Paul Marine & Fire

    August 28th. The Kansas Supreme Court has issued its decision in Phillips v. St Paul Marine and Fire Insurance Company (No. 97,806), a coverage dispute. In a unanimous opinion, written by Justice Carol Beier, the…

  • Decision: State v. Leshay

    August 28th. The Kansas Supreme Court has issued its opinion in State v. Leshay (No. 99,725), an appeal of a dismissal of drug charges in District Court. In a unanimous decision, written by Justice Lee…

  • Decision: State v. Trussell

    August 21. The Kansas Supreme Court has issued its opinion in State v. Trussell (No. 99,411) a murder-conspiracy case that reads like something from a TV show. In a unanimous decision, written by Justice Lee…

  • Decision: State v. Case

    August 7th. The Kansas Supreme Court has issued its decision in State v. Case (No. 98,077) a sex-offender sentencing appeal. In a unanimous opinion, written by Justice Lawton Nuss, the Court vacated Christopher Case’s sentence…

  • Decision: State v. Easterling

    August 7th. The Kansas Supreme Court has issued its opinion in State v. Easterling (No. 100,454) a Jessica’s Law Sentencing Appeal. In a unanimous opinion, written by Justice Lee Johnson, the Court upheld David Easterling’s…

  • Commentary: Has the Kansas Supreme Court quietly hobbled Jessica’s Law?

    On July 2nd 2009, the Kansas Supreme Court handed down State v. Bello, in which it ruled that Juan Jose Bello’s life without parole for 25 years sentence under Jessica’s Law was invalid because his…

  • Decision: State v. Morningstar

    August 14th. The Kansas Supreme Court has issued its decision in State v. Morningstar (No. 99,788) an appeal arising from a child abuse prosecution. In a unanimous opinion, written by Justice Dan Biles, the Court…

  • Write-ups pending

    August 16th. We still have two decisions from August 7th to cover, but due to the wider impact of some recent Jessica’s Law cases and the August 14th decision in State v. Morningstar we will…