May 2015 News Releases

05/11/2015
Kansas Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments May 12-13 in Chanute
TOPEKA—A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Tuesday, May 12, and Wednesday, May 13, at the Neosho County Courthouse, 102 South Lincoln, Chanute.The hearings will take place at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, and at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 13.Judges Stephen D. Hill, Topeka; Steve Leben, Fairway; and G ...
05/05/2015
Kathryn Gardner to be sworn in as Court of Appeals judge May 8
TOPEKA—Kathryn Gardner will be sworn in as judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals at 2 p.m. Friday, May 8, in the Supreme Court courtroom in the Kansas Judicial Center, Topeka.Court of Appeals Chief Judge Thomas Malone will preside over the ceremony.The public can access a live webcast of the ceremony by following the Watch Supreme Court Live ...
05/01/2015
Supreme Court stays proceedings in Cheever case
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court this week stayed its proceedings in a death penalty case involving Scott D. Cheever pending the outcome of the United States Supreme Court's review of three cases that present a similar legal issue.At the request of the Kansas attorney general, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review Kansas Supreme Court ...