Outside Boston City Hall stand three flag poles. The Massachusetts state and American flags occupy two of the poles, while the third pole is available for the public to use…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court held that a citizen does not need the government’s permission to exercise constitutional rights. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (June 23, 2022),…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court of the United States held that quiet personal prayers by school employees are protected acts under the plain language of the First Amendment. In Kennedy v. Bremerton School…
Read MoreToday, the Supreme Court of the United States published Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (June 24, 2022), overruling Roe v. Wade (1973). Firstly, it should be noted that overruling Roe does not make abortion…
Read MoreOn June 17, 2022, the Kansas Supreme Court held that circumstantial evidence is sufficient to convict someone of a violation of the Kansas Offender Registration Act (KORA), K.S.A. 22-4902 et seq.…
Read MoreThere are too few defense attorneys in Kansas, meaning the caseloads of public defenders are unsustainable. This has been a problem for many years, but it looks like some changes…
Read MoreIn April 2021, the United States Supreme Court decided Jones v. Mississippi, 141 S.Ct. 1307 (2021), which held that the Constitution allows judges to sentence juveniles to life in prison without…
Read MoreThe Kansas Supreme Court sided with prosecutor Adam Y. Zentner in State v. Gregory Stuart Rosa, 304 Kan. 429 (2016). A jury convicted Rosa for possessing methamphetamine. On appeal, Rosa argued…
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