Kansas federal attorneys went 5 months without pay, sparking constitutional crisis

Kansas federal attorneys went 5 months without pay, sparking constitutional crisis

Melody Brannon, the public defender for the state of Kansas, warns of a worse 2026 if Congress continues to underfund her agency, which includes a group private attorneys who went without pay for five months. She is pictured here in 2021. (Photo by Thad Allton for Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — For nearly 20 weeks, certain lawyers, paralegals, psychologists, interpreters, court reporters and investigators were not paid. Federal funding for a group of…

Kansas federal attorneys went 5 months without pay, sparking constitutional crisis

For nearly 20 weeks, certain lawyers, paralegals, psychologists, interpreters, court reporters and investigators were not paid. Criminal defense attorneys say it's a constitutional crisis. Continue reading ...