Kansas Judges Order State to Pay $214K in Attorney Fees Tied to Flawed Ethics Investigations

State ordered to pay nearly $100k in attorney fees in Fresh Vision OP 1st Amendment lawsuit - The Sentinel

An Overland Park City Council member’s 2021 attempt to silence opposition has cost the state of Kansas nearly $100,000 as a federal judge has ordered the state to pay the attorney’s fees for advocacy group Fresh Vision OP. According to a release from the Institute for Free Speech, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas has entered an order under which the state has agreed to pay $98,500 in attorney fees and costs to the Institute for…

Kansas judges order state to pay $214K in attorney fees tied to flawed ethics investigations

Kansas attorneys Ryan Krieghauser and Joshua Ney, first and second from left, shared in attorney fee awards issued by state and federal court judges amounting to $213,000 for work on lawsuits brought in response to actions of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, which is responsible for regulating campaign finance law in Kansas. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — A Shawnee County District Court judge directed the state to pay $115,70…

State ordered to pay $214K in attorney fees tied to flawed ethics investigations

Ethics commission facing nearly $250,000 in legal fees from lost cases as awards grow

The state ethics commission is facing almost $250,000 in attorney fees after losing a federal case over state campaign finance law and losing efforts to enforce subpoenas in a separate wide-ranging investigation of the state Republican Party apparatus. Shawnee County Judge Teresa Watson on Monday increased the amount previously awarded to Matthew Billinglsey, chair of the Lift Up PAC that was the . . . SSJ This content is restricted to subscribe…

Kansas judges order state to pay $214K in attorney fees tied to flawed ethics investigations - Finnoexpert

Kansas attorneys Ryan Krieghauser and Joshua Ney, first and second from left, shared in attorney fee awards issued by state and federal court judges amounting to $213,000 for work on lawsuits brought in response to actions of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, which is responsible for regulating campaign finance law in Kansas. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — A Shawnee County District Court judge directed the state to pay $115,7…