Kansas Supreme Court dismisses Gov. Kelly's lawsuit against Attorney General Kris Kobach

Kansas governor, attorney general both declare victory in Supreme Court decision on executive power

Kansas Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall, right, authored the majority opinion in a downsized dispute on litigation authority held by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach. Justice Dan Biles, left, joined a dissenting opinion in the case. This is an image from January 2025 when the justices were in the Kansas Capitol. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — A divided Kansas Supreme Court issued a nar…

Kansas Supreme Court dismisses Gov. Kelly's lawsuit against Attorney General Kris Kobach

A lawsuit filed by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly against Attorney General Kris Kobach has been dismissed.

Kansas Supreme Court issues opinion in Kelly v. Kobach lawsuit

Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach both responded to the Court’s ruling on constitutional rights.

Kansas Supreme Court rules on Kelly's lawsuit against Kobach

The Kansas Supreme Court dismissed Gov. Laura Kelly's lawsuit against AG Kris Kobach over who can sue President Donald Trump's administration.

Supreme Court dismisses governor’s lawsuit against Kobach

The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Gov. Laura Kelly's petition seeking to stop Attorney General Kris Kobach from stepping on her power to join litigation that she says protects Kansas from overreach of the Trump administration. "The  specific legal challenges the governor brings  (and the relief she seeks) have changed over the course of this action — morphing from important and far-reaching constitutional claims requiring prompt resol…