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Republicans attack Kansas Gov Laura Kelly for supporting trans people. She responded in 8 words
She doesn’t have time for the BS.
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Kansas: State’s defense of same-sex marriage ban cost taxpayers $100K
The Kansas attorney general’s office says legal disputes involving the state’s same-sex marriage ban have cost taxpayers nearly $100,000 over the past 18 months.
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Tenth Circuit denies Kansas’ request for full court hearing on marriage ruling
DENVER — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday denied a request by the state of Kansas for an en banc hearing on a challenge to the state’s same-sex marriage ban. An an en banc hearing is when a case is heard before all the judges of a court.
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ACLU revises Kansas same-sex marriage lawsuit to raise new claims
WICHITA, Kan. — The American Civil Liberties Union revised on Wednesday its lawsuit over gay marriage in Kansas to include claims that the state is refusing to recognize unions performed in Kansas and other states. The group’s amended complaint seeks to force the state to recognize same-sex marriages for spousal health insurance benefits…
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Kansas AG wants clarity on same-sex marriage from U.S. Supreme Court
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Wednesday that his vigorous defense of the state’s same-sex marriage ban is designed to get a final decision from the U.S. Supreme Court. Without such a ruling, the legal uncertainty – which has some Kansas counties allowing gay couples to marry while others refuse – will persist…
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Kansas Supreme Court meets to discuss same-sex marriage case
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court is deliberating whether to allow same-sex marriage licenses even as the federal courts have ruled same-sex marriages are allowed in the state.
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Some Kansas clerks say they’ll hold off on issuing same-sex marriage licenses
TOPEKA, Kan. — As gay rights activists celebrate a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriages in Kansas, the court clerk in the most populous county won’t grant licenses to gay couples until a separate legal case is resolved before the state’s highest court.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor blocks Kansas same-sex marriage ruling
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has issued an order blocking same-sex marriages in Kansas. Sotomayor’s brief order Monday puts on hold indefinitely a lower-court order clearing the way for same-sex couples to marry despite a ban in Kansas on gay marriage.
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Kansas Supreme Court blocks marriage licenses for same-sex couples
TOPEKA, Kan. — Hours after Kansas’ most populous county issued a same-sex marriage license to a couple who quickly wed, the state Supreme Court on Friday blocked the granting of any more such licenses. But the victory for supporters of the Kansas Constitution’s ban on gay marriage could be short-lived. The state’s highest court signaled…