DECEMBER 1, 2022 Your home is your castle. For most people, that is. But not if your job is to teach a dog to point or retrieve game birds. For that, the government forces you to turn over the keys to your kingdom. That’s not right. Scott...
Cowley County Man Files Lawsuit To Preserve His 4th Amendment Rights By Brian Kline October 26, 2022 A Cowley County man has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Kansas to protect against the unreasonable, unannounced, and warrantless searches as unconstitutional licensing requirements,...
Kansas man finally gets his classic Corvette back By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander October 30, 2022 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - It’s a big day for Rich Martinez—one he’s waited six years for. He finally got his dream car back. “It’s been a long 6 years,” said Martinez....
Award-Winning Kansas Dog Trainer and Handler Files Suit to Protect Property and Privacy Rights Kansas Justice Institute stands up for rights of all Kansans by challenging licensing and warrantless search regime Oct. 24, Cowley County, Kansas– Scott Johnson is an award-winning and nationally recognized dog trainer and...
Owner to Get Classic Corvette Back By Todd Pittenger | August 18, 2022 A classic 1959 Corvette which was seized by the Kansas Highway Patrol won’t be crushed and instead the owner will get it back. Richard Martinez’s dream car, a 1959 Corvette, was seized by the Kansas Highway...
New Law Saves Seized 1959 Chevrolet Corvette From Government Crusher After 5-Year Fight The state of Kansas spent nearly five years trying to crush Rich Martinez’s classic Corvette over a technicality. BY ROB STUMPF | AUG 3, 2022 1:57 PM When Richard Martinez bought a beautiful two-tone 1959 Chevrolet Corvette...
Threading Liberation Day in Kansas The state kills a nutty licensing rule after an immigrant sues. The Editorial Board | July 19, 2022 8:58 Talk about a good hair day: On July 1 Kansas liberated salon workers from one of its dumbest occupational licensing requirements. Threading, as it’s known, involves...
Sunday reader: Early voting interest; Davids’ fundraising haul By Brad Cooper | July 17, 2022 Good morning everyone: One word sums up the week: Panasonic. Not sure there was any other news that caps the announcement of a $4 billion investment with 4,000 jobs. We are now 16 days away...
75 key issues, bills, votes from the 2022 Kansas Legislature By Brad Cooper | May 24, 2022 Well, the 2022 legislative session is now done. Here’s a look at the 75 major pieces of legislation and issues that have been debated, passed or killed this year. We think we got to...
Free Speech Court Victory Ratified With Gov. Signature Kansas Legislature cleans up raw milk statute after Kansas Justice Institute lawsuit Kansas Justice Institute’s landmark free-speech victory made its way through the Kansas Legislature with Senate Bill 346 receiving Gov. Laura Kelly’s signature. While the bill was signed...