LINN COUNTY LOSES COVID PRIVACY ISSUE UPDATE: Kansas freedom fighters win in Linn County: Officials issue new order, ensuring Fourth Amendment rights May 18 – After facing a federal lawsuit and a hearing before a federal judge, Linn County’s health department has issued a new health order...
May 19, 2020, 9:36 AM Newspaper, restaurant challenged the contact tracing order Plaintiffs alleged measure violated bar against unlawful searches A pair of Linn County business owners dropped a suit against public health officials in a Kansas federal court after the county issued a new order...
UPDATE: Kansas freedom fighters win in Linn County: Officials issue new order, ensuring Fourth Amendment rights May 18 – After facing a federal lawsuit and a hearing before a federal judge, Linn County’s health department has issued a new health order that respects the Fourth...
UPDATE: Kansas Justice Institute files motion for temporary restraining order against Linn County officials Linn County Residents Sue For Privacy, Warrant Protection Citizens believe COVID health order violates their 4th Amendment rights May 12 - Kansas Justice Institute filed a motion late yesterday for a temporary restraining order in an effort...
Governor responds to challenges of coronavirus orders Posted May 12, 2020 7:45 AM TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State and local orders still in place for checking the spread of the novel coronavirus in Kansas are facing legal challenges from the state’s attorney general and business owners. Republican Attorney...
Kansas county orders businesses to track customers; lawsuit calls that unconstitutional LAWRENCE, Kan. — A rural eastern Kansas county has ordered businesses to keep track of their in-person customers by recording phone numbers and arrival and departure times during the pandemic — a move that has...
By Sarah Motter Published: May. 12, 2020 at 5:09 PM CDT The Kansas Justice Institute has filed a motion for a temporary restraining order against Linn County officials. Some Linn County residents are suing their county officials for privacy. They believe that the COVID-19 health order violates their...
State, local coronavirus orders face challenges in Kansas By: John Hanna, Associated Press Posted at 4:13 PM, May 11, 2020 and last updated 4:13 PM, May 11, 2020 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State and local orders still in place for checking the spread of the novel coronavirus in Kansas are...
Health Order requiring record of who visits establishments sparks lawsuit over Fourth Amendment rights Posted: May 11, 2020 3:03 PM by Stacie Strader LINN COUNTY, Kan. – A recent order by the Linn County (Kansas) health officer has sparked a federal lawsuit from two Linn County residents. In...
KJI challenges directive that numerous companies compile and share information on customers By Tim Carpenter TOPEKA — A Linn County newspaper publisher and a La Cygne restaurant owner filed a federal lawsuit challenging constitutionality of Linn County’s requirement that businesses compile information on customers that might be...