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Kansas Supreme Court Selected Opinion Summaries

Summaries and press releases are prepared by Ron Keefover, Office of Judicial Administration, Kansas Judicial Center, 301 West 10th, Topeka, KS 66612-1507 (785-296-2256), e-mail: keefoverr@kscourts.org.

Summaries are available for selected opinions filed on:

2008

• June 27, 2008 + 99,957, State ex rel. Six v. Kansas Lottery Summary
• June 20, 2008: 96,197, In the Matter of L.M.
• May 16, 2008 + 83,801, State v. Scott
• May 6, 2008: Docket No. 99,951; 99,972; 100,042, Citizen Grand Jury Constitutional, Subpoenas Remanded to District Court
• March 28, 2008
• March 11, 2008: 98,961, State of Kansas ex rel. Paul J. Morrison, Attorney General, v. Hon. Kathleen Sebelius, Governor
• February 1, 2008
• January 18, 2008: 94,619, State v. Murray

2007

• December 14, 2007: 96,970, Robbins v. City of Wichita et al.
• December 7, 2007
• October 26, 2007 + 94,602, Smith et al. v. Kansas Gas Service Co. et al. and Gilley et al. v. Kansas Gas Service Co. et al. (Appeal No. 94,570) + 96,102, In the Interest of K.M.H., a child under age eighteen, and K.C.H., a child under age eighteen
• July 27, 2007: 95,162, Dillon Real Estate Co. Inc. et al. v. The City of Topeka
• July 13, 2007: 95,445, Farha v. City of Wichita AND 95,649, State v. Morgan Wade AND 95,723 State v. Errik A. Harris
• June 22, 2007: 96,838, Dennis Steffes, d/b/a Last Call and Coyotes v. City of Lawrence
• June 8, 2007
• April 27, 2007
• March 16, 2007
• February 2, 2007 + 93982, State v. Horton

2006

• December 8, 2006 + Kleypas Sentencing
• October 27, 2006
• July 28, 2006: 93032, Montoy v. State
• June 9, 2006
• April 28, 2006
• March 17, 2006
• February 3, 2006 + 93303, Alpha Medical Clinic and Beta Medical Clinic et al. v. Hon. Richard Anderson

2005

• December 9, 2005
• October 21, 2005: 85898, State v. Limon
• September 9, 2005 (Summary of Concurring Opinions to January 3, 2005 Montoy v. State)
• June 3, 2005 + 92032, Montoy v. State
• April 22, 2005

2004

• December 17, 2004 + 81135, State v. Marsh
• December 3, 2004
• June 25, 2004
• May 14, 2004
• March 19, 2004 + 90,578, Sunday Liquor Sales
• January 30, 2004

2003

• October 31, 2003
• August 6, 2003: 89075, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. and Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. v. Sandy Praeger
• July 11, 2003
• May 30, 2003
• April 18, 2003
• March 7, 2003
• January 31, 2003: 88844, Board of Lincoln County Comm'rs v. Nielander
• January 24, 2003

2002

• December 6, 2002
• October 25, 2002
• September 27, 2002
• July 12, 2002 + 87374, Wichita Eagle v. Secy. Of Corrections
• April 19, 2002
• March 15, 2002: 85030, In Re: Estate of Gardiner
• March 8, 2002
• January 25, 2002

2001

• December 28, 2001: 80920, State v. Kleypas
• December 7, 2001
• October 19, 2001
• July 13, 2001
• June 1, 2001
• April 20, 2001
• March 23, 2001: 83714, Prager v. State
• March 9, 2001

2000

• December 15, 2000
• December 8, 2000
• October 27, 2000
• July 14, 2000
• June 2, 2000
• May 26, 2000: 83805, U.S.D. 501 v. Baker
• April 21, 2000
• March 10, 2000
• January 28, 2000 + 82353, Cypress Media Inc. v. City of Overland Park

1999

• October 29, 1999
• July 9, 1999
• May 28, 1999
• April 16, 1999 + 81,640, State v. Thomas A. Berberich
• March 5, 1999
• January 22, 1999

1998

• December 11, 1998
• October 30, 1998
• August 19, 1998: 79546, Long v. Turk
• July 10, 1998
• June 5, 1998 + 79039, Schmidt et al. v. HTG Inc. et al.
• April 17, 1998
• March 13, 1998 + 78,548, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Bd. v. Kansas Corporation Comm'n
• March 6, 1998
• January 23, 1998

1997

• December 12, 1997
• October 31, 1997
• July 24, 1997: 77150, Heiman v. Parrish
• July 11, 1997
• June 27, 1997: 76524, Kansas Public Employees Retirement System v. Reimer & Koger Associates
• May 30, 1997
• April 18, 1997 + 75,381, State v. Cheek Press Release
• March 7, 1997
• January 31, 1997
• January 24, 1997

1996

• December 20, 1996: 75,205, Peden and Smith v. Kansas Department of Revenue
• December 6, 1996
• November 8, 1996: 74,412, State v. Neufeld
• October 25, 1996