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Situated in the Midwest, Kansas’s Capital city is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. The state takes its name after the Native-American tribe which first inhabited the region. It is the 15th largest state by area, with a span of just over 82,000 sq.miles, and the 35th most populous state, with nearly 3 million residents. It is nicknamed “The Sunflower State.”

Today, Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states in the US. It is one of the leading producers in wheat, corn, and soybeans. The Eastern portion of lies in the Corn Belt Region. Its economy also relies on manufacturing, transportation equipment, food processing, publishing, and chemical products. Aerospace is another major source of income in the state. Major corporations including Sprint, Garmin, and Koch Industries, are headquartered in Kansas.

Kansas is a Republican state throughout its history. The state government is broken down into the executive, legislative and judicial branch. The Executive branch consists of five elected officials, with the governor and the lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket. The legislative branch is bicameral, with a House of Representatives and a Senate. A seven-member Kansas Supreme Court leads the judicial branch. Vacancies on the bench are filled by a nominating commission, which selects three candidates and the governor chooses from the three. The nominating commission is filled with Kansas lawyers, and four members selected by the governor. Kansas is part of the Tenth Circuit Court.

Kansas is home to Kansas State, in Manhattan, Kansas, and the University of Kansas, in Lawrence, Kansas. In fact, it is known as the Jayhawk State, as the team is always a top contender in the Sweet-16, March Madness NCAA Basketball Tournament. Major law schools include the University of Kansas law school and Washburn Law School in Topeka, KS.

The National Law Review covers new and the latest cases coming out of Kansas, and the Tenth Circuit. Administrative agency news, business licensing, litigation, employment law, and cases dealing with Constitutional rights, are covered on the site. Visitors will also find the latest news out of the state and Tenth Circuit.

Date	Title	Organization
22 Jul	COVID-19: US State Policy Report – July 21, 2020	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
20 Jul	An Invisible Shield: States Begin Enacting COVID-19 Liability Protections	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
9 Jul	COVID-19: US State Policy Report – July 8, 2020	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
3 Jul	COVID-19: US State Policy Report – July 2, 2020	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
18 Jun	COVID-19: US State Policy Report – June 17, 2020	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
16 Jun	COVID-19: US State Policy Report – June 15, 2020	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
27 May	State Insurance Commissioners Issue Notices Regarding Business Interruption Coverage	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
26 May	COVID-19, Executive Authority and Fundamental Rights: What Do the Courts Say?	Faegre Drinker
15 May	Mayors Submit Letter To EPA Administrator On RFS Uphold And Proposed Waivers	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
5 May	District of Kansas Confirms Plaintiffs Cannot Expand Scope of EpiPen MDL Litigation Via Motion to Transfer and Consolidate	Faegre Drinker
23 Mar	Kansas City Issues Citywide Stay-at-Home Order	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
10 Mar	No Blue Sky For Almost A Half Century	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
6 Mar	U.S. Supreme Court: No Federal Preemption in State’s I-9 Fraud Case	Jackson Lewis P.C.
2 Mar	Recent Regulatory Actions Against TPAs	Polsinelli PC
29 Jan	Like Numerous Other States, Kansas Bill Would Prohibit Labeling Plant-Based Products as “Meat” Without Disclaimer	Keller and Heckman LLP
23 Jan	THE ENERGIZER – VOLUME 59	K&L Gates
3 Dec	Court Rejects Equitable Exception to MPPAA’s ‘Pay Now, Dispute Later’ Regime	Jackson Lewis P.C.
15 Nov	Court Denies Motion to Reconsider Order Compelling Arbitration	Carlton Fields
26 Jul	State Of Formation Does Not Define Securities Law's Jurisdiction	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
8 Jul	Legislation Streamlining Wireless Small Cell Deployment Enacted in 25 States	Keller and Heckman LLP
11 Jun	DOJ Pursues More Electronic Health Records Cases	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
5 Apr	Evergy Proposes Energy Resource Plan	Polsinelli PC
26 Mar	U.S. Supreme Court to Decide If Immigration Law Preempts State Law Prosecution	Jackson Lewis P.C.
4 Dec	Will Hemp-Derived CBD Be Fully Legal with Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill? Not Quite…	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
18 Sep	The Tassel is Worth the Hassle: Putative Class Action Dismissed after Court Finds that Accurately Reported College Enrollment Dates and Degree-Conferral Status Are Not Adverse Information	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
15 Aug	EEOC Sues Kansas School District For Paying Female Principal Less Than Male Principals	U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
23 Jul	Invention Assignment Agreements – How to Avoid Pitfalls	Foley & Lardner LLP
27 Mar	Hope for Regulatory Relief on the Horizon? State Regulators to Standardize Licensing Process for Money Transmitters	K&L Gates
20 Feb	A Small, But Promising, Step Towards State Money Transmitter Licensing Harmonization	K&L Gates
11 Feb	CSBS Announces Multi-State Compact to Standardize Money Transmitter Licensing	Covington & Burling LLP
9 Feb	Sensible State Coordination Allows Fintechs to Quickly Enter New Markets	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
7 Feb	State regulators agree to multistate licensing process for money service businesses	Ballard Spahr LLP
1 Feb	The Future of the Clean Power Plan as US EPA’s Proposed Repeal Looms	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
18 Dec	Settlement in Mortgage Discount Points Case Highlights Risk From Claimed Inconsistency Between Representations to Consumers and Actual Practices	Foley & Lardner LLP
6 Dec	Federal Reserve Announces Consent Order Related to Bank’s Use of Discount Points	Ballard Spahr LLP
28 Jul	USDA Awards $4.6 Million in Nanotechnology Research Grants	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
27 Jul	Can Inflating Jury Verdicts and Settlements Injure More than Just Your Reputation? Kansas Law Firm Sues Competitor For False Advertising	Proskauer Rose LLP
5 May	New Kansas Insurance Department Bulletin Changes TPA Licensing and TPA Renewals	Polsinelli PC
10 Apr	Kansas Strengthens Third Party Administrator Laws	Polsinelli PC
6 Feb	Refusal to Submit to Drug Testing Requires Evidence of Intent, in Kansas Workers’ Compensation Case	Jackson Lewis P.C.
3 Feb	Employer Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Migraines Results in Legal Headaches	Jackson Lewis P.C.
31 Mar	3 Tips to Proper Wage Withholdings Under the Kansas Wage Payment Act	Polsinelli PC
16 Nov	Kansas Court Dismisses Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Claim for Failure to Complain of Securities Violations	Proskauer Rose LLP
2 Nov	States Take Aim At Health Insurance Providers Fee In New Litigation	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
30 Sep	Off-Campus Discipline Not Required By Title IX	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
15 Aug	Possible Tax Refund for Kansas Residents	Armstrong Teasdale
18 Dec	No Proof Necessary: SCOTUS Rules Defendant’s Notice Of Removal Under CAFA Need Not Include Evidence of The Amount In Controversy	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
18 Dec	Update: Syngenta Litigation Regarding GMO Corn	Mintz
18 Dec	Supreme Court Clarifies the Standard Governing Removal of Class Action Cases to Federal Court	Proskauer Rose LLP
4 Dec	President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration under Attack in Federal Court	Jackson Lewis P.C.