tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406900433444555851Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:17:19 +0000politicsagconstitutioncrimehome rulekansas supreme courtsmoking<br>Legal news and commentary with a Kansas focus <br><br>by Diana Lee, Attorney at Law, Lawrence, Kansas.http://kansaslaw.dianalee.net/noreply@blogger.com (Diana Lee)Blogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406900433444555851.post-2888720900079145601Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:28:00 +00002007-07-05T07:32:06.930-07:00constitutionhome rulekansas supreme courtpoliticssmokingWith the recent Kansas Supreme Court decision upholding the Lawrence smoking ban (Steffes v. City of Lawrence), Lenexa has added itself to the list of smoke-free Kansas cities.In Steffes, the Court said that in the absence of a uniform state law preempting such restrictions on smoking, the Constitutional principle of Home Rule allows municipalities to practice self-governance by establishing lawshttp://kansaslaw.dianalee.net/2007/07/list-of-smoke-free-cities-grows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diana Lee)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406900433444555851.post-4782467018026590730Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:21:00 +00002007-06-29T22:16:15.856-07:00agcrimepoliticsThe big story in Kansas law and politics this week is the attorney general investigation of Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller. Is it possible to sort the political posturing from the facts to ascertain the merit of the charges against Tiller?One thing that makes this so terribly difficult is the confidential nature of the records Phil Kline and Paul Morrison have based their charges on. http://kansaslaw.dianalee.net/2007/06/kline-morrison-and-shades-of-gray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Diana Lee)1