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Attorney General Kris Kobach

Recent News About Attorney General Kris Kobach

  • Kobach leads coalition demanding EPA drop costly wastewater regulation

    By Legal Newsline |
    Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a coalition of Republican attorneys general in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw a proposed regulation affecting meat and poultry processors. The regulation would impose significant costs on these industries by expanding the number of plants subject to wastewater discharge rules.

  • Kansas AG comments on foreign-owned land bill passage

    By Legal Newsline |
    Topeka - (March 26, 2024) - In response to the Kansas House passing a foreign land ownership bill, Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following statement:

  • Kobach joins lawsuit against Biden over LNG export ban

    By Legal Newsline |
    Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has joined a coalition of 16 states, led by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy. The legal action challenges the administration's decision to ban new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.

  • Kansas court rules driver's licenses must list sex at birth

    By Legal Newsline |
    The District Court of Shawnee County has issued a temporary injunction and memorandum decision in the case of State of Kansas ex rel. Kris Kobach v. David Harper, et al. The court ruled that Kansas driver's licenses must list sex at birth and only sex at birth.

  • Kobach leads coalition seeking intervention in immigration lawsuits

    By Legal Newsline |
    Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a coalition of state attorneys general seeking to intervene in two lawsuits between the Biden administration and immigrants' rights groups, including the ACLU. The cases, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Biden and M.A. v. Mayorkas, are currently before the District of D.C. Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

  • Kansas AG sues TikTok over alleged child safety violations

    By Legal Newsline |
    Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced that his office has filed a lawsuit in Shawnee County District Court against social media company TikTok. The suit alleges that TikTok misrepresented its age-appropriateness in app stores, deceived parents about the effectiveness of its parental tools, and promoted an addictive app that negatively impacts the mental health of Kansas children.

  • Kobach warns against FAA’s DEI-focused hiring practices

    By Legal Newsline |
    The FAA's hiring practices could pose significant risks to American travelers, attorneys general from 11 states warned in a joint letter to FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker.

  • Florida man charged with forging signatures for new political party in Kansas

    By Legal Newsline |
    A Florida man has been arrested on charges of election fraud in Kansas. George Andrews, 30, from Dade City, Florida, was taken into custody on February 10 for allegedly forging signatures on petitions to make “No Labels” an officially recognized political party in Kansas.

  • Florida man arrested for election fraud charges in Kansas

    By Legal Newsline |
    A Florida man is under arrest after being charged with election fraud in Kansas. George Andrews, 30, of Dade City, Florida, was arrested on Feb. 10 for forging signatures on petitions to make "No Labels" an officially recognized political party in Kansas.

  • Kansas AG challenges school district policies on student gender identity

    By Legal Newsline |
    Attorney General Kris Kobach announced today that several Kansas school districts allow employees to hide from parents the fact that a student may be using a different name or pronouns at school. Late last year, Kobach sent letters to six Kansas school districts challenging their policies that require or allow school district staff to conceal from parents a student's "transgender" or "gender non-conforming" status. The policies allow schools to "socially transition" students without the parent's knowledge or consent.